Another Topic to Start FFA Fights: Reclining Your Airline Seat (1 Viewer)

[Juxtatarot]

Since we all fly first class, I'm surprised this is an issue.

 

[chet]

Since we all fly first class, I'm surprised this is an issue.

Addressed above. Try to keep up.

 

[gianmarco]

I have another complaint about airline seats. Why the heck do the top of the seats come forward? How is that a natural position? It's one thing to provide some support for the head and it's another thing to push it forward so that there's absolutely no way to fully sit back and be comfortable.

WTF

 

[El Floppo]

I have another complaint about airline seats. Why the heck do the top of the seats come forward? How is that a natural position? It's one thing to provide some support for the head and it's another thing to push it forward so that there's absolutely no way to fully sit back and be comfortable.

WTF

I see your words, but all I can think about is Balotelli carrying a smiling midget

 

[gianmarco]

I have another complaint about airline seats. Why the heck do the top of the seats come forward? How is that a natural position? It's one thing to provide some support for the head and it's another thing to push it forward so that there's absolutely no way to fully sit back and be comfortable.

WTF

I see your words, but all I can think about is Balotelli carrying a smiling midget

Mission accomplished!

 

[fantasycurse42]

Based on my large umbrella, we know where I stand on this issue.

 

[joffer]

I recline

 

[VA703]

if I find myself back with the peons. I will recline as far as I want because my space is more valuable than whomever is behind me

 

[El Floppo]

Based on my large umbrella, we know where I stand on this issue.

 

[Koya]

I pay a lot of money for my seat. It has a ####### recline button for a reason.

You are or comfy? Get the extra leg room seats or get an aisle. Don't spread your misery to me

 

[msommer]

I try to avoid reclining, depends on the length of the flight.

On flights less than 2 hours or any domestic flight where I'm wide awake and active I don't recline.

If I'm super tired I recline halfway.

If I'm in coach on an international flight, sorry, I'm reclining all the way.

 

[NCCommish]

I usually don't recline. When I do I don't go full recline usually just enough to take the straight up and down out of it.

 

[Arizona Ron]

First Class or Business Class only.

Not always possible, friend.

Agree but if the flight is over 3 hours no way I'm flying coach. I'll reschedule my flight before that, friend.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

I'm 6'3" and have never once thought to be upset with a person in front of me reclining their seat. Seems weird honestly

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

I'm 6'3" and have never once thought to be upset with a person in front of me reclining their seat. Seems weird honestly

I suspect you are somebody who reclines. Anybody who reclines would be incredibly hypocritical if they objected. It's only us non-recliners who have an issue.

 

[gianmarco]

I'm 6'3" and have never once thought to be upset with a person in front of me reclining their seat. Seems weird honestly

I suspect you are somebody who reclines. Anybody who reclines would be incredibly hypocritical if they objected. It's only us non-recliners who have an issue.

And your issue is? Because you choose not to recline then everyone else is obliged to join this pact?

 

[AAABatteries]

I just assumed that since the seat reclines that there's no issue in doing so. I wasn't aware of this unwritten societal pact to not use the recline. Seems odd.

 

[butcher boy]

I'm 6'3" and have never once thought to be upset with a person in front of me reclining their seat. Seems weird honestly

I suspect you are somebody who reclines. Anybody who reclines would be incredibly hypocritical if they objected. It's only us non-recliners who have an issue.

And your issue is? Because you choose not to recline then everyone else is obliged to join this pact?

I think its more along the lines of "If you choose to recline don't complain if my knees dig into your back or if the top of my laptop hits the back of your chair a few times as I open and close it". I don't think anyone seriously thinks people don't have the right to recline.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

I'm 6'3" and have never once thought to be upset with a person in front of me reclining their seat. Seems weird honestly

I suspect you are somebody who reclines. Anybody who reclines would be incredibly hypocritical if they objected. It's only us non-recliners who have an issue.

And your issue is? Because you choose not to recline then everyone else is obliged to join this pact?

When I say "issue", I just mean "I find it annoying when the person in front of me reclines." I would never make a big deal about it though, and I have no expectation that everyone will do what I do.

 

[themeanmachine]

I try to avoid reclining, depends on the length of the flight.

On flights less than 2 hours or any domestic flight where I'm wide awake and active I don't recline.

