If you are a tall person, the reclined seat jams into your knees. Talk to me about your lack of reclining being worse when you literally can't move your knees for 4 hours because there's a hard piece of plastic jammed into your kneecaps. I'm 6'2'' which is tall but not unreasonably tall.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by Bahamut on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:19PM
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Someone doesn’t even have to be taller than average to feel the pain during flights. I’ve had multiple incidents where passengers inconsiderately reclined their seats without looking & asking, one time putting dangerous pressure on my laptop screen, and multiple times trapping my knees/preventing me from unlocking my knees...and I’m only 5’ 9”. One time the woman in front of me did it just so she could get more comfortable for using her laptop!
There is almost no excuse for not asking before reclining unless it is a very long flight (i.e. 10+ hours) or if the person is that shitty. Sometimes I wish people with that little regard for others would be barred from the privilege of flying :( .
I've never asked before reclining nor have I ever seen anyone else ask, ever.
As for laptops, I've completely given up on them on planes. It's just not feasible anymore.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by notyourwork on Friday August 18, 2017 @01:07AM
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Right, I shouldn't have to ask to recline my seat.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by NickNameNick on Friday August 18, 2017 @09:04AM
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A little consideration and warning would be nice. Why is everyone here being so aggressive about their 'right' to recline?
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by notyourwork on Friday August 18, 2017 @11:44AM
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Do I also need to signal when I move it forward in case you are leaning a tablet against it? I mean come on. Instead of looking at this from that point of view you should consider why you feel the need to be pre-warned of a passenger doing something they are allowed to do at any time.
I get it that coach is tight but I shouldn't have to signal to everyone that I plan to recline my seat.
The least you could do is acknowledge to the person behind you that you're about to do it. You're acting as if you're being told to file a permit. On the contrary, it's pretty common courtesy.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by notyourwork on Friday August 18, 2017 @09:38PM
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I've been flying for the last 15 years regularly and never once witnessed someone forewarning the passenger behind they were clear to recline their chair.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by NickNameNick on Friday August 18, 2017 @05:44PM
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Because you could injure me, or at least cause pain and discomfort when you slam your seat into my knees.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by notyourwork on Friday August 18, 2017 @10:19PM
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I am reclining my seat a few inches, not swinging a door open. Claiming you could get injured from that is ridiculous unless you blatantly push your knees up against the seat in front of you. Sit upright with your butt all the way in the seat and you won't have this problem when others decide to recline which is within their rights.
I can't reply to your latest comment, presumably to some stupid pander-y HN ethics rule, but I've seen plenty of people who warn/ask the person behind them that they're going to recline. It's simple courtesy. To be honest, the fact that this doesn't even process with you makes you sound awful to deal with in any sort of transaction.
5'9"? How long are your femurs?
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by jimktrains2 on Thursday August 17, 2017 @11:02PM
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Or if you have a laptop on the tray or your knees. It gets jammed and could break.
This almost happened to me. My screen got caught on the lip and started to flex. I barely managed to get them to stop in time
I never use my main work computer (15") on flights for this very reason.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by shortformblog on Thursday August 17, 2017 @09:06PM
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I didn't have enough space to even hold my phone in front of my face to read it because she had reclined back so far.
You have to remember that there are a lot of people on the plane of different shapes and sizes, so what might not bother you might be a huge problem for someone else.
what might not bother you might be a huge problem for someone else
Exactly, that's what I'm saying. It goes both ways.
Was your seat reclined?
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by shortformblog on Thursday August 17, 2017 @09:12PM
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No, because I was trying to be thoughtful to the person behind me.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by lclarkmichalek on Friday August 18, 2017 @02:18AM
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Think this might be part of the issue...
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by shortformblog on Friday August 18, 2017 @02:52AM
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Just because I show a level of consideration to the person behind of me that I'm not personally afforded doesn't mean that this is part of the issue. The issue is a design problem created by the airline, and I'd rather be courteous to the person behind me if possible.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by cratermoon on Thursday August 17, 2017 @09:08PM
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That's the hill you want to die on? Inability to look at your gadget?
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by shortformblog on Thursday August 17, 2017 @09:10PM
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I'm sorry if I dare used a practical example of the bad situation I was in, rather than describing it in inches.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by auggierose on Thursday August 17, 2017 @09:32PM
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People reclining the seat in front of me in economy makes the flight basically unbearable for me. That's why I will never fly economy again for flights > 2 hours. From your comment I guess you are not very tall.
Book the exit row. The seat in front of it can't recline to ensure the pathway is open.
Bonus tip: if there are two exit rows back to back, pick the one in the back. It will be able to recline but can't be reclined in front of.
Yeah, that was great until the airlines made those $150+ "upgrade" seats.
It's not as if tickets have been getting cheaper, to compensate, either. It's gotten to the point that I simply refuse to fly domestic unless I am forced.
Re:The Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat
by auggierose on Friday August 18, 2017 @07:17AM
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I am doing that whenever I can for the < 2 hour flights, but for longer flights economy is just too much of a pain anyway.
Also, how exactly does the seat in front reclining affect your comfort? Not being able to recline my own seat affects my comfort far, far more than the seat in front of me being reclined.