Whenever I’m not in a window seat, I feel like I am sitting in a cave. When I’m in the window, the shade is open if I’m awake and the sun isn’t directly in my eyes.

They're not just being shady. Having the window shade open during takeoff and landing might seem like an unnecessary nuisance, however there's an important safety reason for this protocol, which ...

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The husband, seated in the window seat, kept opening the shade to take pictures, then slamming it shut. Opening it. Taking a photo. Then slamming it shut. Every five to 10 minutes, for the entire ...

A video of a passenger and a child battling over the positioning of a window shade on a plane has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was shared by @vmaymah and has had 15.1 million views since it was ...

I always choose the window seat so I can see outside. The person next to me asked me to close the shade so he could watch a movie and see his screen better.

After you’re in the air, the likelihood of having an open window shade drops minute by minute. These days, some flight crews on longer trips request passengers close the shades so others may sleep.

WATCH: Two Adult Plane Passengers Battle Over Window Shade: 'Do It One More Time, I Dare You!' "I can't believe what you keep doing," pleaded one man as the passenger seated behind him continued ...

A video is sparking debate over who gets to control the plane window seat shade. The now-viral video shows a woman battling with a child in the row in front of her over the airplane shade.

But inevitably, the person in the window seat in my row puts the shade down so they can sleep. This makes me feel a little claustrophobic.