Ever ask purser to turn down the heat in intl F cabin?
 

I hate warm cabins - and I hate trying to sleep in a hot F. The intl F blankets don't help matters they are just to thick. Have you ever asked the purser to turn down the temp in the F cabin?

yes, on many carriers and also in C

I do this ALL the time on Lufthansa flights and they just claim it's broken. They seem to think that it makes people drowsy and they fall asleep. UGH!

Yes, I have. Often. Truthfully, I think UA keeps it pretty cool. LH and AA, on the other hand, really try to roast their pax. I don't get it. The lack of personal air vents on LH doesn't help either... :(

I would NEVER hesitate to ask. I think people that ask for the cabin to be warmed up are very selfish. They can always put on more clothes or another blanket. If you're way too hot in only a tee-shirt, there's nothing else you can do... :(

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Thanks. I never thought of it that way. I have been hesitant because I thought other pax might want it that way. I am definitely going to ask next time.

Also I have noticed that the plane is the right temp when there is a male purser vs a female purser. I think females are more sensitive to the coldm

Agree.

Too Cold = Put on a blanky.
Too Hot = Can't do squat.

I've asked 3 times before on one flight in particular... twice to the same FA who did nothing, and then I decided to ask others - fortunately the 3rd time was a charm. The FA turned down the heat (when she saw the temperature even she said it was too high), and she put a note on the screen to tell other FA's not to turn the heat up since a pax in F requested it be kept cool. ^

UA is an ice box comapred to Air France.

AMEN. And the main reason I try desperately to avoid equipment & carriers with no personal air vents. (Why some carriers still order new planes like that is beyond me.)

I also agree that UA in general isn't too bad in this regard. I can recall several miserable longhaul BA flights where the temp was sauna-like and there were no air vents to be found.

FYI, the control on UA's 744s is on the wall in front of 22GH. I've given instructions to FAs more than a few times to drop the heat down. :)

I'm with you on this. With a vent, you can deal with some of the heat, but my LH flights always seem hot.

There is something you can do, but nudity is frowned upon in mixed company ;)

Seriously, on HKG-LAX recently, during the first meal service I noticed that it had become quite warm. The (upper deck) flight attendant noticed, too and went to check the temperature setting. "It was on 85 degrees!" she said when she returned a minute later. The cabin soon cooled off and stayed that way for the rest of the flight.

Please ask
 

Yes, Please ask. Working crew are warm because, well ... they are working and may not feel cold. Also, warm or cold depends on body fat and age. Ever notice it is usually those who are overweight that want the cabin cold and those who are thin want it warmer? And for those of us who have our own "personal summer", we ask others how they feel because we don't know!

I hate it when it's too hot; makes sleeping difficult. Since the plane starts cooling off when it's time for brkfst I've always assumed they did it deliberately, thinking that the heat would make people sleepy. I've asked the FAs a few times (when in F & C) to adjust the temp, but am told by them that it's 'fine'.

Cheers.