15 Secrets about flying on planes You Should Know About

Last Updated on January 14, 2020

#5 – Airplane bathrooms can be unlocked from the outside

Don’t fool yourself if you think you can have all the privacy when using an airplane bathroom. Hidden beneath the no smoking sign there are usually an external locking mechanism that will allow the cabin crew to unlock the bathroom door from the outside. This can seem invasive, but it happens for safety reasons.

#6 – You shouldn’t be drinking plane water

The tap water from planes can be harmful to your health since it will come from a stagnated tank that had the time to grow all sorts of dangerous bacteria. So, the same rule applies to flight coffee – avoid it, as it is made from tap water. Nowadays, with cheap flight tickets, you will surely have money left for a bottle of water.

#7 – Light dimming is meant to prepare your eyes for a potential evacuation

When they turn down the interior lights, this is an effort to get passengers’ eyes adjusted to darkness in case something doesn’t go according to plan during takeoff or landing. So, unlike what you might think, the cabin crew is not trying to get you to take a nap.

#8 – Flight attendants won’t get paid until the plane doors close

If a flight attendant is paid by the hour, they won’t start getting paid until the plane doors closed. After the plane doors open, they will also stop getting paid. So, passenger boarding, safety inspections and getting everyone into the right sit is an unpaid job, which is actually kind of unfair.

#9 – You can actually ask a can of soda

If you ask for soda on a plane, some airlines will simply pour the liquid from a normal can into a plastic cup that is smaller. But you can actually request the entire soda can and in most cases the flight attendants will answer your request without any extra cost.

#10 – A plane captain actually has authority

The pilot in command has the authority, according to federal regulations, to take a will, write fines and even refuse the entry to a passenger that looks sick, making the PIC the ultimate authority inside the airplane.

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