Why do they ask you to put your window up when you're taking off and landing in an aeroplane?

Question

As above ^.^

Answer 1

you cannot open windows on commercial airlines...the shades?

idk

Answer 2

Because the aircraft use fuel like a car for A/C so they as you to put it down to save fuel and keep the temp down.

Answer 3

No idea..

Answer 4

Take-offs and landings are usually the most dangerous part of a flight. So the FA's ask you to put your window up, so in case of an emergency there's a means of easy escape with the light from the windows.

Answer 5

FAA regulations require that window shades be up for two reasons, both of whom have to do with emergency evacuation:

1- So the crew can easily see the safest egress from the aircraft, and appropriately direct the passengers.

2- As has been documented in crashes past, with the shades DOWN on evacuation, passengers get disoriented.  They either freeze, or run off at worst endangering themselves (and first responders who now have to find them) or make it difficult to determine who is still on the jet.

Bottom line it's to save your butt.  You might want to comply...

Answer 6

Take off and landing is the most dangerous time when flying. Windows shades are requested to be open so that the cabin crew can see if  there are flames coming from engines  or parts of the plane are damaged.

This is made easier by having the shades open so that the cabin crew  can see and then can tell the pilot what they can see.

Answer 7

Didn't know you could even open the windows...

Answer 8

never was asked this.  they asked to put up the tray in front in case of crashing.

Answer 9

You mean open the shade.

So if there's a problem, you can see out and rescuers can see in.

Answer 10

laptops can mess wit things they have on the air plan such as interfeing with the radios

Answer 11

The take off and landings are the most dangerous parts of flying. The windows are left open so that the cabin crew can see if there is any damage to the plane (flames coming from engines etc.) so that they can alert the pilot.

They also dim the cabin lights during this time so you can see outside easier and also so that peoples eyes adjust to the dark in case of an emergency and the plane needs to be evacuated in the dark."

Should there be an emergency that requires passenger evacuation of the aircraft, an open shade will make it easier for the people on board to assess the outside conditions and allow for vision equalization of the ambient lighting. Some airlines only require the shades to be open in the emergency exit rows, others request that all be open for take-off/landing.

Answer 12

So in case of a crash light can get into the plane through the windows.

Answer 13

What airline are you referring to?  I haven't heard of any US domestic airlines having this policy, but many non-US based carriers do.  I've seen a lot of possible answers for this one, but never a clear one.  Why don't you ask the flight attendant the next time they ask you to do this?  Of course, he or she might not know either.  Good luck.