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How about seats that are adjustable to fit small people. I'm sick of sitting in seats with concave lumbar regions. It tears up my back. I know, I know, the seat
by krunck 4mo ago
How about seats that are adjustable to fit small people. I'm sick of sitting in seats with concave lumbar regions. It tears up my back. I know, I know, the seats need to accommodate large, more spherical people. Cant there be an adjustable lumbar support though?
- seanosaur 4mo agoAny time you say "adjustable" the manufacturer and operator only here "heavier" which translates to "more expensive to operate."
- nickff 4mo agoThe manufacturers are willing to put in whatever seats the operators want, and airlines want to have the lightest, most compact seats possible because that allows them to offer the lowest price, which is what passengers choose.
- sassbadger 4mo agoSeats are airline equipment. They depend on the airline and it's suppliers and are optionally assembled by Airbus.
- neonstatic 4mo agoSince we are voicing seat related complaints, I want seats that don't recline. I don't want that asshole in front of me ruining my flight again.
- FergusArgyll 4mo agoI don't get this attitude. The seats are meant to recline, as soon as takeoff is finished I recline. If you want more space, you should too.
- ceejayoz 4mo agoYeah, I'm six foot, always in the most basic economy, and never once has the person in front reclining impacted me. It feels like the same phenomenon when people bitched and moaned about having to take even the slightest COVID precautions.
- OxO4 4mo agoThere are people that are taller than six foot and it also depends heavily on whether you have long legs or a long torso.
- conradludgate 4mo agoI am 6'7". I regularly have to ask the person in front not to recline on some layouts. I get aisle/exit row seats if possible, but sometimes it's just not possible. For euro city flights there is no premium economy and the business class seats don't have more legroom either, so there's often very few options for me. For short flights I will just tuck my legs awkwardly when necessary and have to get up to stretch regularly.
- OxO4 4mo agoIf you are tall, then no amount of reclining is going to give you more space. The knees are too far forward to stretch your legs, _especially_ when the person in front of you reclines. In other words, you are inconsiderate.
- foobarian 4mo agoI'm unusually tall and flying has always been unpleasant no matter what. I can actually deal with the reclining because it's actually physically impossible for the person ahead of me to recline since my knees are in the way. What really gets me is the fact that the seat back only comes up to my neck and I can't sleep because my head just flops around. I've been meaning to find some security-friendly contraption that could extend the back a little bit to immobilize me a bit better.
- kelnos 4mo ago
- mitthrowaway2 4mo agoYou could consider sitting in an exit row. The seats in front of that row are typically prohibited from reclining in order not to block the exit. Or you can sit behind a bulkhead.
- interloxia 4mo agoUp to about 15 years ago, Sure. Now you're mostly out of luck unless you pay.
- kelnos 4mo agoSure, and if you want a better experience on a plane, you pay more. That seems reasonable.
- SlightlyLeftPad 4mo agoFly on Ryanair
- asdff 4mo agoI don't get the griping with the reclining. I see it all over reddit and here. Never in real life. It has never affected my life in the least bit to have someone in the seat ahead of me recline their seat. It doesn't affect knee room at all. You lose what maybe 3 inches of dead air space if that at the top of their seat.
- neonstatic 4mo agoIt's only dead space if you are not using it. I like to open my laptop and place it on the tray. When the person in front reclines, I am forced to sit still for the duration of the flight. I usually fly from Europe to Asia, so 10-12 hours.
- camgunz 4mo agoWhat if you also recline?
- neonstatic 4mo agoThis only works if you are okay with developing neck issues
- camgunz 4mo agoYou're gonna get neck issues working off that tray table too my friend.
- neonstatic 4mo agoFair :D
- billforsternz 4mo ago(Not the person you're asking, but...) I don't want to adversely affect the person behind me, but I also accept the right of the person in front of me to recline if they want to. It's not easy being me.
- rconti 4mo agoMy wife's short so she's actually quite uncomfortable in a business class seat unless it's reclined-- seat bottom length is an issue for her, sometimes even in economy. On the flipside, I'm of pretty average height, but the flat seat cushions mean I always feel like I'm sitting awkwardly on my tailbone. I wonder why they couldn't just be more like a car seat, with some thigh support. I'm not sure I've ever been in a car seat less comfortable than the _best_ economy airline seat.
- addaon 4mo ago> I wonder why they couldn't just be more like a car seat, with some thigh support. I'm not sure I've ever been in a car seat less comfortable than the _best_ economy airline seat. Car seats are a lot heavier than airplane seats.
- HeWhoLurksLate 4mo agoand also not crash rated for the same loads and scenarios, nor burn rated to the same standards
- throwaway2037 4mo agoTruly, a first world problem, if I ever heard of one! What is wrong with her carrying a small collapsable foot stool? (You can find ultra-light plastic ones on Amazon for around 10 USD.) That seems like an easy fix for someone willing to pay thousands for a business class seat.
- kelnos 4mo agoWhenever a pillow is included on a flight, I always stuff it behind my lower back. I can't remember the last time I actually used a pillow for its intended purpose when not flying in a lie-flat seat.
- spit2wind 4mo agoFun fact: Airbus doesn't choose the seats, the airline does. Airbus only installs them.