Originally Posted by piperlance
This may be the wrong thread, but nobody commented on my observations regarding the window shades being down for the duration of the flight - right from boarding. Is this a common occurrence?... I didn't see the attendants enforcing the policy - but nobody in the J cabin bucked the trend.
They tend to be closed when departing from hot places, to save energy, so most people comply with the request to leave them down when the aircraft is parked, and never bother to open them after that.