The person who got to the airport for the first time feels awkward. Secrets hiding from passengers can very well save health and life at the right moment.
10. The sleep of pilots
Pilots during the flight are given a certain time for rest. At this moment, the co-pilot takes control of the aircraft. Sleep takes up most of the flight time. Sometimes when the pilot wakes up, he sees that the second pilot also fell asleep. About 40-50% of pilots, especially foreign airlines, admit that they fell asleep at least once at the time of aircraft control. It turns out that all these pilots fell asleep involuntarily, at the time of control of the aircraft. At such moments, the safety of passengers is at risk, but the fact that the pilots sleep peacefully in their cockpit is hidden from them.
9. Toilet latch
Anything can happen on board an airplane during a flight. It happens that children close in the toilet room. Elderly people use the toilet for a long time, which leads to anxiety. Smoke is pouring out of the toilet, someone closed and smokes, or is it a fire? In such situations, you need to know one secret - the toilet can be easily opened from the outside. In all planes, everything is thought out, and to open the toilet door it is enough to know where the lock mechanism is located. Typically, such a mechanism is hidden under the "DO NOT SMOKE!" or “TOILET”. To unlock the mechanism you need to raise the flaps and move the bolt - bolt.
8. Oxygen masks
Few passengers know that an oxygen mask is only enough for 15 minutes of breathing. It is believed that these minutes will be enough for the pilot to lower the aircraft to a height at which you can breathe normally. When oxygen masks fall out, pilots reduce the height of the aircraft to an acceptable limit and look for the nearest airport for an emergency landing of the vessel. Finding altitude for normal breathing is 15 to 20 minutes. One involuntarily begs the question of where to get oxygen to the passengers of the aircraft for those 5 minutes that are not enough. After such a secret, all love for air travel can quickly pass, because every passenger wants to be sure of their safety.
7. Handrails on the inside of the airplane doors
When you find yourself on board the liner, the first thing that catches your eye is the handles on the inside of the door. Why do we need grab bars inside the ship? They are designed for emergency situations. In case of panic on board the aircraft, the flight attendants rush to open the door for the evacuation of passengers. At this point, a crush may occur among passengers, and the stewardess simply pushed out of the plane onto the landing strip. Handrails on the door inside the aircraft are necessary for it to hold and remain on board at the time of an emergency.
6. Fake health centers
Not so long ago, one airport employee said that in many terminals the first-aid posts were “fake”. They do not have a paramedic who can provide first aid to passengers. Saving on medical items can lead to disaster. Passengers often feel bad at airports, but not everyone has the opportunity to help. At some airports, medical centers are located in common areas. If the passenger became ill in another zone, the physician will not be able to help, because he will have to go through a full search to get there. While at the airport, it is worth checking whether a medical center works there, and whether there is a doctor there.
5. Dispatch tower
The team of controllers exercises control not only in the air, but also on the ground. She even controls the lighting of the stripes. One dispatcher monitors five monitors. His task is not only to monitor, but also to quickly assess the situation in the air or on the landing strip. With a heavy load of the airport, the concentration of attention is very large. Sometimes it takes off at an o'clock, and about 50 planes land. In one minute, one aircraft takes off or lands. Dispatchers work in tower mode, and in order to prevent mistakes, they are given only 10 minutes of rest after every hour of work.
4. Airplane food
Most airlines serve different types of food to pilots. This is done specifically to exclude the case of poisoning. If one pilot is poisoned by poor-quality food, then the second pilot will be able to operate the aircraft normally. An interesting fact, passengers calmly eat what they are served, but do not worry about their health. Sometimes on night flights, flight attendants deliberately delay the moment and do not carry food to passengers. This is done for greater savings. Indeed, at night, many passengers fall asleep before waiting for dinner. And stewardesses do not have to bother with serving food.
3. Minor damage
Aircraft are almost never fully operational. The mechanics always have a huge list of minor malfunctions of each ship. Before each flight, they fully check the technical condition of the aircraft. Faults that are not critical at the moment and do not threaten the lives of passengers simply remain unresolved. Such damage remains until the next inspection of the aircraft. It is not known for how long repairs of minor breakdowns of the aircraft will be delayed, because while the mechanic considers them insignificant, he has the right not to eliminate them.
2. Traveling a suitcase
While passengers are waiting for the flight to depart, their baggage is thoroughly checked. Before it is loaded on the plane, baggage will pass the levels of verification. Verification is carried out by automated methods, and only at the last stage are airport employees included in it. There are often cases when luggage can fly to another country without you. Most often this happens for reasons such as suitcases just get stuck on the tape and then leave in the wrong direction. Sometimes when transporting luggage just falls out of the cart. By mistake, employees hang the wrong baggage tag. With a technical malfunction, your luggage can also be easily lost. Interestingly, airport staff are not responsible for this. To find your suitcase you need to spend a lot of time and nerves.
1. Passenger check
The search procedure for each passenger seems rather awkward when the security officer feels from head to toe. It’s even more unpleasant to know that at some airports you are seen completely naked. At the time of such an inspection, your figure in the nude is visible on the monitor screen. All delights are observed by employees of the airport inspection area. This device is called a bare scanner. At large airports, cameras are installed that can see passengers in a state of alcohol or drug intoxication. And advanced camera models can see how aggressive passengers are at the moment. At large airports, such cameras are installed in all areas.