Originally Posted by
rjw242
There's nothing wrong with approaching them and politely asking if they could try to be a little quieter for the sake of passengers in the front rows.
However, I never set foot on a redeye without the means to block out light and sound (a good eye mask and earplugs respectively). Yes, the crew should be considerate, but they won't always be -- and other passengers could just as easily keep you awake with their reading lights or conversations. I'd rather prepare for the worst and get good sleep than be kept awake on a red-eye (whether I'm in the "right" or not)
good point. I think I could have been just a bit more proactive and approached them. I just felt self-conscious about that.
I did have both a thick eye-mask and ear-plugs. The chatter would kinda make it through. It would become a sort of distant dull background chatter... I guess distant enough not to bother many, but once I heard it...it was all I could hear
Again, even if it probably didn't bother many, I just think in principle CC on red-eye could be extra careful to keep the level of voice down and minimize the chatting.