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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 11:47 am
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Originally Posted by raa4510
On long haul flights they serve the first meal as fast as possible after take off and then close all the shades and darken the cabin. It can be 1 p.m. in the afternoon and they want me to go to sleep! Drives me crazy - especially when the business class ticket is so expensive and I've had my entire meal in 30 minutes or less. Perhaps they should partner with Rachel Ray!
Actually for me, the time at my destination is more important than the time where I originate (to help conquer jet lag). But I agree that the FA's try to darken the cabin on long-haul flights ASAP (I assume to get people to rest so they have less work to do).
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