{"id":641,"date":"2019-12-16T12:21:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T09:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travel256.com\/safari-news\/?p=641"},"modified":"2019-12-16T12:26:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T09:26:45","slug":"top-5-reasons-to-raise-airplane-window-blinds-before-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travel256.com\/safari-news\/2019\/12\/top-5-reasons-to-raise-airplane-window-blinds-before-landing\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Reasons to Raise Airplane Window Blinds Before Landing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Frequent flyers have probably heard a cabin crew member remind them to ensure that their window blinds are raised before landing. You may be asking yourself why it is necessary to raise your window blinds before you land; here are some of the reasons to this.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. To give your eyes time to adjust to the light level outside. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it\u2019s a day flight, you won\u2019t emerge blinking from a darkened cabin into the bright sunshine, and if it\u2019s at night you\u2019ll be able to see well. (That\u2019s also why the cabin lights are dimmed before landing at night time, in case you were wondering.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Opening your blind helps the cabin crew to see outside.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not just that their eyes need to adjust: it\u2019s that having an overall view of what\u2019s going on outside the aircraft is very useful. Often, the crew seats face backwards, and in the event that there\u2019s some sort of incident then it\u2019s helpful if they have a quick eye on any issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Help in an emergency. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aircraft are designed and tested; and cabin crew are well trained to get everyone off the plane in under ninety seconds if needed. During training, the crew learn to assess the safety of what\u2019s going on outside the plane, and they need to be able to see out \u2014 as do you. Passengers are extra eyes for the crew in case something looks amiss, so you shouldn\u2019t ever feel silly about asking questions. Keeping your blind open means that, in the very rare event that emergency services need to attend the aircraft, they can see inside quickly and easily. And, of course, having more light coming into the cabin is a good idea if there\u2019s any kind of smoke. In the event that you need to make a quick emergency exit from the plane, that makes it safer for you and everyone else around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. To easily inspect the aircraft wings.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also a few extra benefits. Once it\u2019s time for the aircraft to get ready for its next flight, having all the windows open means that the checks of the wings can be made more easily \u2014\u00a0that\u2019s checking for ice in winter, or anything else that might seem amiss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. To clean the windows if need be.<\/strong> Having the blinds open also makes it easier and more obvious to clean the windows if necessary, whether that\u2019s by a dedicated cleaning crew or a flight attendant with a quick wipe-down in case a sticky sproglet has got gooey fingers all over your nice clean window!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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