Originally Posted by
Steve M
Bottom line, it's incredibly selfish. I guarantee that the ocean will still be there in good order, whether the shades are up or down - no need to constantly check throughout the flight.
I guarantee you'll find very comfortable, upgraded eye shades in the new Polaris amenity kits.
Not every long distance flights is over the ocean the entire time - I still enjoy my photos of Greenland, the South Arctic, Russia and the hinterlands of China, all places I otherwise would never have seen but for my United flight from Newark to Hong Kong. If it's a choice between viewing fascinating scenery on a unique flight routing, or putting my window shade down because someone doesn't want to use their eye shades - guess which one I'll be doing.