Flight attendants 'hot bed' to deal with sporadic shifts – but an insider says the practice is in a legal gray zone

• Flight attendants sometimes stay in temporary housing called "crash pads."
• An airline worker says crew can "hot bed" at a crash pad if they bring their own bedding with them.
• While common across the aviation industry, the practice is in a legal gray zone, the insider said.

For those not in the aviation industry, it might be easy to assume the life of a flight attendant is glamorous with constant travel.