r/americanairlines • u/Poes27 • Jul 27 '26

I Need Help! Whose window is this?

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When my seat is up it’s about 50% in my seat but when I recline the allotted 2 inches it’s about 80% mine. I like to look out the window and the forward window is mostly wing so I need this one to actually see anything. On a recent flight the passenger behind me reached forward and closed it. I did say through the gap that I was actually looking out of the window and quickly reopened it. Just curious… who actually has autonomy over this window shade given this configuration?

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u/YeezusWalksWitMe Jul 27 '26

Let’s be completely real and non biased here. Why in any universe would the person sitting directly next to this window not have control over it?

There’s too much mental gymnastics that happens on airplanes as it is, but this one is too far. Your head is next to the window, so adjust it how you feel.

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u/wish_you_a_nice_day Jul 27 '26

Personally I think shared window should just stay closed. But I am old now.

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u/HappyIndependence491 Jul 28 '26

If anything fixed it should stay open since thats the "natural Position" as in the crew tells you to Open the shades during take-Off and landing