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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by listenallyall on Sunday October 20, 2019 @12:31PM (#21305151)
I've flown 15+ hour flights, and yes, I recline my seat. So does most everybody else. To expect someone to sit straight up for that duration, makes you the inconsiderate party.
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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by robin_reala on Sunday October 20, 2019 @12:53PM (#21305322)
I prefer the style of seat that instead of reclining pulls the seat base and a panel of fabric forwards. That way you get to lean back as much as you like, but the further you go, the more of your own room you sacrifice rather than the person behind you. Feels fairer.
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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by colejohnson66 on Sunday October 20, 2019 @12:39PM (#21305219)
The complaint isn’t necessarily that the person is reclining. It’s more that the legroom is so small that the recliner can actually bother you.
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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by rdiddly on Sunday October 20, 2019 @01:17PM (#21305495)
Lighten up, Francis. Or at least make a similarly defensive and contorted argument on behalf of all the child travelers and seat kickers.
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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by sys_64738 on Sunday October 20, 2019 @01:13PM (#21305472)
What if you have the middle seat in the last row next to the toilets that doesn't recline?
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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by akmarinov on Sunday October 20, 2019 @12:40PM (#21305221)
Yep, everyone know it’s only douchey on a <3 hour flight
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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by msh on Sunday October 20, 2019 @12:40PM (#21305220)
So it’s okay to mash other people’s knees?
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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by listenallyall on Sunday October 20, 2019 @12:46PM (#21305265)
Not my problem. Buy a premium ticket.

On a domestic flight within the US, I'll try to accommodate you. Once the flight length exceeds 6, 7 hours, yeah, that seat is going back.

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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by gamblor956 on Sunday October 20, 2019 @01:20PM (#21305522)
Yes. If you want more legroom pay for the emergency aisle or a premium seat.
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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by mciancia on Sunday October 20, 2019 @01:57PM (#21305788)
If you want to recline buy business class seat, wtf. Reclining should be allowed only when person behind you is fine with that. Some airlines even have stickers which say exactly this.
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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by gamblor956 on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @11:32AM (#21324790)
If you want the person in front of you not to recline then buy business class.

Seats in coach recline and it's not my problem that you're being stingy.

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Re:I Just Took the World's First 20-Hour Flight by aspencer8111 on Sunday October 20, 2019 @12:34PM (#21305172)
I don’t think I’ve ever agreed more with an HN comment.
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