Should Airline Seats Be Allowed To Recline?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/another-us-flight-forced-to-divert-because-of-legroom-row-days-after-knee-defender-argument-9698898.html

[whiskeryron]

No, it is a fact that they impinge on the space of the passenger in rear of the seat. Airline seats are already too close together to allow comfortable travel without the seat in front of you being able to move into the space occupied by yourself.

[janbee]

NO !

[Mamyalynne]

Discussed at least in part on Wednesday, I have never flown but I would never recline back without chatting to the person behind first.


http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1361073.html

[anotheoldgit]

Well up to now three or a possible 4 out of 4 isn't bad, so I wonder why the airlines don't agree?

[agchristie]

Because they are too laid back...

[237SJ]

I think it`s necessary on long haul flights because people want to sleep. It`s not acceptable when someone reclines when the person behind is eating their meal though. I`m not sure it`s necessary at all on short haul flights.

[anotheoldgit]

divebuddy

You don't expect anyone to be brave enough to answer that do you Buddy?

[anotheoldgit]

Why not one side 'recliners' and the other 'non-recliners'?

[ummmm]

I agree about long haul.

No need for them to recline on short haul.

[Daffy6543]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2733807/Sleeping-traveller-attacked-plane-repeatedly-punched-face-fellow-passenger-flight-Australia.html

All women recliners? Really?

[anotheoldgit]

/// The victim was attempting to get some sleep on the eight-hour flight Friday night when he was repeatedly punched in the face by a stranger. ///

Yes it must be hard trying to get some sleep while someone is punching you in the face.

[Clanad]

Fact is most economy section seats now only recline a total of maybe three (3) inches... nothing at all compared to the 7 inches on the first "airliner" I had the privilege of flying... a Convair 580... The previously used Douglas DC-3 recline maybe 5 inches but the upholstery was much softer back then so it seemed like the seats reclined further.

Anyway... 3 inches isn't much anyway and this has nothing to do with seat "pitch" which is the distance from any given point on a seat to the same given point on the one in front of you. This is a fixed distance and is only differnet by maybe 2 04 3 inches from airline to airline. So, this and other such "incidents" is much to do about nothing.

Many of the ultra-low cost airlines are even going to non-recline seats here in the U.S. Spirit Airlines comes to mind... most of their Airbus A319's don'thave reclining seats.

One helpful bit of knowledge... if you're sitting in an aisle seat and the aisle side arm rest wiggles, even minutely, that means that the arm rest can be raised when you're entering or exiting the seat. To do so, feel along the underside of the arm rest all the way back to where it hinges to the seat back... a small button like fixture there needs to be depressed and voila more room to enter/exit the seat...

[youngmafbog]

It's ok in business or 1st - plenty of room on the planes I have been on the US.

Small Europe planes though should not, there is barely enough room as it is. I dont think all do these days though - not right back anyway.

[madmaggot]

When my OH is sitting in the seat they can't recline the one in front; I mean CAN'T. He can just get himself into the seat if he sits right back against the squab totally impossible for him to move unless he stands up.

[Old_Geezer]

Brilliant agchristie :-)

Yes they can recline them, the airlines simply have to remove every other row of seats. Sorted !

[ludwig]

There should be a button that allows you to tilt the seat in front forward.