Originally Posted by
born sleepy
That's fine, and I even like shades-up on domestic daytime flights. I don't understand this fetish for shades-down, lights-out at midday on a 2-3 hour flight.
Long hauls are another matter... that TLV-EWR flight (UA85?) with the 11:30-ish departure was I think almost 13 hours due to winter headwinds.
1130 or 2330?
Most people are awake for 13+ hours in the middle of the day.
Proper jetlag avoidance suggests acclimating to the time zone where you are headed, no?
An 1130 departure from TLV with 13 hours enroute to EWR would arrive at 1730L. I'm not going to apologize for wanting to stay awake and enjoy the views out the window for most of a flight that departs at 1130 and arrives at 1730.
Some of the most impressive views I've seen out of the window of an airplane were during a daylight crossing of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic (followed by stunning shots of the Canadian Rockies) on a UA LHR-SFO flight.