Crew Rest Areas

Fabio

I was just going through some pics on airliners.net of crew rest areas on bigger jets such as the 777, A330 and 747.

Amazing little marvels so they are and I'd love to try one out sometime but I probably will never get the chance.

Nevertheless, do Aer Lingus use them? In their seat charts there doesnt seem to be any mention at all of them...

FlutterinBantam

Yes .. Aer Lingus do use them on the longer flights.

The "Horsebox" I'm told is the term for them in EI.

IRLConor

They also curtain off a few seats near the back for crew use.

I was sitting near the box once. I would have given my right arm to get in there, I was knackered at the time.

*Kol*

A lot of airlines have them located in the cargo compartments with access via a stairs or lift. I have even seen an MD-11 with bunks in the overhead bins access from the galley.

highlydebased

I have a fetish for crew rest areas and galleys.....they amaze me!

Tenger

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

The "Horsebox" I'm told is the term for them in EI.

Up to last year EI curtained off 4 pairs of seats at the back of the cabin for cabiun crew rest. The 'Horsebox' was the temporary structure placed towards the front of the cabin which was the relief pilots rest area. These were only used on West Coast USA flights,the horsebox could be removed and replaced with 4 seats for the other flights.

Currently they have a lower deck cabin crew rest only on EI-DUO and a temporary structure in the cabin on the other A330-200s. This is now called the "wendy house". Its a lot easier to say than the acronym EI have given it.

*Kol*

Neon-Circles wrote: »

I have a fetish for crew rest areas and galleys.....they amaze me!

You're sick!!

Davidth88

I have a friend who is air crew for a large international airline for the last 20 years

They have/used to have bunks ' down the back ' of the 747's. He said they were quite uncomfortable, esp during turbulence because you were right under the tail.

I remember he wanted to ensure he was home for an particular occasion so he ' fell out of bunk ' and made a fuss so he could call in sick one time.

I always wondered if he had the chance of joining the mile-high club there , he reckoned the conditions were not exactly ideal for such a thing.

Didn't the Tristars have a lift down to a galley/rest area in the hold area ?

*Kol*

Davidth88 wrote: »

Didn't the Tristars have a lift down to a galley/rest area in the hold area ?

Yes I have been in a Tristar with gallies in the hold. You wouldn't want to be claustrophobic, the lifts are tiny.

highlydebased

The A340-600 has a stairs (Accessable by PAX too) down to lavs and galleys, theres crew rest down there too. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lufthansa/Airbus-A340-642/0540142/M/

Doesnt look too bad
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Etihad-Airways/Boeing-777-3FX-ER/1008034/L/&width=1024&height=694&sok=&photo_nr=36&prev_id=1011609&next_id=1008010

Fabio

Now that looks handy!

FunkyDa

Some pics of the "wendy house".

Run_to_da_hills

I believe the crew rest area on the A380 has its own private lounge, gym and showers.

Fabio

Unbelievable!

Run_to_da_hills

Fabio wrote: »

Unbelievable!

The only draw back is that the escalator leading down to the crew rest area is a bit too narrow.