Secrets Flight Attendants Never Tell Passengers... (r/AskReddit)

People who work for airlines, what are secrets passengers don't know?
Secrets Flight Attendants Never Tell Passengers... (r/AskReddit)

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[IcyImpale]

"You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everyone dances with the grim reaper."

[alexg]

My dad, who weighs somewhere around 75 kg once got told that his bag weighed too much, since it was about a kilogram over the weight limit. He then pointed to an overweight man (at least 25 kg heavier than my dad) behind him and asked why they had the same limit on bag weight. They let him check in his bag and the overweight man laughed his ass off

[ladonamariposavigilis]

Pro tip: If you run out of dish soap, and need to clean your coffee pot, take an cupful of ice, add salt, and swirl, marvel at years of gunk coming off, rinse well, make and enjoy a fresh pot. ☕

[mlhlvrt]

Plane minimum equipment list. Bad weather, workers timing out, and various breakdowns. A number of us got stranded one night at a hub airport because of all of these. Next morning with a stuck together crew, they pushed a small hopjet (one seat on one side, aisle, two seats; and sardine) into service that had something majorly wrong with the bathroom. They WARNED US thoroughly to go before we boarded. The door was locked and the rim of the door was gaffer taped. It still smelled. They didn't offer coffee or any other beverages on that flight, and after our just over an hour flight landed, we all bailed for the restroom at the terminal. Being stuck in an airport overnight and a good half day late to destination, we didn't care if they glued pigeons on the wings to flap and provide lift...

[mariemcmullen]

Yep..those langoliers are why I do not fly. You do not mess with Langoliers

[uhaveafrownieeatabrownie]

That 19k a year for pilots is bullshit. The average is 70, but itll always be upwards of 40k+

[rileyvonbevern]

For many years since deregulation entry commercial airline pilots were paid very little, sometimes less than 30 grand. One one winter night in 2009 Colgan air flight 3407 crashed due to icing issues. It was later found out that the first officer could not afford an apartment in NYC where she was based, had to travel accross the country for work and was reportedly feeling under the weather. This helped cause her to be distracted in flight which ultimately lead what should have been a routine winter snowstorm flight to disaster. It takes thousands of dollars, at least 1, 000 or 1, 500 hours of flying to legally fly for an airline. There are a few state schools around the country with aviation programs and for those of us who have found the passion it is really fun but takes an incredible amount of work and dedication to make a living. Also anchorage Alaska is a major layover for cargo routes between Asia and America!

[JackSingthong]

Can confirm! Used to work for an airline.

[howtobeamess]

3:20 looks like Egypt air doesn’t follow it.

[tinycnyc]

That one about the ambulance driver that's how you know that people are asleep because they don't care.

[mlhlvrt]

One other. I came in late to a hub on a weather delay (long story on how I finally managed to get on that flight) and a fellow screamed out on the gate agent. He got told to come back in the morning to reticket. I dredged up my best customer service face, manners, and voice; approached, and most politely inquired if I might get reticketed for tomorrow, please? Dead tired, looking run over, (me and them both), and the agent pulled me a supper and breakfast voucher, a hotel voucher, and called the shuttle to come by and get me. I found out they'd just finished a double shift as well as we worked. NEXT morning the yeller was around and looked like he'd enjoyed his night in the terminal. The same poor clerk was on duty again. They faced a Starbucks across the aisle. I said, what do you drink? And went and got them one. The agent got the will to live and face that shift... just from a small kindness. I enjoyed that upgrade a TON, thank you!

[rileyvonbevern]

The big double aisle aircraft have bunks for the crew members!

[dx]

2:13 Surely you can't be serious!

[TheRealNormanBates]

2:25 and only one of them can get the fish