Here’s What Airlines Don’t Tell You About Flying

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    "If you checked your Dog there's about a 30% chance it's terrified before it even gets on the plane, who knows how scared it gets during the actual flight. Bag room agents will usually try to comfort a scared animal, but all we can really do is talk to it, so if you write your pet's name on their carrier it usually helps a lot.
    I've never seen a cat who was scared in the bag room, cats don't give a fuck."

     

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    2/10

    "That there's a huge list of things that can be missing from the aircraft while still being allowed to fly."

     

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    "You know how all the other armrests can be raised except for the one next to the aisle? Turns out that one can be raised as well via a small button in a divot on the underside of the armrest. Useful if you want to spread out a bit more, though some flight attendants may tell you to put it back in place."

     

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    4/10

    "2 pilots are served different meals and cannot share, this is done in case of food poisoning."

     

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    5/10

    "There is a small latch hidden inside the lavatory sign on the bathroom door, which will open the door when pulled, even when it's locked. Airplane Peekaboo!"

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    6/10

    "Invest in quality luggage. You are the only one that handles your bag with care. Your bag is going to take a beating in the system."

     

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  • 7/10
    7/10

    "I used to work for warehouse that supplied a certain airline with items. The headsets that are given to you are not new, despite being wrapped up. They are taken off the flight, 'cleaned', and then packaged again."

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    8/10

    "If you check a skateboard by just slapping a sticker on it, it will get ridden or used as a dolly."

     

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  • 9/10
    9/10

    "Flight attendant here. The nicer you are to us, the more we can do for you. Ran out of beef? Ask politely and we will get you a fillet mignon from first class.
    Your neighbour is noisy? Tell us nicely and we might be able to get you a better seat.
    You're 35k feet in the air but you'd like to know the results of the game? Be nice and we can send a message to ground and ask.
    More often than not when passengers are aggressive and nasty we'd render minimal service and not extend more help than need be."

     

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    10/10

    "The coffee is absolutely disgusting because the no one washes the container that goes out every morning. The station agents who get paid way too little don't give a shit about cleaning it. I certainly didn't when I worked for AA.
    Also, because we weren't given the proper supplies to clean it. We pretty much just rinsed it out and dumped coffee into it."

     

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