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

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

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"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!"

"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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"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."

"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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"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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"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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