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The part of the plane passengers never ever see.

 

Have you ever thought about where the crew go to sleep on long haul flights?

Well, prepare to be jealous.

Basically, every aircraft that’s flying long haul is fitted with some kind of ‘crew rest area’. The section is usually above the passenger area and can sleep up to five crew members at a time.

Depending on the aircraft, the rest area can look like anything from this:

To this:

Pretty cool – right?

Check out this video from the pilot’s rest area.

Have you ever wondered where the crew sleep on planes?

Top Comments

Guest 10 years ago

I snuck up there once a long haul to London. No one questioned me at all!!!


Guest 10 years ago

I'm glad! They do so much work and put up with so much shit from passengers, they deserve a top notch place to sleep! Plus I'd like to think the people I'd have to turn to in case of emergency are well rested.