First attack of gout aged about 43 ( my Dad used to suffer badly ) 48 hours after arriving in KL to work in 92. The surfeit of prawns did not help I am sure , but have now learned to try and avoid getting dehydrated for a start.
I have kept Voltaren pills handy ever since , and pop one as soon as twinge starts. Tried Zyloric on daily basis but this can raise your Uric acid levels if already high.
Came across a feature on gout on the BBC website saying that regular coffee drinkers suffer less so have been doing this and have improved mightily this year. Strangely , I cut coffee out about when gout attacks started !!Thing to remember is that coffee can dehydrate too , so keep that water pouring down the throat especially while flying - the ultimate dehydrater.
good luck.