Recreation for the flight crew. This is what the secret restrooms on the plane look like.

Some of the best seats on modern planes are priceless — and they’re also invisible: they’re reserved for the flight crew.

Aside from first class, there is often only one place on long-haul planes with more sleeping space: the so-called Crew cabins. After all, the flight crew should be able to rest here after a tedious task.

Therefore the dimensions of the areas were generously specified. However, very few passengers have looked at this area.

Especially on newer aircraft types, such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A380, the rest areas are now located at the top of the fuselage. In the past, they were usually separated from the passenger area by curtains in the cabin, or were located in the cargo hold.

Airlines, as well as supervisory authorities, now have an important say in what the working environment for cabin crew should look like, mentioned CNN news channel. Thus, progress in comfort on board is not only noted for passengers.

“You can be very comfortable.”

According to American standards, Crew cabins They are now in a place “where disturbing noises, smells and vibrations interfere with sleep as little as possible”. In addition, the seats will have to “enable a flat sleeping position” and measure at least 198 x 76 cm.

“They can be very comfortable,” United Airlines flight attendant Susanna Carr told CNN. Comfort zones tend to have a well-padded, ventilated mattress with individual temperature control. “We also get bed linen, as used in business class on long-distance roads.”

In some cases, the space available in sidewalks is sometimes more than it was in first class, says Carr. But you don’t necessarily have to have full headroom, as well as little privacy from your mates. The area may not be suitable for people with claustrophobia.

Passengers do not notice the rest of the areas

However, passengers on the plane will not notice the zones. Access is specifically designed to not be recognized as such. It is similar to cabinet doors for storing various utensils on board. Carr explains that the passengers were not able to enter the areas easily. They are private believers.

Of course, confusion still occurs: “Sometimes we have passengers who think it’s the toilet door. Then they try to get in”, says Carr from his own experience. In these cases, the passengers are of course shown the right way.

Wer sich je trotzdem einmal in eine der geheimen Kammern verirrt, dürfte angesichts der für ein Flugzeug ungewöhnlichen Perspektiven staunen: Barrierefreiheit, wie sonst an Bord, gilt hier nämlich nicht: Bei den neueren Flugzeugen befindet sich bei den Ruhebereichen häufig direkt hinter der Tür ein kleiner Paragraph, Marketing, Distribution. Then a ladder leads to the lower floors.

Although these are full beds, and are often heavily overlooked on board, they usually exude a bit of luxury: “I jokingly call them the catacombs,” says Carr.