Northern Lights
I know this is very old hat to experienced pilots in northern latitudes, but as a frequent passenger, I was miffed never to have seen the Northern Lights. Consequently, I was delighted when the CSD on a SFO-LHR flight recently approached me to suggest I open the blinds to watch the sights. Given that I was on the south side of the plane, I was also very surprised.
The view of the sky from the low-set windows in the upper deck isn’t great, so I was pleased when the pilots agreed to a (now rare) flight deck visit, where the view was great. But why do pilots never alert passengers to the view?
As a side note, I was also surprised that the nubile F/As (well, it was Virgin) had never even heard of the phenomenon.