Originally Posted by
Platy
For those who cannot sleep through a meal service, why not wear some eye shades and ear plugs / noise cancelling headphones....you're not buying a private hotel room, but a seat in a commonly shared environment where you should expect a certain level of activity - that including both eating and sleeping, people moving about the cabin, passengers shuffling down the aisle to the toilets, etc., etc.
Exactly! That's what eye shades and ear plugs are for.
I also cannot understand the mentality of some airlines that force passengers to close their windows shades after the first meal service and then it's lights-out in the cabin, when it's a daytime flight. Why would they expect people to be sleeping at 11am or 3pm? Most of us are working (or at least awake) at this time if we are on the ground!