FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Closing the window blinds on daytime flights
Thread: Closing the window blinds on daytime flights
View Single Post
Old Jan 20, 2013 | 1:47 pm
  #78  
ExpatExp
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: RBKC
Programs: AA EXP and Eurostar Carte Blanche
Posts: 4,108
Originally Posted by JerseyJ
Personally though I love the daytimers back...deals with jet lag and you arrive in london in time for a decent night on the tiles!
^

Originally Posted by JerseyJ
It's the roosting effect. Similar to placing a blackout over a birdcage. Dimmer cabins, more passengers likely to be asleep and therefore less likely to be pushing the service button. An ex BA cabin staff friend of mine used to hate the JFK-LHR daylight "maniac', far too many awake, alert and thirsty pax! She much preferred the night flight option.
Yes, I've noticed this (though on AA, not BA). The daytime flight crews tend to be much more focussed on customer service than the overnight crews.
ExpatExp is offline  
Reply