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

29. The real reason there are still ashtrays in the lavatories.

Here’s one: ashtrays in the lavatories are mandatory equipment even though the FAA banned smoking on flights years ago. The reasoning is that if people do decide to smoke, they want them to have a place other than the trash can to throw the butt.