Windows shades open for landing - did something change?
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Windows shades open for landing - did something change?
I was a pax on a night flight recently from Atlanta to Heathrow on a UK carrier.
For departure all the window blinds/shades that I could see were closed. I thought perhaps that since we're in the U.S. then this ok. However, landing (daytime) at Heathrow, again, all the blinds were closed. The cabin crew had come through as usual for landing checks but didn't ask for the to be opened.
I thought it was a requirement in the UK for them to be open or did something change ?
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For departure all the window blinds/shades that I could see were closed. I thought perhaps that since we're in the U.S. then this ok. However, landing (daytime) at Heathrow, again, all the blinds were closed. The cabin crew had come through as usual for landing checks but didn't ask for the to be opened.
I thought it was a requirement in the UK for them to be open or did something change ?
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I was under the impression that it was a safety requirement for all window shades to be open for takeoff and landing but it seems that most pax these days would prefer to be in a freighter. On reaching their seats any open blinds are put down by the pax and not raised. Flight attendants also routinely ask for them to be shut when deplaning 'to keep the aircraft cool'.
