Does JAL lock the windows to dark on their 787 daytime flights from the US??
Nov 22, 2020, 5:48 am
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Does JAL lock the windows to dark on their 787 daytime flights from the US??
Many US carriers do this and I really hate having no control over the windows during a daytime flight. I am thinking of the taking the flight from DFW to HND but it is a 787.
Nov 22, 2020, 7:47 am
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I have always had control, but if you leave them fully open the crew will encourage you to keep them dark most of the time.
Nov 22, 2020, 7:53 am
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Nov 22, 2020, 6:14 pm
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I have had the control taken away on an AA flight. But I have also had AA flights where they did not.
Or maybe the button was broken?
Or maybe the button was broken?
Nov 22, 2020, 6:37 pm
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Related question... Do they still hand out rubber shades to people on the sunny side of the aircraft to make up for insufficient dimming of the electric shades? I read that was a problem of early 787-8's, and am wondering if it has been fixed or is still left as is.
Nov 22, 2020, 6:40 pm
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I have never seen those in use. I always wondered if they were an urban myth....
Nov 22, 2020, 6:46 pm
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Nov 22, 2020, 9:00 pm
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Can confirm they lock it during NRT - KUL flight.
Not really a problem as I usually sit on aisle seat as having direct toilet access without anything in between is my utmost priority
Not really a problem as I usually sit on aisle seat as having direct toilet access without anything in between is my utmost priority
Last edited by minizian; Nov 22, 2020 at 9:08 pm
Nov 23, 2020, 2:15 am
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