7 Things You Haven't Noticed During Flying

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7 Things You Haven't Noticed During Flying

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Next time you fly, take a closer look at the window and you’ll notice it has a small hole in it. Don’t worry – it is designed that way. It’s called the bleed hole and it’s there because the air pressure at high altitudes is much lower. Inside the airplane, the pressure is kept at a higher level for passenger safety and comfort.

If there was just a single pane, the stress on the window would be too much, so in fact, it consists of three-layered pieces of acrylic, the middle of which has that hole. The bleed hole ensures the pressure can balance out within such a confined space. It also helps prevent the windows from misting up so you can see the view.

Dimming the lights for a night flight takeoff or landing is actually pretty important. By matching the dark cabin with conditions outside, passengers wouldn’t have to wait for their eyes to adjust in the event of an emergency evacuation. Keeping the window blinds up also helps cabin crew to keep tabs on what’s happening outside the plane should that become important.

Mood lighting is also increasingly popular. Old-fashioned fluorescent lighting wasn’t good for beating the effects of jetlag. However now, flight attendants can adjust LED lighting on newer planes such as the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to mimic sunset and sunrise, helping our bodies to cope better with the changing time zones on long haul flights. Icelandair went one better with thisNorthern Lights display inside the cabin.

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