An investigation into the economics of airplane seat reclining

Re:An investigation into the economics of airplane seat recl... by freehunter on Monday May 15, 2017 @03:25PM (#14344358)

Anything on the tray table is the problem. Reclining reduces my use of my tray table. It also reduces the area I have to read my book, I can't hold it as far from my face as I like.

But IMO it should be enough that it intrudes into my space, which is already at an extreme premium. It doesn't have to be useful space, I'm already cramped and you're making my space smaller. Please don't.

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Re:An investigation into the economics of airplane seat recl... by sanswork on Monday May 15, 2017 @04:51PM (#14344996)

The space the seat reclines into isn't your space.

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Re:An investigation into the economics of airplane seat recl... by freehunter on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @02:35PM (#14352101)

I disagree. I could reach into that space when I sat down and now I can't.

Think of it this way: my house has 8 foot ceilings. I'm only 6 foot tall, so I could lower my ceilings by almost two feet and not hit my head. But it would certainly impact my comfort level inside my house.

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Re:An investigation into the economics of airplane seat recl... by sanswork on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @04:59PM (#14353265)

You can reach into the space next to you before someone sits down too. Does that make it your space or their space that they haven't occupied yet?

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