Originally Posted by
Herb687
Leave the window shade up, look out the window to your heart's content, and argue away if challenged by an FA. You will win the argument.
Sure hope that was intended as sarcasm. It's illegal. You are required to follow all legal instructions from an FA.
Originally Posted by
adpucci
YES, YES, YESSSS!
I have been asked to close the blinds on all goshdarn airlines for years, and I HATE it - what do people suppose the eyeshade is for, me wonders?
So no one watches the IFE? There are no people who have a problem sleeping with a mask on?
If you can open your shade without having an impact on anyone else, go ahead. If you can't, then you need a different approach.
I fly on a 787 with the automatic "shades" yesterday for the first time. All windows got darkened during the flight. Take a hint.