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FLEXXMAN33 t1_ja61xx7 wrote

Reply to comment by Prudent_Reindeer9627 in TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment. by real_zexy_specialist

I thought it was a piano bar.

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greed-man t1_ja66uhi wrote

Many airlines used it for that. When the 747 first came out, pricing was still under control of the Feds (this is pre-deregulation). Initially, if you offered a 747 from say, Chicago to LA, and your competitors didn't, you probably gained business. But when everybody had them and was doing that, you had to do something to differentiate yourself for the exact same airfare. So some turned them into bars, lounges, and yes, American offered piano bars.

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Veritas3333 t1_ja6eivc wrote

Piano bar as in guy plays music from the 30's quietly while you sip whiskey, or piano bar where 50 drunk people sing along to Sweet Caroline?

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