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Hey Everyone!,
Know The Inside Secrets
Of
Flying By Air
Which The
Airlines Will Never Tell Us
These days, air travel is very common,but some mysteries persist 35,000 feet in the air. Airlines don’t want you to know certain things about flying,but these secrets can help you be an informed passenger.
What a safety demo doesn’t say
We dim cabin lights at night so your eyes are adjusted to the dark if you need to find a way out. We put up tray tables at takeoff and landing so passengers next to you can escape if needed. And you should open your window shade, so if there’s a crash, firefighters can see inside.
We’re extremely stingy about fuel
It’s expensive to carry because it’s heavy, so keeping levels low saves us a lot of money. But it also means if there’s rough weather or an unexpected delay, we’re more likely to make an emergency landing because we’re running out of gas.
If your flight is overbooked
don’t accept the first $200 voucher we offer. We typically keep increasing the offer until we have enough volunteers willing to give up their seats. If we don’t get enough volunteers and have to bump you involuntarily, insist on cash compensation instead (many airlines will write you a check at the airport). Department of Transportation rules say you’re entitled to as much as $1,300 in cash, depending on your ticket price and how long you are delayed.
Booking a group trip?
If you book four tickets for a trip online,search for only one ticket at a time, Why?Because if we have only 3 at the lowest Fare,all four are bumped to a higher price bracket.
Don’t delay reporting it, even if the lines to do so are long. Most of us require you to file a report within a very short time period. If you miss the deadline, your claim may be denied.
Our pilots can’t eat together
Some airlines don’t allow two pilots flying together to eat food from the same source within an hour of each other. Either they have to eat at different restaurants, or one waits at least an hour to make sure the other doesn’t get poisoned or sick.
Our seats really are getting tinier
You’re not imagining it. Our Seats are really getting tinier. In the Boeing 777s used for long-haul international flights, we recently shrank the seats by one inch so we could fit an extra seat in each row.
Sanitize, sanitize, sanitize
You don’t want any food that that you dropped on the tray table. Most airlines don’t clean trays between flights. Before you touch anything, clean it with sanitizing wipes.
If your flight is cancelled
get in line at the ticket desk or the gate counter, but also get on the phone. You’ll probably reach an airline phone agent before you get to the frazzled agent behind the desk.
We’re not a fan of price-comparison websites
We pay a fee every time you book through price-comparison online sites like TripAdvisor and Orbitz, so we’re making it harder for you to use them. Some airlines don’t release fares at all to certain third-party sites.
There’s a right time to switch seats
Check the seat map about four days (100 hours) before your flight. That’s when we start upgrading fliers from coach to business and some of the best seats open up.
We are totally disgusted when
We see you walking around barefoot on the plane. That carpet? Everything you can imagine has been spilled on it: vomit, milk, baby pee, and blood, to name a few
Know what you’re entitled to
If we cancel your flight, we will offer to put you on the next available flight. If you accept, your meals, and accommodations until that flight will be fully paid by the airline. But you should also know that even if you have a “nonrefundable” fare, we will give you your money back if you ask.
Your smartphone won’t bring down the plane
A cell phone has never caused a plane to crash.
Flight attendants ask everyone to switch their phones to airplane mode before takeoff. But the real reason you should do so involves interference. Kenny Kirchoff of Boeing’s Electromagnetic Interference Lab, tells CNN interference from electronics can affect aircraft systems, not crash planes.
Surprising objects are hidden throughout every airplane
Flight attendants can access handcuffs, a defibrillator, supplemental oxygen, a fire extinguisher, and an ax or a crowbar.
These objects protect passengers from others and themselves. Hidden handcuffs can restrain anyone causing a disturbance. All planes still have bathroom ashtrays because a rulebreaker is less likely to throw a cigarette butt in the trash — and cause a fire — when an ashtray exists. Plus, planes have what’s needed in case of a heart attack, fire, or electrical problems.
The airline can’t keep you on a delayed plane
Regulations limit the time an airline can keep passengers on an aircraft.
Being “trapped” on a plane may not be such a bad thing, however. The government has a rule: “Airlines cannot keep passengers stuck on planes without going anywhere for longer than three hours.” Unfortunately, this rule increases flight cancellations, reports the Chicago Tribune. Why? Airlines don’t want fines for holding passengers on planes for too long.
Skip the airplane meal
The in-flight food is old and over-seasoned to trick your taste buds.
The Daily Meal spoke with flight attendants about airplane food. One staffer who worked for five major airlines disclosed that food is made as many as 12-24 hours before passengers receive it. Some foods, like eggs, aren’t actually the real thing. And the pressurized cabin dulls your senses of taste and smell, so the food is often loaded with salt to taste.
You’re allowed to take your own meal onto the plane
There are no formal limits on how much food you can take on board.
“The practical thing to do is pack your own meal,” advises the New York Times. You can bring as much food in your carry-on as you want. But know the TSA’s regulation on liquids includes yogurt and hummus. They must be in clear bags to pass security. Consider odors and allergies, too. A tuna sandwich won’t make you popular with fellow passengers.
Buy on certain days and fly on certain days
Truth: The cheapest days to fly are Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Fewer business clients travel on those days. But you should buy your tickets on the cheapest days of the week, Tuesday through Thursday, HowStuffWorks suggests.
Sameer
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Sameer
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