9 Things Airline Passengers Don't Know...

according to flight attendants.

Flight attendants are more than just waiters or waitresses in the sky. They're trained to keep you alive in the event of an emergency or if anyone lives through a crash landing. In this post we learn some of the lesser known secrets of the air.

At least you'll have one good hand.

A flight attendant told me that in the event of a situation where passengers have to cover their heads you do not 'lock' your fingers over head but place one hand on top of the other. If something falls on your hand/head, you'll still have one good hand to use.

-DeviantOffspring

The plane isn't very clean.

So many incidents occur on the plane that every day passengers don't see or consider. My last flight an elderly man accidentally shit on the floor, stepped in it, and walked on like it was nothing. DO NOT WALK AROUND BAREFOOT. Pee and poop happens, all over. I feel like I witness an "accident" regularly; in their seat or in the lav. People get nose bleeds, or their wounds open. Obviously when we land, it is thoroughly cleaned. But inflight our resources are limited.

DON'T CHANGE YOUR BABY'S DIAPER ON THE TRAY TABLE. This also happens all the time. It's unsanitary and people use the tray table to eat, put their personal things on, etc.

-seeyou_never

You must be able to lift 50 lbs to board this flight.

It is NOT the responsibility of a flight attendant to lift >your< bag. There are multiple injuries caused from flight attendants lifting heavy bags to be friendly, and then they're out of the job for months to a year (on average). If you pack it, you lift it. If it's too heavy for you, it's too heavy for us.

Hope for a flight with Australian Rugby Players

My father is a pilot and apparently one time when he was flying a flight back to Australia, the champion Australian rugby team was flying back on his flight. They rented out the entirety of first class, and the moment the flight reached cruising altitude, stripped down to their boxers. Allegedly they were some of the most polite patrons he had seen, but were just mostly naked.

Your Pilot May Be Sleeping

For 8+ hour flights, a third pilot is required for this reason. This way there's always 1-2 people awake. With the scheduling a pilot faces, there are times they may be expected to function after being awake for 30 straight hours.

Flight Attendants Call Into Work Drunk Too

You might be riding with some snacks for zombies

If you're lucky enough to get actual food on a flight... That joke you think is clever, they've heard it a million fucking times

You might witness a miracle