Take a look inside the secret bedrooms on planes where pilots sleep on long-haul flights
ON a long-haul flight it's not only passengers who need their rest.
During the course of the journey it's important that the pilots and the cabin crew catch up on sleep.
On most aircraft, the pilot's bedroom is located above first class.
On this Boeing 777, most passengers would be completely unaware the room existed as pilots access it by climbing hidden stairs.
The rooms themselves differ according to the aircraft.
While a little pokey, the standard pilot's private sleeping quarters features two business class seats and comfy lie-flat beds to ensure they get a good night's kip before returning to duty.
There are also curtains to help drown out the sound of the plane and a phone should the resting pilot be needed.
Depending on the plane, some come equipped with a sink or bathroom, so they don't have to queue up down the aisle like the rest of us.
Some pilot bedrooms even have a TV and Singapore Airlines treat their captains with satin pillows.
Not all planes have these private pilot bedrooms with some having to make do with a simple area cordoned off by a curtain in business class.
Earlier this week we told how the UK has introduced a cabin luggage ban on laptops, tablets and e-readers on passenger flights from certain airports – effective from March 25.
This follows a similar move in the US.