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Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

With all the drama with that guy who used the Knee Defender thing, I guess reclining seats on airplanes are a hot topic. I've ridden airplanes quite a few times and I never actually knew people thought it was rude if I reclined. It never occurred to me.

What do you think? To recline or not to recline?

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

Not. If it's just a little bit I'll still be annoyed but won't do anything about it. If it eats up my space and prevents me from reading/drawing (things I can't do while lying down, so I'll be bored to death if I'm forced to recline my seat to get my space back), I'll ask nicely about it. If that won't work, I may or may not kick your seat until I have space to read again.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

tBQH, I hate it when the passenger in front of me reclines, because in Coach that puts their seat right in your face. So if you're in the seat in front of me, yes, I do kind of think you're an asshole. I don't say anything, but that doesn't mean I'm not silently seething.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

No, don't do that. The space is quite small as it is.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[herpymcderp]

Depends on the flight. 2-4 hour day flight? Nah, I don't do it and neither should you if you're not an asshole.

16 hour flight? There's no other way you're going to sleep, so feel free.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[diet_poison]

I sleep sitting. I mean I know it varies from person to person, and some people can't sleep on planes at all, but "no other way" might not really be accurate.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[solticisekf]

No, just no. Chairs are maid to recline. I've never heard that it's impolite.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

Not, if you can help it. There's not much space in Coach class nowadays!

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

I always ask the person behind me if they mind, I don't just do it.

I had an asshole recline and break my laptop once. He tried to claim it was my fault for "putting it there" but how was I supposed to know he was going to jerk his seat back? Asshole had to pay to replace my laptop and it put me in a bad position at my job because I was working on an important power point presentation.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

I'm going to be annoyed if the person in front of me puts their seat all the way back, but if it's just a couple of inches then who gives a fuck? Either way, I'm not going to say anything as long as they're not being weird about it. They paid for the seat, and the seat reclines. It's not their fault that airlines are assholes who think their passengers like being crammed in like sardines.

Personally, I only recline if I've been seated next to some huge person and it's the only way I can get their bulk out of my face. Even then, I'm not going to put the seat all the way back, just an inch or two so I'm not suffocating on shoulder. I say "usually" because one time the person seated next to me carried on an honest to god rucksack and the thing didn't fit in overhead or under the seat and was laying across the whole front of the row for the whole flight. Fuck yeah, I reclined my seat and also bitched to the flight attendant because they should have made him curbside check that fucker before they even let him on the plane.

You know that "how do you know you're rich?" thread we had a while back? I'm going to retroactively put "being able to afford first class" on that list, because flying coach sucks hairy donkey balls.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

You know that "how do you know you're rich?" thread we had a while back? I'm going to retroactively put "being able to afford first class" on that list,

Hah, yes! I remember the first time I flew on a long international flight, crammed into my little space, trying to sleep. I'd paid $1300 for the tickets and I thought "next time I'm going to pay extra to fly first class, because that was SO uncomfortable". That was because I had the dumb idea that maybe you paid an extra $300-500 for first class.

Then I looked up the first class prices and realized, hell no - if and when I fly again, it's definitely back to the egg-carton sized coach seating for me.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

Haha I was the same. I once traveled frequently on a ~15 hour flight back and forth, and coach SUCKS that long. I thought, you know, maybe an extra hundred dollars to pay for first class could be worth it.

First class does not cost an extra hundred dollars. I learned that.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[diet_poison]

eh, I'm in the camp of better safe than sorry. Don't do it unless you have to - it can really mess with the people behind you if you're in coach.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

Thing is, I've got severe arthritis and if it's a question of morphine or reclining, I'm going to recline. There's nothing like the grating of bone on bone to make a person want to do that. And what if the reclining person has already been travelling for 16 hours? Not everyone gets on at the same airport.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, seats in coach don't even recline all that far back. I can't help but think people who complain about reclining are being a bit dramatic. They only go back a couple of inches. It's not even close to the feeling of lying down, and I've never seen how it severely bites into your space.

You buy the right to recline with the ticket. Feel free.

Re: Reclining on airplanes

[pantasma]

I might recline about an inch -- just enough to rest my temple on the seat next to me if it's family sitting there... especially a sibling ;P. I don't recline all the way because I'm terrified of trapping someone like I once was. (I was sleeping with my head on the tray. I woke from being crushed by the seat, and they certainly hadn't be gentle about putting their seat back. They pretended not to notice even though there was thrashing and seat rocking while I tried to squeeze out. There was no apology. [Bitter? Me? Noooo...])

Other than that, it might be annoying if someone reclines, but it's not like you can really get mad at them. I think, anyway. Yea, they're cramming more of us in economy, but lately the only bonus of flying business or first class is getting to board first and get the "best" seats. But dammit, if I need to lay back some to sleep I'm gonna. It's damned uncomfortable enough already.