Cabin Crew Reveals What Really Happens When Flying

How many planes are in the sky at the same time?

According to a flight-tracking service, an average of 9,728 planes are in the sky at any given time, holding 1,270,406 total people. Technically, that means the sky is the 156th most populous country in the world, right between Estonia and East Timor.

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