30 Pilots And Flight Attendants Confess The Best Kept Secrets You Don’t Know About Flying

14. Lightning and the power of a pilot.

Plane Struck By Lightning

My dad’s been an airline pilot for almost 20 years, and apparently planes get struck by lightning all the time. Also if a passenger is causing a scene in the jetway he can refuse to let them on and take off without them.

The captain has almost limitless authority when the doors are closed. He is allowed to arrest people, write fines and even take the will of a dying passenger