Originally Posted by
WorldLux
BTW, while I have glued my face on the windows on short haul flights, I don't see the reason why you would want to look out over the middle of nothing (which is the case for the large parts of the flight).
Originally Posted by
Badenoch
I fly Air Canada most often and would rather have the shades down instead of satisfying the desires of the tiny minority who want to gape at the window even though it disturbs the majority of passengers. "Look at the pretty clouds!"
Quite often people like to get a window seat so they can use the time to reflect on past experiences (maybe the place/person/life they're leaving behind) or deeply conemplate something or try and solve a problem whilst looking out at the middle of nothing. Not to mention daydreaming.
And also that natural scenery, whatever it may be, is visually appealing to our species. It actually affects the brain and calms you down, like certain music does.
Originally Posted by
GordoN2016
Thank you Chris. Good to know others are enjoying the beauty below them as am I. Good to know not all airlines are so restrictive. And thank you ft101, as adjusting to the time zone and getting some much-needed vitamin D is also a reason to open the window blind.
estnet I understand that some people are trying to sleep but your comment is at the base of my argument: The presumption that everyone is trying to sleep when that may or not be the case, and I'd bet it's not the case if the flight takes off around 10am and it's lights out by 1pm.
Unfortunately you're not going to get any Vitamin D from the roll a commercial plane flies at.
