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If I ever took this flight I’d probably be stuck next to a screaming child, with a seat kicker behind me and a full flight duration seat recliner in front of me

If I ever took this flight I’d probably be stuck next to a screaming child, with a seat kicker behind me and a full flight duration seat recliner in front of me :D

listenallyall 7y ago
I've flown 15+ hour flights, and yes, I recline my seat. So does most everybody else. To expect someone to sit straight up for that duration, makes you the inconsiderate party.
- aspencer8111 7y ago
  I don’t think I’ve ever agreed more with an HN comment.
- colejohnson66 7y ago
  The complaint isn’t necessarily that the person is reclining. It’s more that the legroom is so small that the recliner can actually bother you.
- msh 7y ago
  So it’s okay to mash other people’s knees?
  - listenallyall 7y ago
    Not my problem. Buy a premium ticket. On a domestic flight within the US, I'll try to accommodate you. Once the flight length exceeds 6, 7 hours, yeah, that seat is going back.
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  - gamblor956 7y ago
    Yes. If you want more legroom pay for the emergency aisle or a premium seat.
    - mciancia 7y ago
      If you want to recline buy business class seat, wtf. Reclining should be allowed only when person behind you is fine with that. Some airlines even have stickers which say exactly this.
      - gamblor956 7y ago
        If you want the person in front of you not to recline then buy business class. Seats in coach recline and it's not my problem that you're being stingy.
- akmarinov 7y ago
  Yep, everyone know it’s only douchey on a <3 hour flight
- robin_reala 7y ago
  I prefer the style of seat that instead of reclining pulls the seat base and a panel of fabric forwards. That way you get to lean back as much as you like, but the further you go, the more of your own room you sacrifice rather than the person behind you. Feels fairer.
- sys_64738 7y ago
  What if you have the middle seat in the last row next to the toilets that doesn't recline?
- rdiddly 7y ago
  Lighten up, Francis. Or at least make a similarly defensive and contorted argument on behalf of all the child travelers and seat kickers.
jedberg 7y ago
The only person in that situation being rude is the seat kicker. Children don't travel well, but you can't get mad at the parent. Especially for international travel, it's usually the only option. I'm pretty sure I can't get a boat from the US to Europe anymore, and even if I could, a multi-week journey isn't really feasible. So yeah, when the kid is screaming I feel bad and I try to take him to the galley, but there is only so much standing in the galley you can do. And I'm definitely reclining my seat on an 11 hour flight.
- ci5er 7y ago
  You can - and it's about 6~7 days. Still not feasible, but certainly not multi-week.
  - jedberg 7y ago
    7 days each way. ie. multi-week round trip.
    - ci5er 7y ago
      That would be true. But like the commenter recommending an HNL two/three day break between LAX and somewhere in AUS, if I don't have to there tomorrow, I am otherwise required to be here. (For arbitrary values of here and there).

If I ever took this flight I’d probably be stuck next to a screaming child, with a seat kicker behind me and a full flight duration seat recliner in front of me :D

listenallyall 7y ago

I've flown 15+ hour flights, and yes, I recline my seat. So does most everybody else. To expect someone to sit straight up for that duration, makes you the inconsiderate party.

aspencer8111 7y ago
I don’t think I’ve ever agreed more with an HN comment.
colejohnson66 7y ago
The complaint isn’t necessarily that the person is reclining. It’s more that the legroom is so small that the recliner can actually bother you.
msh 7y ago
So it’s okay to mash other people’s knees?
- listenallyall 7y ago
  Not my problem. Buy a premium ticket. On a domestic flight within the US, I'll try to accommodate you. Once the flight length exceeds 6, 7 hours, yeah, that seat is going back.
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- gamblor956 7y ago
  Yes. If you want more legroom pay for the emergency aisle or a premium seat.
  - mciancia 7y ago
    If you want to recline buy business class seat, wtf. Reclining should be allowed only when person behind you is fine with that. Some airlines even have stickers which say exactly this.
    - gamblor956 7y ago
      If you want the person in front of you not to recline then buy business class. Seats in coach recline and it's not my problem that you're being stingy.
akmarinov 7y ago
Yep, everyone know it’s only douchey on a <3 hour flight
robin_reala 7y ago
I prefer the style of seat that instead of reclining pulls the seat base and a panel of fabric forwards. That way you get to lean back as much as you like, but the further you go, the more of your own room you sacrifice rather than the person behind you. Feels fairer.
sys_64738 7y ago
What if you have the middle seat in the last row next to the toilets that doesn't recline?
rdiddly 7y ago
Lighten up, Francis. Or at least make a similarly defensive and contorted argument on behalf of all the child travelers and seat kickers.

jedberg 7y ago

The only person in that situation being rude is the seat kicker. Children don't travel well, but you can't get mad at the parent. Especially for international travel, it's usually the only option. I'm pretty sure I can't get a boat from the US to Europe anymore, and even if I could, a multi-week journey isn't really feasible. So yeah, when the kid is screaming I feel bad and I try to take him to the galley, but there is only so much standing in the galley you can do. And I'm definitely reclining my seat on an 11 hour flight.

ci5er 7y ago
You can - and it's about 6~7 days. Still not feasible, but certainly not multi-week.
- jedberg 7y ago
  7 days each way. ie. multi-week round trip.
  - ci5er 7y ago
    That would be true. But like the commenter recommending an HNL two/three day break between LAX and somewhere in AUS, if I don't have to there tomorrow, I am otherwise required to be here. (For arbitrary values of here and there).