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They should ban the recline function on airplane seats in coach. amirite?
by Anonymous2 months ago
Just recline them all.
by Anonymous2 months ago
exactly, I only recline when it's an overnight flight and I want to try and sleep and I then assume the person behind me is likely doing the same
by abigailfisher2 months ago
3D print a knee defender
by desireewalker2 months ago
Exactly. People would rather have issues with other people rather than aiming their irritation at the root of the issue
by Fit_Lobster_7612 months ago
This sums up the US political atmosphere
by Anonymous2 months ago
Unless airline A hired a competent ad agency and advertised roomier seats.
by No_Recognition2 months ago
They mostly all have done so. Most carriers (US at least) offer premium economy with more leg room. The cheapest seats still sell out first.
by Even_Recognition_1512 months ago
PREACH! It wasn't always this way.
by Correct-Cap64282 months ago
Oh, don't get me started on how flying used to be enjoyable 25-30 years ago. Or at least it was significantly more enjoyable than it is now. They nickel and dime the hell out of you now, and what they offer doesn't improve the experience much at all.
by Anonymous2 months ago
And have you looked at the price of airline tickets "then" compared to now (adjusted for inflation)?
by Famous-Leadership2 months ago
Yeah, let's make it like before, when only the wealthy could travel by air
by ChapterNice2 months ago
Consumers have shown time and time again that they value price over anything else when it comes to air travel. Hence ultra low budget airlines making bank. Those who value other things can purchase them separately. Airline ticket prices are surprisingly stable, and in some cases, prices have come down so as to make it affordable for people who before couldn't travel by plane. This is one of the (very few) cases when it's not really (purely) greed, but consumer choice, albeit at a macro level.
by ChapterNice2 months ago
There's a recline button for a reason. I'll be damned if I sit up straight on a 13 hours overseas flight. You can't fit? Buy an upgrade. I'm small. I fit just fine.
by WinUnique2 months ago
I got you beat. I'm 164cm and slim. As far as concerts go, I buy the close to the stage seats.
by WinUnique2 months ago
You can get very comfortable on any airplane - you get a business or first class seat. If you want airlines to have, say, 10% fewer seats in economy, then you can expect your ticket price to go up proportionately.
by Adorable_Edge2 months ago
I'll take the 10% price increase (vs approx 60% for premium economy) if there's 10% less seats.
by Anonymous2 months ago
I'd happily pay 10% more for a few more inches.
by Anonymous2 months ago
many others would disagree, if they're complaining on paying an extra $1 per gallon, can only imagine a spirit plane ticket rising from $67 to $100
by kareemkoepp2 months ago
Except 10% would be $67 to just under $74. I'll pay $74 gladly if it means I get 10% more room. I'll pay $100 for 30% more room.
by marvinwhitney2 months ago
Sounds good. So I assume you are willing to pay significantly more for your flights as a result of increased costs from fitting fewer people on the plane?
by wilhelmine372 months ago
There's no way in hell they'll do that. They are commercial companies with the goal of maximizing profits. Planes are expensive. If you shove more passengers, you save a lot of money. OP's suggestion is practical and basically doesn't cost the airline nothing.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Most cheap airline companies doing short flights do not have them already.
by Anonymous2 months ago
If everyone reclined, there wouldn't be an issue
by Such_Friendship2 months ago
I'm 5'9 and 'd prefer the person in front of me to recline over being upright because when the chair in front is at 90* my kneecaps are right up against them. Being tall (and I'm not even that tall!!) on planes these days sucks.
by Fun_Championship2 months ago
That and the "recline" is less than 5° back anyway. Feels more like they aren't upright without it but inclined to ~87° and push back to ~92°
by Charming-Complex2 months ago
My first time on a plane I reclined the seat and laughed "is this what everyone complains about????"
by Altenwerthamir2 months ago
I saw someone breakdown the design changes, somewhere, over years, and they have steadily reduced overall recline to fit 2-3 more rows of seats as flying became more common. They even broke down how a 5° incline, specifically, isn't noticeable at leg height for the vast majority of passengers. I am also quite tall and have given up on reclining but I can't tell if leaning my weight on the fold down tray tables is helping the person in front, by bending it back a bit more, or annoying them by shifting the seat unexpectedly.
