RE Aircraft Windows
I feel very strongly about the window issue, and I have discovered a new breed of traveller. This is the person who requests a window seat, and then keeps the blind shut for the whole flight.
I flew DXB - JNB a few weeks ago, and since I was connecting from MCT through Dubai, I was too late to request a window seat. I then asked for the B seat in the A330, and ended up next to a chap who admitted requesting the window seat. He then kept the blind down the whole flight, from about 20min after takeoff to about 10 min before landing! The flight was in daylight the whole way, 09h00 - 16h00 local times, and as a result of my neighbour's decision re the blind, I missed seeing the tops of a tropical storm in the Mozambique channel!
Why do people ask for a seat by the window if they have no intention of looking out of it?