Originally Posted by
eng3
I've heard of FA's telling you to keep the window shade up if you are in the exit row. This is typically so they can quickly see if there's a fire outside.
Well, on some recent flights, I now hear the opposite. Close the window shade during taxi/takeoff/landing if in the exit row.
Anyone hear this one or know the reason?
Originally Posted by
EDnearJQF
Yesterday on a 737 the FA told exit row folks to keep the window shade down for taxi/takeoff/landing, because sliding the shade down was "open." 2 of 4 people slid the shades up, closing the window. One realized their mistake and quickly put the shade down, while the other remained clueless until the FA returned. She laughed and said this is always confusing.
That's it. In most aircraft with overwing exits, the window shades on the doors go down so during impact forces they "fall" open. On the C-Series/A220, they have created a new type of shade that slides in on itself and will in theory stay up (a boneheaded design if you ask me). Some airlines, especially internationally, require all window shades open. In the US the requirement is only the exit rows and 1A on aircraft without a viewing window from the 1L door when that is the primary evacuation route (CRJs, some ERJ-145s, etc.). I would include Dash-8s on that list but last I checked they don't have window shades
-J.