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beckoa
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That can be a brutal flight especially if delayed. As nice as it is to have a dark cabin, that is a personal reading light.
Alas, my experience, especially on older planes, is that these "personal reading lights" broadcast their light over a quite wide area, making it hard to sleep when sitting next to someone who keeps the light on while everyone else is trying to sleep. Fortunately, newer planes have better-designed lights that cast a much narrower beam. I do agree with bringing nightshades on a night flight.