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Old Jun 2, 2017, 11:10 am
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Boggie Dog
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Originally Posted by PJSMITH0
What is the general consensus of having your window blind raised on an overnight flight. Having just traveled in F from SIN to LHR travelling in the middle pair the passenger in the adjacent window seat decided to be on his lap top all night with his window shade raised. Approx 4 hours into the flight which took off late at 00.30 we caught the sun up and it filled our part of the cabin with sunlight. The cabin crew did ask but the passenger to lower his shade but he merely dropped it a couple on inches. I found this to be a very selfish act when he could of simply used the shoulder light.
Perhaps this person was claustrophobic and having the shade open was important to them. They picked a seat where control of the shade was in their hands.
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