05-16-2022, 11:00 AM | #1 |
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Do you recline your seat on an airplane?
This question specifically applies to domestic flights (within the US) in coach. International travel is excluded as there's no debate the flights are longer and people have to sleep.
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05-16-2022, 11:07 AM | #2 |
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I take note of the size of the person sitting behind me. If it is a tall guy like myself crammed in there, then no. If it's a child or woman, usually yes.
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05-16-2022, 11:17 AM | #4 |
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Very similar to Xutvjet. I try to be courteous as possible especially in reference to long flights. The amount I use to travel was one of the reasons I wanted to get in pretty good shape - a lot more comfortable on those long flights when you're smaller in size haha
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05-16-2022, 11:31 AM | #6 |
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I wait until i notice the person behind me about to take a drink from an open cup, then i violently rack my seat back
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05-16-2022, 11:45 AM | #7 |
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100% Yes, it's available why not use it.
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I always do, but not to the stops. My old back cannot otherwise take it.
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05-16-2022, 11:59 AM | #9 |
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Depends on the length of the flight and who is behind me. And also if the person in front of me reclines, I almost have to recline a bit to get some breathing room back. The only time it really pisses me off is on really short (30min) flights from the local airport to O'Hare. The plane is tiny and the seats are already cramped as hell, yet I've had people in front of me drop their seat all the way back the second the wheels leave the tarmac. It's like, "You can't leave your seat up for 30 freakin' minutes?"
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Well, it was not to be. I saw a late boarder enter the front of the airplane and thought, oh well. Then I noticed various male heads popping up and down from the seats like prairie-dogs. As the lady got closer, it became obvious why all of the ogling was going on. This gal had monster boobs sticking straight out that rivaled Dolly Parton. When she settled into the seat next to me, I had to pull in my right elbow so as not to touch the taboo country. And not I'm exaggerating when I say I could see those things in my peripheral vision when looking straight ahead! I felt trapped and I could barely move.
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05-16-2022, 12:20 PM | #11 |
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I usually don't, but if the person behind me starts bumping the seat, putting the tray up and down a lot, and touches my head when they get up multiple times to go to the bathroom, all the way back it goes.
I sometimes raise the armrest on the isle side and stick my leg out to stretch a little.
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05-16-2022, 12:48 PM | #13 |
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why not? especially for a long flight. i try to get economy plus or business class due to my height.
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I legit laughed out loud when I read this. Totally visualized the whole thing. I almost did this to the asshole who was watching whatever video he downloaded without headphones. It's equivalent to the people who walk around in public talking on speakerphone. Rude.
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Usually on the widebodies for longer flights, where the seats recline more than the little shuttles, the trays can even slide out a bit on arms. So they recline their seat, I recline my seat, the guy reclines his seat behind me, and we all continue our lives normally slightly more comfortably for a 5 hour flight. |
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05-16-2022, 02:30 PM | #20 |
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Didn't know this was an issue. I always recline mine. And would expect the person in front of me to as well - go nuts... It's not something in life that I tend to take time worrying about.
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In all reality if you don't want to complain about space get first class.
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