Reclining your seat in coach is a horrible, selfish thing to do. I'm 6'3" and all leg. On most flights these days, unless I spring for Economy Plus or similar, where you get a few extra inches, my knees are smushed up against the seat in front of me already. If the person in front of me reclines, it actually presses hard on my kneecaps. I've actually been known to press my legs against the seat in front of me so that they can't recline. It's kind of a dick move, but much less so than reclining your seat.
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#52How about you pay me to recline into my lap. I'm a tall guy. Each and every time I take a flight someone tries to recline because my lap is a seemingly good spot to rest. However given my stature I can just push their right back up into it's upright position with my knees. There isn't much to be done about that, is there?
If you don't want to sit behind a seat that reclines you can pay extra for the first row. Or on Southwest pay extra for boarding group A. Regardless, when you bought your ticket you buy it with the knowledge that there is a seat in front of you that reclines.
And if its' a business trip, or the front row seats are already taken? I've been stuck in the last row of an airplane before on a last minute flight... my knees were wedged into the joint from the seat in front of me, and when they tried to recline it popped my knee cap out of position. fuck you
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#53I feel like this whole issue was largely resolved by Jet Blue who gives a couple of more inches of space. Even if someone reclines, I felt like I wasn't being invaded by the person's seat. Of course now they charge for higher legroom seats...so essentially Jet Blue has done exactly what the author states. As a slightly above average 5'11" guy, I feel though that the average coach airline seat is designed as a torture…
Ryanair 'solved' this problem by fitting non-recline seats (which also means cabin crew don't have to check seat positions before landing).
There's also no seat-back storage which increases leg room (or rather lets them fit more seats in the same space) which also removes the need for cleaners to check seat pockets reducing turn-around time.
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#54I don't understand why airlines don't just disable recline in one half of the economy-class cabin, and then let passengers choose whether they want to sit in the reclining or non-reclining side. I'm 5'10" (almost exactly average for men) but I still like having extra space for using my laptop or iPad. I also don't really benefit from recline because I never sleep on flights. So I would really like having the option t…
They do - it's called "first class".
at over 3X the price per seat...
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#55>Instead of counting their blessings, or buying extra-legroom seats with some of their extra income, the tall have the gall to demand that the rules of flying be reconfigured to their advantage, just as everything else in life already has been.
Jesus, talk about bitter. I almost wish the author could experience having your knees crushed during a long flight, I think some perspective would do him good
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#56Airline deregulation in the late '70s had its upsides and downsides. One of the upsides: lower prices. One of the downsides: crappy accommodations.
Here's an interesting look at the changes, good and bad, in the 30 years following deregulation: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/business/17air.html?pagewa...
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#57I'm a frequent flyer and 195 cm tall. In my opinion talking about certain "rights" to a seat is pathetic and a spoiled, juvenile way of thinking. You have two options; Annoy and possibly hurt the other cheapskate person behind you or deal with your own problems.
If YOU feel like you need to extra comfort, get 1st class and don't destroy it for everyone else, who are also just trying to survive the horrible trip on monkey class.
Of course, if you're on longhaul it's different.
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#58Reclining your seat in coach is a horrible, selfish thing to do. I'm 6'3" and all leg. On most flights these days, unless I spring for Economy Plus or similar, where you get a few extra inches, my knees are smushed up against the seat in front of me already. If the person in front of me reclines, it actually presses hard on my kneecaps. I've actually been known to press my legs against the seat in front of me so that…
> Reclining your seat in coach is a horrible, selfish thing to do.
I'd be inclined to disagree. I'm not saying that someone's moderate comfort improvement is worth more than your actual pain -- but the selfish, horrible behavior is not on the part of the passenger in front of you.
It's the horrible, selfish airline's fault.
They are the ones jamming as many seats as possible into an aircraft, and overselling every flight. It's a business; I get it. Still, though, it's difficult to blame someone who is also cramped into a seat in coach from trying to get as much comfort as they can out of the situation. The other (unaddressed) problem is the "domino effect" of seat reclining. If someone in front of you reclines their seat, you lose a significant amount of space -- and the only way to compensate for that is to also recline yours.
If you don't think people should be allowed to recline their seat a few inches, take it up with the airlines, not the passengers.
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