Where do pilots and flight attendants sleep?

Flight attendants get breaks on long-haul flights to recharge and stay energized. They have their own bedrooms in which to take power naps. These bedrooms are hidden from passengers. They can be tucked behind a secret stairway or even accessed through a hatch that looks like a typical overhead bin.

Do flight attendants sleep at home?

Flight attendants that have some seniority can often arrange their schedules enough where they can usually sleep at home between taking on shifts. The same goes for flight attendants that typically work flights that don’t go more than a few hours from home.

How much sleep do flight attendants get?

Each flight attendant gets a sleeping shift during the flight, about two or three hours, where they lie in one of those little cots and sleep.

Do airline pilots hook up with flight attendants?

Abacaxi: As a former flight attendant who recently resigned: Yes, they do hook up with flight attendants frequently… Not only do pilots hook up with the attendants but also passengers they meet on the flights, random women at bars hotels etc.

How often are flight attendants home?

Flight attendants frequently have between 12 and 18 days off per month and over a years time, average about 156 days off.

Where do airline pilots and flight attendants stay when flying internationally?

When it comes to international carries, generally the flight attendants and pilots are staying at the same hotel, because they are working the same flight back together on the return.

Do pilots stay at nicer hotels than flight attendants?

So in closing, pilots may stay at nicer hotels than flight attendants if they have longer layovers, but the same could true if the flight attendants have longer layovers than the pilots. Feel free to share your thoughts below.

Do flight attendants get bunk beds?

Yes, flight attendants have their own designated sleeping areas on long haul flights that is there just for them. Airplanes have small crew rest areas equipped with bunk beds for flight attendants. Ever wonder why you haven’t seen them?

Do flight attendants know who they’re sleeping next to?

Flight attendants likely don’t know WHO they’re sleeping next to. In crash pads, flight attendants rent either a “cold bed” (aka a bed with their own sheets on it, where no one else is allowed to sleep) or a “hot bed” (aka a “first-come, first-serve” bed).