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I completely disagree. I have a neck problem and not being able to recline the seat will completely kill me for any flight longer than an hour. Also, how exact
by lutorm 9y ago
I completely disagree. I have a neck problem and not being able to recline the seat will completely kill me for any flight longer than an hour.
Also, how exactly does the seat in front reclining affect your comfort? Not being able to recline my own seat affects my comfort far, far more than the seat in front of me being reclined.
- shortformblog 9y agoI didn't have enough space to even hold my phone in front of my face to read it because she had reclined back so far. You have to remember that there are a lot of people on the plane of different shapes and sizes, so what might not bother you might be a huge problem for someone else.
- cratermoon 9y agoThat's the hill you want to die on? Inability to look at your gadget?
- shortformblog 9y agoI'm sorry if I dare used a practical example of the bad situation I was in, rather than describing it in inches.
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- lutorm 9y agowhat might not bother you might be a huge problem for someone else Exactly, that's what I'm saying. It goes both ways. Was your seat reclined?
- shortformblog 9y agoNo, because I was trying to be thoughtful to the person behind me.
- lclarkmichalek 9y agoThink this might be part of the issue...
- shortformblog 9y agoJust because I show a level of consideration to the person behind of me that I'm not personally afforded doesn't mean that this is part of the issue. The issue is a design problem created by the airline, and I'd rather be courteous to the person behind me if possible.
- vogt 9y agoIf you are a tall person, the reclined seat jams into your knees. Talk to me about your lack of reclining being worse when you literally can't move your knees for 4 hours because there's a hard piece of plastic jammed into your kneecaps. I'm 6'2'' which is tall but not unreasonably tall.
- jimktrains2 9y agoOr if you have a laptop on the tray or your knees. It gets jammed and could break.
- Bahamut 9y agoSomeone doesn’t even have to be taller than average to feel the pain during flights. I’ve had multiple incidents where passengers inconsiderately reclined their seats without looking & asking, one time putting dangerous pressure on my laptop screen, and multiple times trapping my knees/preventing me from unlocking my knees...and I’m only 5’ 9”. One time the woman in front of me did it just so she could get more comfortable for using her laptop! There is almost no excuse for not asking before reclining unless it is a very long flight (i.e. 10+ hours) or if the person is that shitty. Sometimes I wish people with that little regard for others would be barred from the privilege of flying :( .
- city41 9y agoI've never asked before reclining nor have I ever seen anyone else ask, ever. As for laptops, I've completely given up on them on planes. It's just not feasible anymore.
- auggierose 9y agoPeople reclining the seat in front of me in economy makes the flight basically unbearable for me. That's why I will never fly economy again for flights > 2 hours. From your comment I guess you are not very tall.
- koolba 9y agoBook the exit row. The seat in front of it can't recline to ensure the pathway is open. Bonus tip: if there are two exit rows back to back, pick the one in the back. It will be able to recline but can't be reclined in front of.
- irq11 9y agoYeah, that was great until the airlines made those $150+ "upgrade" seats. It's not as if tickets have been getting cheaper, to compensate, either. It's gotten to the point that I simply refuse to fly domestic unless I am forced.
- auggierose 9y agoI am doing that whenever I can for the < 2 hour flights, but for longer flights economy is just too much of a pain anyway.