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United forced the window shades closed on the 787 trips I took over the arctic circle. Couldn’t even see them if you wanted to.
by kylehotchkiss 5y ago
United forced the window shades closed on the 787 trips I took over the arctic circle. Couldn’t even see them if you wanted to.
- thematrixturtle 5y agoPeak aurora season is during and after the polar night in Dec to Mar. If the shades were forced closed, your flight was likely during the Midnight Sun period of 24h light, meaning you wouldn't have been able to see them anyway.
- netsharc 5y agoI hate that the 787's electrically dimmable windows can be centrally controlled! Yeah it makes sense that they are "locked open" during takeoffs and landings, but horrific when you want to look outside to see the stars and the coffee-cart pushers have locked them for the night.
- kylehotchkiss 5y agoI'm sure it's not only United, but keeping the windows dimmed the entire flight seems to me more like reducing the workload of flight attendants (making everybody sleep more) on ultra-long hauls so they can spend more time in the back gossiping back whatever they like to gossip about.