Originally Posted by
occasional
I always ask for a window seat so that I can look out of the window - even clouds can be interesting - and have found it very annoying to be asked to close the blind.
I feel the same. Unfortunately, with the greatest of respect to TightSlot, refusal is rarely an option. If the CC are determined that all blinds are closed, then that's what will happen. I wouldn't dream of kicking up a fuss, but even if I did I suspect it would be counter productive.
Up to a point, I can sympathise. If you're on an eastbound flight departing LHR late at night, then it's going to be getting light after 4-5 hours. Under those circumstances, fair enough. It's the daytime flights when the blinds are pulled almost as soon as you've been fed that bug me.