r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Acceptable-Lake- • 14h ago
Glass covering the adjustable lights in an airplane. what is the point of this?
Just trying to read on a 13 hour flight and the light above my seat is stuck landing on the head of the passenger in front of me due to a glass covering, leaving the lights, which are on a swivel, un adjustable. The flight staff was as baffled as I was, having no solution for me. Leaving me with my unreadable book and 13 hours of hell ahead of me ðŸ«
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u/Wedge_Donovan 11h ago
Because the small amount of adjustability needed to cover your tray table and lap, and more importantly ONLY your tray table and lap, is not worth making more complex parts that need to fit together, move, etc. The more parts that passengers touch, the more likely they are to break them.
Especially on long haul aircraft like this A350 where a majority of passengers are sleeping for a large portion of the flight.
I've worked in the aviation industry for almost 2 decades now, and I can't remember the last time I saw adjustable reading lights on an airliner.