A man was disgruntled when the rest of his flight were obeying an unspoken rule about flights in the early morning, except for the person in the window seat on his row
He couldn’t believe what the person in the window seat was doing (Stock Image)(Image: Getty)
Early morning flights when it’s still dark outside can be nerve-wracking as you’re unable to see a thing. But once you’ve calmed those anxieties, you can make the most of the darkness in the cabin and get some much-needed sleep before you arrive at your travel destination.
However, passengers who haven’t booked a window seat or don’t have a sleep mask for the flight might just be out of luck. That’s because their seatmates might have other ideas and probably don’t fancy sleeping then. Now one traveller who was prepared to snooze on a flight when they booked an aisle seat was annoyed when someone got in the way.
TikTok user @traveltaps asked: “The negative of having an aisle seat is that I don’t control the window shades… and that sun is bright this morning! Ugh. Has this happened to you?”
Over the top of the video, which showed the plane cabin in darkness, they wrote: “When the entire plane created a calm, dark, sleepy atmosphere for this early morning flight…”
And then they showed their row off where they wrote: “Except my row.” The passenger in the window seat wasn’t doing anything like reading, either, where they needed light. They were just ignoring the vibe of the rest of the plane.
Many people in the comments said they should’ve taken a sleep mask to avoid this if they wanted to get some rest and claimed they should “mind their own business”.
Someone shared: “If it’s the morning, the shade is up. Travel at night if you want a sleepy flight. It’s not every day I’m 30 thousand feet in the air, so I’m looking out the window.”
A second penned: “I don’t get the window seat so I can look at a window shade for five hours.”
However, one person wrote: “People in the comments are annoyed, but you’re right. If you fly regularly, you know there’s an unspoken rule that on an early morning flight, windows should be down when the cabin lights are dimmed before breakfast or beverage service.
“If you don’t fly regularly, maybe look around and ask yourself why you’re the only one with the window open.”
Another agreed: “No this is so rude to me. As someone who flies often and on long hauls. Read the room. If no one else is smoking, then don’t pull a cig out. If everyone is taking their shoes off at the door, then take yours off too! Don’t be rude.”
What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments…