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Old Apr 21, 2015 | 9:36 am
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Paul56
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 506
Originally Posted by Denzoo
I love the window seat and love the shade up. Having said that, I don't have a problem shutting the shade if it being opened is intrusive to fellow passengers, ie sun angle, red eye flights, immediate seatmate request etc.Within reason. Last week a guy across the row, sends the flt att over with his request that my shade be lowered.I found this off-putting because none of the usual reasons, glare, sleeping etc existed.My question is, where do you draw the line between proper etiquette and what's acceptable for other's comfort vs your own preference? Thanks
If it is a direct order from the FA you need to comply to
avoid an incident.

If it is a request then I would say it is like a seat swap
request and you can deny.

I too enjoy viewing outside and it also causes me to
feel less claustrophobic in the smaller aircraft.
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