by Charming-Complex2 months ago
How would it be the same amount as before? You are going into the space of the person behind you
by Anonymous2 months ago
This is not an unpopular opinion. This is a very popular debate that splits the population roughly 50/50.
by Anonymous2 months ago
In that case, we should assign seats on a plane by preference, and each group gets one half of the plane split lengthwise. Tadaaa, peace!
by Rosaliafriesen2 months ago
I don't think so, I think the no Recliners are MAYBE 10% of the population, probly significantly less. I mean 50%+ of the population aren't even physically large enough to notice.
by No_Recognition2 months ago
Idgaf. I paid for my seat and until they remove the recline function, I'm going alllll the way back when I can
by Garry862 months ago
I will die on this hill with you. People act like it reclines to a sleeping position. It's like 2 inches
by Anonymous2 months ago
Sign me up for the battle. I'm in.
by Anonymous2 months ago
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by Altenwerthamir2 months ago
I too will die on this hill with you worthy folks.
by Anonymous2 months ago
I paid for the tray on the back of your seat, so until they remove it it'll be slappin' that sonobitch up and down like a pogo stick.
by steviedavis2 months ago
I absolutely care more about myself compared to strangers on a plane. As long as coach seats are uncomfortable I'm going to keep reclining
by maybellemante2 months ago
So your suggestions is...to make everyone in the entire row recline to get their personal space back????
by boehmjoyce2 months ago
to get their personal space back? If this is your concern, pony up the cash to fly 1st class.
by Emotional_Nail2 months ago
no
by boehmjoyce2 months ago
And if you have a hot drink on your tray when the person in front suddenly reclines?
by Anonymous2 months ago
You obviously do it slowly. That's what I always do
by WinUnique2 months ago
If you cared about me more than you cared about you, you'd want me to recline.
by Mullerjuanita2 months ago
All seats tilted back at the same angle and some decent lumbar support would be nice though
by No_Promotion_41382 months ago
I'm going to assume you don't take long flights. Try taking 17 hour flight without a reclining seat. And in those situations it's really not a big deal. When it's "bedtime" almond st everyone reclines.
by Anonymous2 months ago
"you show that you care more about yourself than people around you." Says the person who cares that they remain comfortable at the cost of someone else's discomfort
by tierrathompson2 months ago
Always my favorite take on this.
by nosinski2 months ago
They should ban pretty big guys from coach. This is a nonissue for me.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Nmf planes are uncomfortable
by Cassandra682 months ago
They should space seats out more. They charge more money and you get less space.
by Reannawillms2 months ago
Get rid of seats altogether for coach and make the poors stand the whole time. We can get more people on the plane and we should also charge more for the fatties since it costs more fuel to fly them from point a to point b. More revenue per passenger and more volume.
by Fit-Possibility2 months ago
🤣🤣🤣
by WinUnique2 months ago
Also, reduce the luggage allowance of obese people
by desireewalker2 months ago
There's products like this on the marker
by No_Recognition2 months ago
Might as well have everyone stand or lay down like on the old slave ships if that is how you feel about the filthy poors /s
by Anonymous2 months ago
Sorry my dude, you're not more important than my back problems.
by bodeclifford2 months ago
The airline industry laughing at you cause you're mad at other people for reclining half an inch and not them for cramming that one more row of seats in 😆
by Jdavis2 months ago
We all care about ourselves more than the people around us. Did you offer to buy their tickets? Did you cook them lunch? No? Because of course not. I care about your well-being and general welfare, but do I care about you more than I care about me? Get real.
by Far-Desk10262 months ago
If there's a recline button, I'm pressing it.
by Lonely_Report2 months ago
the seats recline about 2 inches my guy
by Anonymous2 months ago
|| <-- actual space between reclining and upright.
by fschultz2 months ago
And if you look to the left, you'll see this opinion again.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Sorry but your comfort doesnt matter to me. I bought the seat and Im going to make sure im comfy for my ride.
by balistreriodie2 months ago
Im using all 3" of my recline feature get over it.
by WorldlyAardvark2 months ago
I paid for my seat just as you did I'm reclining everytime I can You can recline too If you don't like it buy a better seat
by williamsonjudd2 months ago
This, absolutely, right here. The man loves that we argue about what other people should do, not what the corporations or government did to create the problem in the first place.
