How to avoid getting stuck with the middle seat on a Ryanair flight

Re:How to avoid getting stuck with the middle seat on a Ryan... by koolba on Monday April 23, 2018 @07:39AM (#16902477)

> On other airlines I frequently have to ask the person in front of me to keep their seat upright.

Do they ever say "No"?

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Re:How to avoid getting stuck with the middle seat on a Ryan... by distances on Monday April 23, 2018 @07:45AM (#16902517)

> Do they ever say "No"?

Not once this far! I'm if course asking politely and explaining that I'm a bit short of leg space here.

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Re:How to avoid getting stuck with the middle seat on a Ryan... by gadders on Monday April 23, 2018 @08:18AM (#16902693)

Did you offer to subsidise the price of their ticket?

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Re:How to avoid getting stuck with the middle seat on a Ryan... by rusk on Monday April 23, 2018 @09:20AM (#16903144)

I can see a new revenue opportunity for Ryanair where they allow passengers to bid on whether a seat is/is not reclinable. This new product would permit the guy behind to block the guy in front from reclining by paying more, or the guy in front could pay more to regain this privilege.

There would be great possibilities for a real-time booking app feature and the nervous tension as the check-in window begins to close as you attempt to get one last closing bid in ...

Another marvelous opportunity to turn inconvenience for some into more profits and cheaper flights for others.

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Re:How to avoid getting stuck with the middle seat on a Ryan... by distances on Monday April 23, 2018 @10:33AM (#16903696)

I'm afraid I didn't, and neither did I give the option to pay me for reclining. I wouldn't really know how much to ask.

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