Airplanes Are Allowed To Fly With 'Huge List' Of Broken Parts, Reveals Reddit Thread

We have found out a lot of secrets about airlines, all thanks to airline workers who reveal these hidden facts. While there are some fun things to find out, there are also facts that can leave us scared to fly ever again.

On a Reddit thread, several members of cabin crew explained that your airplane might not always be in top tier condition. A member of the public posted on Reddit to ask, ¡°People who work for airlines, what are secrets passengers don't know?¡±

In the replies, a cabin crew member said, ¡°That there's a huge list of things that can be missing from the aircraft while still being allowed to fly.¡±

Another flight attendant explained, ¡°True. It's called a Minimum Equipment List (MEL)."

¡°Counterintuitively, it's a list of what can be broken on the aircraft while it still remains airworthy. It should be noted that the operational limits of the aircraft are altered to respond to broken parts. For instance, if certain lights are broken, the aircraft is restricted to daytime use. Interestingly, an ashtray in the bathroom is not one of these things. The plane can't leave the terminal without a functioning ashtray in the bathroom," explained another user.

They claimed: ¡°This regulation was put in place after a passenger on a non-smoking flight in the 70's went to the bathroom to smoke, dispensed his cigarette in the trash, and caused a fire which brought down the plane killing nearly everyone on board.¡±

"By ensuring there's few incidences where an aircraft is grounded with an unimportant fault, you minimise the chance of an airline getting complacent with skirting rules.¡±

User JestersDead77 explained it in detail:

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