by Far-Desk10262 months ago
Where are all these cramped coach seats, except maybe on ultra-budget carriers? I'm 6'2" and fly dozens of times per year and never have a space issue, even when the person in front of me reclines.
by conor972 months ago
pull up your bootstraps and you won't have to fly coach
by Anonymous2 months ago
I'm also tall and can sometimes barely fit in an airline seat. However, the seat is meant to recline so if people want to, then they should be allowed to, unless it's during meal time. Can it be annoying? Definitely, but tbh I rarely have people recline in front of me, unless it's a long haul flight or overnight, in which case I recline myself.
by lubowitzbriana2 months ago
I'm only 5'9 and I've been on a few planes where my kneecaps were right up against the seat in front of me. Considering plenty of people out there are taller than me, wtf do y'all do???
by Fun_Championship2 months ago
For context I'm 6'4. It varies from plane to plane and how much space there is. First of all, I try to always get an aisle seat so I can at least straighten one leg and if I'm travelling with someone, I can stretch my leg towards their seat. If those options aren't possible, I can sometimes change my sitting position, which allows me to kinda stretch my legs below the seat in front of me. Planes used for long haul flights usually have more space for your legs, which allows some wiggle room. I have been on short haul flights where my knees were also up against the seat in front of me and where there wasn't really much to do. I could sometimes turn my body a little which can make a little room for my legs and sometimes I can (with difficulty) cross my legs.
by lubowitzbriana2 months ago
Pretty sure OP double parks and is a dictator.
by No-Peach-76432 months ago
Can't say I disagree, but I think a better way to go about it would be to force the FAA (something you can do by pressuring your politicians) to recertify every aircraft for evacuations with the seats reclined. They are required to prove they can evacuate the aircraft completely in 90 seconds, and while the manufacturers use professionals to do it, they can accomplish this. Guaranteed they couldn't do it with them back. "But they have to be up on landing and takeoff" the clowns who like to lay back will cry. To which I say "plenty of entitled idiots recline back after the cabin crew is seated, so deal with it"
by Anonymous2 months ago
I'm paying a fortune for the seat, I'm going to use it the way it's designed. Take it up with the airlines.
by Anonymous2 months ago
i'll recline if i want ok? ok.
by heaneycamden2 months ago
I will happily recline as far back as my seat can go. I like to sleep on planes and more importantly, I paid for the tickets
by Anonymous2 months ago
Yeah, and the person behind you won the airplane tickets at the lottery. What kind of argument is that?
by vonjunius2 months ago
Exactly, there is no argument. If the airlines allows me the option to recline my seat, I will choose to accept it
by Anonymous2 months ago
Except that, for example, you can't recline the seat while taking off or landing. And I imagine you are gonna pay for anything that the person behind you may spill over from the little table behind your backseat. Because if there the table, I am gonna use it, I paid for it. And if you break anything, well, you pay
by vonjunius2 months ago
Why are things on that table when the plane is taking off or landing?
by Anonymous2 months ago
When they offer you drinks on board where do you put them while not drinking?
by vonjunius2 months ago
They do not allow you to have drinks when the plane is landing or taking off. The table is supposed to be in an upright position during those times as well.
by Anonymous2 months ago
I agree 100%
by Anonymous2 months ago
Maybe on long haul flights when you want to sleep, but if you do you should ask the person behind you. On short flights, there's no need for it
by Anonymous2 months ago
If the inch and a half that the seat tilts back makes YOU have less room....well.
by Alarming-Idea2 months ago
Boo hoo
by Anonymous2 months ago
Who should ban them?
by Anonymous2 months ago
It's not that big a deal. Some people act like you murdered their child for wanting a little recline angle to rest better.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Hell YES! I will sign the petition. Same applies for coach style buses as well. As somone who rides the bus daily for my commute. it is so annoying having people recline into you and give you zero wiggle room. But to make things worse the mechanism on half the seats is broken... so instead of sitting upright you end up reclining unintentionally everytime the driver hits the gas too hard and have reset your seat.
by Anonymous2 months ago
If everyone reclines then everyone has the same amount of space and is more comfortable. I just did a 7 hour flight followed by a 14 hour flight - not a chance I'm sitting straight for all of that.
