There are some secret areas on widebody aircraft, where the pilots and cabin crew go to rest during long flights. Passengers can't access them under any circumstance and they're well hidden from view.
On newer aircraft, such as the Boeing 787 or the Airbus A350, they are located above the main cabin, in the upper fuselage. But on older aircraft, they can also be in the cargo hold or simply in the main cabin.
"They have a padded mattress, an air vent to keep the air circulating and temperature controls so you can keep it cooler or warmer, and we're provided with linens, usually similar to the ones used in business class on our international flights. I like them -- but I'm also only about 5 foot 8 inches, so if you put a 6 foot 4 inch person in there, they might be a little tight," she says.
"The bunks are either open on the side or one end, so you can crawl in -- I sometimes jokingly refer to them as 'the catacombs,'" says Carr.On slightly older aircraft, such as the Airbus A330, the crew rest compartment can also be in the cargo hold, so a staircase would lead down instead. But on even older planes such as the Boeing 767, the rest areas are located in the main cabin, and are just recliner seats with curtains around them.
"Since we don't have any private area in the aircraft for our lunch or coffee breaks, this rest period is extremely important and helpful for us," she says. The rest areas are closed during taxi, takeoff and landing, and they are used based on shifts overseen by the cabin manager -- or chief purser, in aviation lingo -- the cabin crew member who's in charge of all the others and supervises operations on board.
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