An Argentine flight attendant has divulged some surprising aviation rules that pilots have to adhere to for safety purposes. Did you know pilots eat different foods? Barbara Bacilieri, better known as Barbie Bac to her nearly 5 million followers, told Jam Press. The commander and the copilot choose different meal options. One will choose chicken and the other will choose pasta. The air hostess explained that they dont select differing dishes for the sake of variety, but rather to lessen the chances of both of them getting incapacitated by food poisoning, an event that could potentially jeopardize the safety of everyone on board. Its almost always the captain who makes the choice, and the copilot is the one who has to accept the alternative, explained Bacilieri, who hails from Argentina but works for Spanish budget carrier Vueling. Flight attendants have to verify that the meals are correctly loaded on the plane before beginning the flight so that later everyone has their choice. However, some sky captains have disputed the so-called two-meal rule. Because the hygiene standards at airline catering facilities are so high these days, many airlines have relaxed this rule, explained Charlie Page, a pilot who flies the Boeing Dreamliner for a major airline, while writing for The Points Guy. He added that pilots are more likely to experience tummy turbulence from local food that they eat before flying. Bacilieri also claimed that pilots are prohibited from holding in farts as doing so can induce intestinal discomfort and thereby distract sky drivers from the task at hand. This is especially crucial as flatulence is heightened at 30,000 feet. At high altitudes, atmospheric pressure is lower, which increases the volume of internal gases, she explained. This can cause discomfort and distraction in the cockpit when the pilots should be focused on doing their job, not in pain from being full of gas. Thats why its always recommended that pilots, if they have to, just release them. The farting rule isnt written into official aviation policy, but Danish and British gastroenterologists suggested in a 2013 study that both passengers and perhaps even crew should let loose for the sake of their health and comfort. The third and perhaps strangest rule is that pilots have the power to officiate marriages, per Bacilieri. Even if the pilots arent priests, they can officiate marriages on board, explained the flight attendant, who noted that this is only done in emergencies and not just because a passenger decides mid-flight to propose. Pilots can only marry passengers in cases of extreme danger for example, if the life of one of them is at stake, she said. If one of the passengers is experiencing cardiac arrest and, as their last wish, wants to get married, then yes. The influencer added, Also, if the plane is in an extreme situation, the pilots priority always remains the safety of the passengers.
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