Ever wonder why window shades are kept open during takeoff or landing? In this video, according to flight attendants and ...

The view from an airplane window. Here's why you should open your window shades during takeoff and landing on an airplane. Per a new report from Paddle Your Own Kanoo, United Airlines has decided that ...

The person closest to the window in every row gets to control the shade. On overnight flights, or very early morning ones, it’s just the right thing to do to keep your window shade closed so everyone ...

Air travel is a struggle under the best of circumstances. Legroom seems to shrink with every trip, and the argument about whether it’s rude to recline one’s seat rages on (though some airlines have ...

It’s an airplane command that feels slightly mysterious: keep window shades up during takeoff and landing. While it might seem like an annoying chore for travelers trying to get some rest on an ...

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We’ve all been there. That moment where you feel like you’re back at school when you’re instructed to raise or lower your window shade on an airplane. What most of us can grasp is the opening part.

It was the mile-high fight club. New York real estate agent Eric Goldie was just plane fed up with a fellow passenger reaching into his row to open the window shade on a flight — so he took matters ...

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