Comments on: Rage Over Reclining Seat

By: Demotage

Demotage — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:16:45 +0000

Remember a few years ago when AA had that big campaign about removing seats from coach to give everyone more room? They even put a brass plaque at the front of every plane saying when that plane had been converted to a kore legroom configuration. They advertised the he’ll out of it.

They were consideraby quieter about it when they put all the seats back in.

By: shocked

shocked — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:59:24 +0000

How many of you guys that are complaining about people reclining there seats actually recline your own seat on your flights……..pretty much all of you I imagine. Thats why the flight attendants go through just before landing and tells each and every row to raise their seats for landing. The seats recline and most people recline them during the flight

By: ps

ps — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:56:46 +0000

Well, we’re in the 21st century. Airfare today is the quivalent of busfare pre deregulation. If you want lounge space, buy a business class ticket, which is still cheaper than coach pre deregulation. If you want to gamble, buy coach and hope you sit next to a petite person and the person behind you has short legs.

By: david

david — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:40:24 +0000

what about on long haul flights, since i frequently travel 20hrs (NYC to Singapore) would that be acceptable to have a full recline? as sitting upright all that time is a back killer

By: Kad

Kad — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:17:13 +0000

Good point Darryl. I try to only partially recline because I know – as in appreciate and empathize with my fellow humans – how irritating a full recline is when the seat in front is 2 inches from your face.

Consideration for others goes a long way. Having the ability or the ‘right’ to do something doesn’t mean we should do it, always, without thinking about it.

By: Darryl

Darryl — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:56:30 +0000

The Airlines are causing these problems cramming more seats into coach. I agree with previous posters that Yes everyone has the right to recline their seat but everyone should try and be considerate. At night yes a full recline is acceptable, during the day maybe just a half recline. At meal times of course seats should be in the fully upright position. Recently on Hawaiian Airlines I had a styrofoam cup of coffe on my tray left after finishing my meal, the passenger in front went into a full recline and it was good-bye cup of coffee time, luckily the cup was only a quarter full.

By: deld

deld — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:04:01 +0000

Wow. It’s a bit on an inconvienence when person in front of you reclines but c’mon?!?! I never understand why people get so upset by it. I’m 6′3 and yea, it’s uncomfortable but not that much.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:18:39 +0000

I wish that the airlines would make the seats stay in one position, and not recline.

There is way too little space for a normal sized, 6′ person like myself anyway…and, when someone reclines their seat those 3 inches really takes away needed leg space….however, are those 3 inches in recline really important to the person reclining? Does it truly make that much difference if you are straight up, or just a little tilt? Probably not. But to the person behind, it can mean the difference between your legs just being cramped, or having the seat in front of you resting on your legs.

However, I would never ask the person in front of me to not recline. I would hope they would be polite enough to stay erect…as a common courtesy.

This lady was rude, and yes you have the right to recline if the airline allows it…and, if everyone else is reclining it makes it more necessary for you to recline too…so, it is a terrible ripple effect.

And I would pay to upgrade for myself…but, when travellling on business, I am at the mercy of what my company will pay…which, in these economic times, is only coach.

Bottom line, why can’t we all get along? Realize reclining takes up needed leg space for most people…and, if everyone would leave their seat up straight, it would be a more pleasant flight for all.

By: Glenn R

Glenn R — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:31:30 +0000

Knee defenders while approved for use by the FAA are prohibited on most airlines. Passengers have the right to utilize that additional 1 1/2 inches of recline, whether you like it or not.

By: Poco

Poco — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:10:36 +0000

It IS everyone’s right to recline their seat. That said, the rage so many people seem to feel over reclining is largly due to airlines cramming us in so tightly.