On planes like the Boeing 787 there are secret rooms passengers will never see

There are secret rooms on Boeing 787s that passengers will never get to see.

These rooms are called crew rest compartments, and can also be found on the Airbus A350.

On long-haul flights, the pilots and the crew use these secret compartments to catch some sleep or just relax.

In most cases, the cabin crew and pilots have different sections squared off for them.

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Inside the secret rooms on Boeing 787 planes that passengers would never know about

When it comes to airplanes, there’s a lot that passengers aren’t privy to.

For example, the vast majority of people can’t imagine what it’d be like to fly a plane, even though POVs are a good place to start.

Pilots may seem like ultra talented people – and they are – but they’re still human beings like the rest of us.

They sometimes forget things, have last-minute schedule changes, or end up working with their family.

All of this is to say that they need some downtime, too.

That’s where the crew rest compartments come in handy.

It’s generally assumed that pilots remain at the wheel throughout the entirety of flights.

But for long-haul journeys, this isn’t practical, and it’s certainly not good for their energy levels.

So when the need arises, they head off to get some rest in these secret rooms.

How do the crew rest compartments work?

In the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A350, the secret rooms are above the main cabin.

The pilots is above the cockpit, whilst the cabin crew have theirs at the back of the plane.

Given that there’s more of the latter group, it’s no surprise that they generally get a bigger space to stretch out.

The entrances are hidden away from passengers.

Past the door is a set of stairs that head up to a set of bunkbeds.

On older places like the A330, these compartments would be found in the cargo holds.

That doesn’t sound quite as nice, does it?

On some planes, like the Delta’s 767-300 and the Airbus A321LR, the crew rest compartments aren’t separated from the rest of the passengers.

Well, there are to an extent – there’s a thick curtain going around the beds to give them some privacy.

We reckon if we were cabin crew, we’d take the above cabin option.

Just sounds coziest.

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