It’s an airplane command that feels slightly mysterious: keep window shades up during takeoff and landing. While it might seem like an annoying chore for travelers trying to get some rest on an ...

If you've flown on a plane, you may have been reminded to open the window shades during takeoff or landing. This seemingly unimportant routine plays a part in ensuring your safety during an emergency.

The person closest to the window in every row gets to control the shade. On overnight flights, or very early morning ones, it’s just the right thing to do to keep your window shade closed so everyone ...

Love bagging the window seat on planes? It's exciting to watch the world below fade away as the aircraft takes off with the window blinds open. However, those blinds, or shades, do more than allow you ...

Maybe you know the answer to this one; nobody else seems to. As my flight into Portland was coming in for a landing, a recording told passengers to return tray tables to the upright position and open ...

View of planes through an open airplane window. There are two reasons I like to pull my shade down as soon as I settle into my window seat after boarding a plane. For starters, the cabin is usually ...

While it might seem like an annoying ask, keeping the window shades open can actually be a helpful tool in dangerous situations Getty Leaving the window shade open on a plane as a passenger during ...