If I'm super tired I recline halfway.

If I'm in coach on an international flight, sorry, I'm reclining all the way.

This is generally my take as well. Domestic flight, not a red-eye, I do not recline. If the person in front of me reclines and is trying to sleep, I can live with it. If the person is front of me reclines and is reading a book or watching a movie, I'm annoyed and bang their seat with my knees every few minutes, as their reclining make it much more uncomfortable for me, and forget about trying to open a laptop. (I'm 6-1.) But if they're trying to sleep, I'm ok with it.

If it's a red eye or international flight, I recline and expect everyone else will be as well.

 

[jamny]

First Class or Business Class only.

Not always possible, friend.

Agree but if the flight is over 3 hours no way I'm flying coach. I'll reschedule my flight before that, friend.

damn straight

 

[Otis]

Packed into a southwest seat as I read this. People don't seem to care about others anymore. I typically won't recline out of respect for the people behind me. As AR says, only in first or biz class.

 

[Otis]

I'm 6'3" and have never once thought to be upset with a person in front of me reclining their seat. Seems weird honestly

I suspect you are somebody who reclines. Anybody who reclines would be incredibly hypocritical if they objected. It's only us non-recliners who have an issue.

And your issue is? Because you choose not to recline then everyone else is obliged to join this pact?

When I say "issue", I just mean "I find it annoying when the person in front of me reclines." I would never make a big deal about it though, and I have no expectation that everyone will do what I do.

This.

 

[bagger]

I really try not to although will if someone if doing it in front of me fully and I have no room or I am so tired that it's just necessary.

Probably recline my seat 10% of the time.

 

[gianmarco]

I really try not to although will if someone if doing it in front of me fully and I have no room or I am so tired that it's just necessary.

Probably recline my seat 10% of the time.

This is me. And I have no issue with anyone that reclines with the exception of them slamming their chair back. Anyone that does that and hits my legs is getting a few firm knees, intermittently spaced during an attempted nap.

 

[Arsenal of Doom]

I'm 6'3" and have never once thought to be upset with a person in front of me reclining their seat. Seems weird honestly

I suspect you are somebody who reclines. Anybody who reclines would be incredibly hypocritical if they objected. It's only us non-recliners who have an issue.

And your issue is? Because you choose not to recline then everyone else is obliged to join this pact?

When I say "issue", I just mean "I find it annoying when the person in front of me reclines." I would never make a big deal about it though, and I have no expectation that everyone will do what I do.

It depends on the length of the flight for me. Flying is aggravating enough it just seems strange to add in the prospect of being even mildly annoyed at something that can't be controlled. I don't think about it much at all personally. I guess I just generally expect that people will recline their seat but don't notice one way or the other.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I'm pretty big. I get the exit row or 1st whenever possible, but if I'm in the gen pop I've had situations where the person in front of me can't recline. Seat hits my knees and there's no give.

I don't recline obviously. I try to make myself as small as possible and drink a lot.

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Yeah, it seems like there are two different types of non-recliners: 1) people who prefer to recline but don't do so because they're trying to be nice; and 2) people who don't even want to recline. The two groups have different motivations and expectations.

 

[joffer]

I'd like the parent in the row behind me to notice that their kid keeps kicking the back of my seat and shoot him with a tranquilizer gun.

 

[mquinnjr]

Has it been mentioned yet that the reason this is even a debate topic is because the airlines have compressed the space between aisles to the point where you're packed like sardines by design to maximize the # of people booked on a flight?

If not, food for thought. You buy a ticket, you shouldn't have to feel like a jerk for reclining the seat that you paid for. I put this on the airlines, and not any individual who reclines their seat.

 

[Brony]

I know how ####ty it can be to the person behind me if I recline, so I don't recline.

 

[Thorn]

I have another complaint about airline seats. Why the heck do the top of the seats come forward? How is that a natural position? It's one thing to provide some support for the head and it's another thing to push it forward so that there's absolutely no way to fully sit back and be comfortable.

WTF

Always wondered about this

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I have another complaint about airline seats. Why the heck do the top of the seats come forward? How is that a natural position? It's one thing to provide some support for the head and it's another thing to push it forward so that there's absolutely no way to fully sit back and be comfortable.

WTF

Always wondered about this

Maybe something to do with safety? Like the seats in a racecar?

