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What are the unwritten rules of airplane windows? (startrek.website)

submitted 1 day ago by xyguy@startrek.website to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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In life we all have unwritten rules like how far behind someone you stand while you are in line or the "nod of recognition" you give someone if you make eye contact while they are walking toward you.

There are lots of these about airplanes, famously about 3-deep-seats.

But I'm curious about the unwritten rule for the window.

To me, if you are in the window seat, unless someone specifically needs the window to be open for motion sickness or something, you are responsible for closing the window once the plane is at cruising altitude so people can sleep if they need to. If you dont do that, I find it a little grating.

Curious what other folks think.

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[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Related and maybe unpopular: nobody should recline their seat. They should just take that feature out of planes entirely.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think all the seats should come pre reclined

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 day ago

Bunk beds in planes. Just go all the way. I'd be so keen to spend the whole flight napping. Not sure about the safety aspects though

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Disagree, we need more reclination and more space between the seats to accommodate that.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

But there isn’t more space between the seats

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 day ago

100%. I paid for this space, and now you want to drop back into it, and make it difficult to use my tray table? Gimme $50.