Etiquette experts weigh in on this hotly debated air travel topic.

Not a popular choice, overall.

A viral flight argument exposes the unspoken rules of airplane window shades when an aisle passenger gets irate over a closed shade. The crew debates whether window seat buyers owe anyone a courtesy, ...

A passener in a seat positioned between two windows. Some airplane window seats lack windows due to seat configurations that don't align with the fixed window placements built into the aircraft ...

Close up of a tiny hole in an airplane window. Known as breather or bleed holes, these tiny holes help with cabin pressurization and keep the windows clear. Wilbur and Orville Wright—the brothers ...

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 ...

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The window seat is arguably the best seat on the plane. Not only do you get to be away from all the hubbub of the aisle, but you also get a mostly unobstructed view of the sky and Earth. But have you ...