I'm with you, Rockhound - it is interesting to some of us just what we're flying over. Unfortunately for most passengers there is zero romance and the flight is just something to be endured.
Though I fly about once a month long-haul, usually to west-coast US, I never tire of looking out of the window, and am quite disappointed if I can't get a window seat. Particularly like the view over Greenland.
Usually fly Virgin, and have always found the pilots give a nice briefing of the route, and you can follow it on the screens.
Two related things that annoy me though:
- if I can't get a window seat, but people who have nabbed them just pull down the blind and never once look out!
- if the above happens, I'm in the middle, and the flight crew do come on the PA and announce some spectacular view
- Michael