Sitting on a plane for hours and hours and hours on end is pretty shit. I can only imagine working on a plane for hours and hours and hours on end is even worse.
So next time you're sat on a long haul flight from sunny England to some far flung corner of the Earth struggling to close your eyes for more than five minutes because of the uncomfortable seat and that crying little shit two rows back, spare a thought for your flight attendants.
Given the discomfort you're almost definitely sat in, you might actually want to spare your sympathy for the flight attendants because as it turns out, they get decent accommodation on long haul flights.
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Where do they go when they need a kip? Well, apparently most Boeing 777 and 787 airliners have secret stairways just behind the cockpit that lead to windowless bedrooms for cabin crew to rest their weary heads.
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Admittedly, they aren't massive and they don't look like somewhere I'd be too desperate to spend my time but lying horizontal while trying to sleep on a plane is the dream, right?
A sign usually adorns the hatch, telling passersby what lies beyond, but is only accessible with a special code or key. Oh, and the rules state there is to be absolutely no funny business or frolicking while getting some shut-eye - I hate to be cynical but I very much doubt those cabins are sex-free zones at all.
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The beds are generally six-feet long and are made for one person. Each bed usually has a thick curtain next to it for privacy and to muffle noise (no prizes for guessing why).
Apparently some of these 'luxury' flight attendant sleeping cabins also have entertainment systems as well as personal storage space.
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The only downside to this entire thing is that you can't actually stand up inside the secret compartment. It's a bit like your first tree house or a den you made in the living room as a kid. Which, as I'm typing, I'm realising isn't actually that much of a problem.
Is there anyone else who thinks they'd actually prefer to travel in a slightly cramped horizontal bed, rather than a regular airline seat? OK, just me.
Words by George Pavlou
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