Cabin Crew Reveals What Really Happens When Flying

What time zone do airlines use?

Planes often fly through a variety of time zones. Pilots generally use Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), also known as Zulu or Greenwich time. UTC is universally accepted as a time format.

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