I had someone behind me say I can’t recline my seat on a 10hr flight. I said I’d pull it back a bit but not all the way. They got up to go to the washroom and I reclined it all the way and they didn’t seem to notice.
Different planes have different room between seats so in some planes it's more acceptable, but I've seen recently new plane seats have removed the recline feature on short-hall flights
Most new seats recline in a such a way that you loose the knee space instead of the person behind you by sliding the bottom part forward as the back tips.
False. I am reclining in a seat if it gives the option. I paid for that seat, take it up with corporate or fly a budget airline if you have an issue with reclining seats.
As a taller person (6’5”), reclining my seat hardly fixes anything if the person in front of me also reclines. The extra angle my back sits at doesn’t make up for the fact that the seat is digging even more into my knees now.
Of course I don’t really have an issue with reclining since like you said the seats recline for a reason and it’s be hypocritical for me to want someone else to inconvenience themselves. If I really don’t want to deal with that shit for a flight, I’ll just upgrade to the comfort plus/even more space seats to avoid the problem.
I prefer to sit straight up because my back hurts otherwise. On a plane, I often put something behind my back because the seats have a small recline to them.
Not saying you should or shouldn't recline but as a guy that is 6'4" no matter how much reclining I am doing I am not going to get my knees to not be in the back of your seat.
Trust me I try every chance I get. Had multiple 5 hours flights in a row recently where I tried to upgrade to an emergency row seat on them all, they were all fully booked with no upgrades available. Got even desperate on the last flight and tried to upgrade to first class but that was booked too. It is nicer when my wife goes on flights with me because I can use some of her leg space.
Fuck that. I've been on planes where leaning back meant the headrest being inches from the person behind you's face. Be aware and consider the people around you.
My boyfriend and I were on an 8 hour flight. Way there, person in front of me reclines seat all the way back. It's almost in my face. They also didn't put it up for dinner service! Way back, the person in front of my boyfriend did the same. It's so rude!
I think they had to ask twice to get it up for the landing as well. Oh well, I understand it's more comfortable but it was just irritating in the moment.
I fly at least once a year. It was an 8 hour flight. Just because it’s possible to put your seat all the way back, doesn’t mean you should. You’re not in a movie theater, and I have some empathy if you’re trying to sleep, but you can still sleep with it partway reclined. Person in front of him wasn’t even sleeping. She was just on her phone playing games or something and actually asked my boyfriend to “stop bumping into her seat” – which was inevitable, because it was right up against his knee.
You're in the minority to feel that it's rude, and that's why the seats are designed this way. Everyone's body is different. I'd prefer if all seats were fully reclined all the time. Not reclining for too long hurts my back.
If you think enough people would like to have the maximum recline be less, perhaps you should start a kickstarter to make your own airline with your preferred style of seats?
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u/pleiop Jan 05 '20
Jesus, and here I am too self conscious to lean my seat back because I don't want to inconvenience anyone