 

[fantasycurse42]

When I recline, I'll try to limit how many hard boiled eggs I eat to 4 or 5 and hold back as many farts as possible.

Compromise.

 

[Guest]

Maybe I fly on the wrong airlines, but do some seats recline more than 2 inches?

I think this is for people looking to complain about something. I'm not seeing the problem.

 

[shader]

Sometimes I recline and sometimes I stand up at sporting events. Shocking behavior I know.

 

[butcher boy]

I'd like the parent in the row behind me to notice that their kid keeps kicking the back of my seat and shoot him with a tranquilizer gun.

We travel a lot with another couple who have a 2 year old. A lot of the time we trade off keeping him in our lap. If the person in front of me decides to recline, they really reduce the amount of space the kid has and cant really blame me or the kid if he hits your seat a lot.

 

[Brony]

Maybe I fly on the wrong airlines, but do some seats recline more than 2 inches?

I think this is for people looking to complain about something. I'm not seeing the problem.

Surely you can't be serious. If you try to work on a laptop in coach, it's next to impossible if the person in front reclines. I know, I know, if I wanted to work on an airplane, I should just buy a private jet.

 

[Otis]

Slob in front of me fully reclined right now. I'm not.

Pay it forward.

 

[moleculo]

last time we did this, I was 100% committed to the full recline, 100% of the time side. I still am, but because of that thread, I now recline sloooowly.

compromise.

 

[bigbottom]

They need to design the seats to recline where the seat base moves forward to create the recline. This way the back stays in place and the person wishing to recline sacrifices their leg space to move the base forward.

:mindblown:

 

[gianmarco]

They need to design the seats to recline where the seat base moves forward to create the recline. This way the back stays in place and the person wishing to recline sacrifices their leg space to move the base forward.

:mindblown:

Then you will have a subset of people that will complain about people that don't recline since reclining would actually make more room for the person behind.Suddenly non-recliners would be considered rude and thoughtless and probably from New York.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Slob in front of me fully reclined right now. I'm not.

Pay it forward.

Spend the $12 next time.

 

[Otis]

Slob in front of me fully reclined right now. I'm not.

Pay it forward.

Spend the $12 next time.

I'm on southwest. Hillbilly southern airline. No such option.

 

[bigbottom]

Personally, I don't recline. And I get annoyed when the person in front of me reclines. But the seat is designed to recline, and the airlines certainly support the right to recline. Accordingly, if someone reclines and you retaliate by kneeing them constantly or banging your tray table, I think you are the one who is breaking the social compact.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Yeah, it seems like there are two different types of non-recliners: 1) people who prefer to recline but don't do so because they're trying to be nice; and 2) people who don't even want to recline. The two groups have different motivations and expectations.

I'm in group 2. I never recline and I wouldn't even if the seat behind me was vacant.

 

[Zow]

I put up with a reclining seat in front of me because I recline too (and really need to do so in order to sleep). Be hypocritical of me to demand the person in front of me not do it.

I recently took a Spirit flight and noticed they don't have reclining seats. May be a solution. But it really sucked trying to sleep.

 

[Zow]

Slob in front of me fully reclined right now. I'm not.

Pay it forward.

Spend the $12 next time.

I'm on southwest. Hillbilly southern airline. No such option.

Lean on your neck pillow and relax.

 

[Christo]

Reclining doesn't impact the person behind you much unless they're huge.

It depends on how they sit. It sounds weird, but when I try to sleep on flights I can only do it by putting the tray table down and putting my head on it (I have to sort of twist my body a little to make this work). It's impossible if the person in front of me reclines.

They should set up planes like bunkbeds and just have everyone lie down. That would be way better. It seems like you could fit a bunch of people in that way too.

a model that adds a lot more room is having the middle seat face backwards

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-radical-seating-concept-to-be-launched-at-aircraft-interiors-213199/

Oh, yeah. Just what I want. To be staring at your ugly face for an entire long-haul flight.

 

[Zow]

Personally, I don't recline. And I get annoyed when the person in front of me reclines. But the seat is designed to recline, and the airlines certainly support the right to recline. Accordingly, if someone reclines and you retaliate by kneeing them constantly or banging your tray table, I think you are the one who is breaking the social compact.

This is well said. I mean it's an option. To passively aggressively take it out on the guy in front of you is just kind of silly.