Sunday, October 24

Where Flight Attendants Rest


Airlines are constantly raising the bar when it comes to luxury and comfort for passengers, as airliners are flying farther than ever before.

An Airbus A350-1000 XWB aircraft. Andreas Zeitler/Shutterstock.com


But while passengers reap the benefit of glitzy lie-flat business-class seats and even couches in economy on some airlines, not all those onboard — namely flight attendants — get to enjoy the same opulence.

Touring Scandinavian Airlines' Airbus A350-900 XWB. Thomas Pallini/Insider


Hidden in the back of wide-body aircraft are the small compartments in which flight attendants spend their downtime. They're aptly named crew rest areas and are where flight attendants will go when they have a break from service or their other responsibilities.

The crew rest area on an Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft. Thomas Pallini/Insider

The areas are off-limits to passengers, and even their entryways are discreetly embedded into an aircraft's architecture to help protect against unwanted visitors.  READ MORE...

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