Now before I get a whole lot of angry responses about me being petty, lets be clear that this is a minor first world problem. The world does not come to an end and you will not hear me say that I will never fly THAI again because I will.

In my humble opinion, the person designing the seat had a goal but forgot the bigger picture.

The task the designer had was to make sure the crew can easily see if the seat is upright at take-off and landing, if the power supply is on or off and if the passenger has activated the Do Not Disturb function. All very important functions. Generally this is done by using a little light that it out of sight. For example at BA CW the light is on the top of the seat for no one to be seen unless you stand in the isle.

At this particular seat there are 3 lights are at ground level. (White for DND, Red for power and Green for Seat position). Not a problem however they are at a point where the passenger sitting on the left behind that seat can see it. And boy those lights are bright and they are brighter in a dark cabin when you try to sleep!!

Pictures below.









Very Bright LED lights..

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