by ansley932 months ago
Maybe have all of the seats in recline position in the first place.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Sounds like a you problem pal. Good thing the airlines offer upgrades, otherwise ground travel is always an option
by No_Recognition2 months ago
If the person in front of me reclines the seat, I simply put my weight all on my knees, and I push his seat back. Then, I pause, then again, then pause again, then again, like small little kicks, until the guy understands the situation. I am not gonna spend an unconformable voyage just for the benefit of an arrogant
by vonjunius2 months ago
You need help.
by Anonymous2 months ago
The seats barely tilt. I paid for it. I'm going to use it. Sorry not sorry
by Anonymous2 months ago
As a regular traveler I'm exhausted by this opinion. For me, the difference between sitting straight up or reclining a few degrees for more than an hour is the difference between being able to stand up straight when I get where I'm going or hunching for a day and a half. And on another note, while being cognizant of other people's needs is impossible important, but taking my needs into account first doesn't make me selfish it makes me human.
by National_Plan2 months ago
wouldn't be a problem if everyone reclined at the same time
by carolina952 months ago
I'm tall so my knees sit against the back of the seat in front of me unless I man spread. I normally just keep my knees straight in front and people struggle to recline before giving up. I wouldn't care so much about the recline if it didn't aggressively shake the tray table and spill things.
by Vegetable-Teach99682 months ago
Take a long haul flight and let's talk about it. It's literally not that big of a deal, except maybe while you're eating.
by Anonymous2 months ago
I choose to recline. Your opinion is unpopular with me.
by Anonymous2 months ago
If the person in front reclined their seat all the way then I'll recline mine too. Hoping to start a domino effect LOL. Other than that, I like the reclining option. It just depends if the person is considerate or not. I tend to recline just a tad bit to be more comfy for long flights. No recline for shorter ones.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Yes, they shouldn't be made like that. It's crazy that the quality of a flight varies far more depending on whether you have an a-hole sitting in front of you than potentially thousands in upgrades.
by Basic-Function-73842 months ago
Nah, you just need to save money
by Anonymous2 months ago
This is just a weird embarrassment thing, I'm 6', not a giant by any means. It has never inconvenienced me when someone reclined their seat lol it goes back maybe 1". 100% recline your seats, idgaf. We're all sardines in the same can
by Anonymous2 months ago
so, because you're fat and uncomfortable, everyone must get uncomfortable??? When travelling, I"ll recline my seat to the last position and sleep all the flight. I do care more about myself and I'm not willing to impose myself sacrifices in order to make your life less miserable
by Anonymous2 months ago
I'm a tall man myself and do not care if the person in front of me reclines. What irks me is obese people buying a single seat when their body spills over the arm rest. I know its rude of me, but I think people at a certain size should be required to either buy first class or reserve 2 seats for themselves.
by HugeAssociation17682 months ago
That's not rude. It's common sense
by WinUnique2 months ago
If the person in front of you reclines, you just go back with them. It's not comfortable to sit straight up right for 4-5 hours. Everyone should recline.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Why not just recline you paid for the seat? They don't tilt back that far
by Anonymous2 months ago
We gotta take 'em where we can get 'em.
by Anonymous2 months ago
and every sane person will just call the staff and tell them about the weirdo who is kicking your seat
by Anonymous2 months ago
Sure there is. It's called getting over yourself
by Anonymous2 months ago
You're right. There's no cure for what you've got
by WinUnique2 months ago
Now imagine not being able to recline when the plane is half full.
by Huelmaci2 months ago
I have long legs, I'm taking everything I can get.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Seats are not supposed to be reclined during meal service
by WinUnique2 months ago
The flight attendant asked him twice and each time he'd make a show of doing it and proceed not to straighten it. Big flight so once the attendant turned they'd be gone for like half an hour at a time
by Anonymous2 months ago
There's an etiquette to it. Don't recline on short flights. But on long flights, everybody should recline together after they clear the first meal. Usually 60-90 minutes into the flight. It's a little more comfortable, everybody nets the same amount of space, and it's slightly less impossible to sleep. Usually people do that and everybody is cool.
by Correct-Cap64282 months ago
Evidently you've never traveled outside Alabama
by Gracieziemann2 months ago
If everyone reclines everyone has the same legroom. So as long as you aren't in the row BEFORE an exit row - most of these won't recline - what's the big deal?
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