When sleep deprivation goes wrong
Jul 30, 2012, 6:59 am
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When sleep deprivation goes wrong
From the KING5 web site:
Flight tirade could lead to charges for Tacoma man
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- A 50-year-old Tacoma man could face criminal charges after an outburst over a reading light during a flight from Honolulu to Bellingham International Airport.
Washington State Patrol spokesman Keith Leary tells The Bellingham Herald authorities responded when the Alaska Airlines plane touched down early Saturday.
Flight tirade could lead to charges for Tacoma man
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- A 50-year-old Tacoma man could face criminal charges after an outburst over a reading light during a flight from Honolulu to Bellingham International Airport.
Washington State Patrol spokesman Keith Leary tells The Bellingham Herald authorities responded when the Alaska Airlines plane touched down early Saturday.
Jul 30, 2012, 12:56 pm
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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.
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.
Aug 5, 2012, 7:35 am
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Eyeshades. Should be standard issue for all classes of service on any overnight flight.
Aug 5, 2012, 6:58 pm
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From the KING5 web site:
Flight tirade could lead to charges for Tacoma man
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- A 50-year-old Tacoma man could face criminal charges after an outburst over a reading light during a flight from Honolulu to Bellingham International Airport.
Washington State Patrol spokesman Keith Leary tells The Bellingham Herald authorities responded when the Alaska Airlines plane touched down early Saturday.
Flight tirade could lead to charges for Tacoma man
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- A 50-year-old Tacoma man could face criminal charges after an outburst over a reading light during a flight from Honolulu to Bellingham International Airport.
Washington State Patrol spokesman Keith Leary tells The Bellingham Herald authorities responded when the Alaska Airlines plane touched down early Saturday.
Aug 5, 2012, 9:46 pm
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Aug 5, 2012, 10:16 pm
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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.
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.
Aug 8, 2012, 5:17 pm
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I've felt like abusing some people who leave all of their window shades 100% up during a 10-hour TATL flight westbound. Not so much for sleeping but because the IFE experience is marginalized (and these are often folks who are watching movies). Good that I refrained...
Eyeshades are helpful but not bulletproof, and not particularly comfortable for all. And of course they don't resolve the window issue. Now I understand some people like to look out the window but that doesn't require all windows all the time as there's often nothing to see.
Eyeshades are helpful but not bulletproof, and not particularly comfortable for all. And of course they don't resolve the window issue. Now I understand some people like to look out the window but that doesn't require all windows all the time as there's often nothing to see.
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