Originally Posted by
GaryZ
And to that end, when the FA orders you to close it on an international flight (one departing 11am/arriving 2 pm wherein sleeping is a poor idea for time zone adjustment) - I obey (maybe leaving a crack or so lol) but wonder what might result if I refused...
Flew in Flagship First last week from LHR to DFW. I left the shades up on two of my three windows so I could see western England as well as southern Ireland. No admonishment from the flight attendants. However, once over the north Atlantic, I did voluntarily lower the shades.