Page 12 | To think it's actually OK to recline your seat on a long haul flight?

JustMyView13 · 05/07/2025 08:13

Accidentally hit the wrong response.
I’m team recline.

Morgenrot25 · 05/07/2025 08:11

caffelattetogo · 05/07/2025 08:09

Surely if you reclined your seat onto a child (even of 18 months) on top of an adult in a pretty cramped seat pitch, you’d pretty much be touching the child with your seat, so would inevitably feel their every movement?

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Still not the problem of the person reclining their seat.

caffelattetogo · 05/07/2025 08:09

m00rfarm · 05/07/2025 08:03

I understand that. It was the ridiculous attitude of the poster, her self righteous belief that because she had a toddler, the person in front was not allowed to recline their chair, and she was apparently proud of the fact that she could not control her toddler enough to stop them disturbing the chair in front.

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Surely if you reclined your seat onto a child (even of 18 months) on top of an adult in a pretty cramped seat pitch, you’d pretty much be touching the child with your seat, so would inevitably feel their every movement?

Morgenrot25 · 05/07/2025 08:09

MrsSkylerWhite · 05/07/2025 08:00

Will you ask them if they mind, first? I would.

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And if they say 'yes, I mind'?
It's not their choice whether I recline my chair. 🫣

GRex · 05/07/2025 08:05

notimagain · 05/07/2025 07:00

That logic means no recline on something like the dozens of overnight westbound Far East (SIN, KUL etc) to Europe flights and no recline on a late night Europe departure for South Africa....

You are also not factoring in the sleep needs of those who have maybe connected onto something like a westbound Europe US flight from a south to north overnighter.

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Fair, I don't do those crazy long flights, I have always gone direct or had a full break in the journey. Arriving 6.40 am, you'd obviously have to sleep on the stretch up from Doha when it's actual night time, but you definitely would not want to sleep west KUL to Doha or you'd really mess up your body clock.

m00rfarm · 05/07/2025 08:03

caffelattetogo · 05/07/2025 08:00

Under twos often don’t have their own seat.

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I understand that. It was the ridiculous attitude of the poster, her self righteous belief that because she had a toddler, the person in front was not allowed to recline their chair, and she was apparently proud of the fact that she could not control her toddler enough to stop them disturbing the chair in front.

Lilly11a · 05/07/2025 08:03

Toottooot · 04/07/2025 19:39

If the person behind me has reclined I will then recline. They canna moan if they’ve done it too.

I literally had this . Person in front reclined , person behind had reclined an hour before . Then complained when I did

Morgenrot25 · 05/07/2025 08:01

Laserwho · 04/07/2025 19:43

Someone did this to me when I had a toddler on my knee..they didn't like it when my toddler kept knocking into the seat due to lack of room everything he moved. Think before you recline, if there's a toddler on a knee there will not be enough room to do it.

With respect, that's not the problem of anyone but you.

caffelattetogo · 05/07/2025 08:00

m00rfarm · 05/07/2025 07:51

That is poor behaviour from you on a flight.

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Under twos often don’t have their own seat.

Morgenrot25 · 05/07/2025 08:00

youreactinglikeafunmum · 04/07/2025 19:39

Very clean 😭 - i just hate wearing socks and would want to be comfortable. I'd even have a blanket on me

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Please don't.

MrsSkylerWhite · 05/07/2025 08:00

SirRodneyEfffing · 04/07/2025 19:28

Yep, we’re taking an 18 hour plane journey in about 10 days. Too right, as soon as meal service is cleared I’ll be reclining as far back as possible. If the person behind feels that restricts their space, then they’re quite at liberty to recline too

Will you ask them if they mind, first? I would.

Bitzee · 05/07/2025 07:59

They should be up for meal service because otherwise the angle makes it hard to eat. But outside of that then it’s fine to recline them, expected even on a long haul flight. If the person in front of you reclines and you recline too then you’re back to the same amount of space you had originally so I do not get why it would be a problem for anyone. The outrage makes no sense.

Morgenrot25 · 05/07/2025 07:58

Yes, it's absolutely fine, obviously within the times it's allowed.

ParmaVioletTea · 05/07/2025 07:56

winterwonder1 · 04/07/2025 19:21

I always thought it was just one of those things, but this poll seems to make out it's anti-social behaviour. And that hack is just batshit.

Best life hack to stop air passengers reclining their seat | Chester and District Standard

Of course it’s ok to recline your seat. Just put it up at meal times.

m00rfarm · 05/07/2025 07:51

Laserwho · 04/07/2025 19:43

Someone did this to me when I had a toddler on my knee..they didn't like it when my toddler kept knocking into the seat due to lack of room everything he moved. Think before you recline, if there's a toddler on a knee there will not be enough room to do it.

That is poor behaviour from you on a flight.

caffelattetogo · 05/07/2025 07:49

Velmy · 05/07/2025 06:50

That's me, sorry 😅

I usually go business on a long haul, but work send us to the US cattle class a couple of times a year. If I'm taking a 10+ flight in cattle, I'm getting as comfy as possible for as long as possible. Wing or front row ideally so nobody reclines on me.

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So you don’t like it if someone reclines in you, but ok for you to do on the person behind?

DeirdreDragon · 05/07/2025 07:49

Laserwho · 04/07/2025 19:43

Someone did this to me when I had a toddler on my knee..they didn't like it when my toddler kept knocking into the seat due to lack of room everything he moved. Think before you recline, if there's a toddler on a knee there will not be enough room to do it.

Are you honestly saying that you expect other people to sit bolt upright to accommodate you because you’ve got your toddler?

Sorry to break it to you but that’s not how life works.

XjustagirlX · 05/07/2025 07:49

I always recline for a long haul flight. The seat of a plane generally goes up then the head rest juts out. They are designed for men who are generally taller than women.

I am 5 foot 4 so my head generally hits the bottom of the headrest and it juts my head in a really uncomfortable face down position. By reclining the angle of the headrest is less severe.

I would always move the seat upright during mealtimes.

Roselilly36 · 05/07/2025 07:40

I had two awful flights, both daytime, one to US, guy in front recline as soon as seatbelt sign went off, and a flight to the Canaries, the guy in front was massive so the seat went back even further with his weight. I couldn’t get out to go to the loo I have MS and bladder issues, so need the loo frequently.

One of the things I actually like about the budget airlines, the fact their seats don’t recline, makes for a more comfortable flight.

Weepixie · 05/07/2025 07:39

I’d only recline once the meal service had been cleared away and everyone had settled down, and if the person in front of me reclined before then I’d ask the cabin crew to ask them to sit up and wait until after the meal was over. Anyone refusing to would probably wished they had if I then got up to the loo and had to use the back of their seat to hold on to because I once, according to the person in front of me, ‘almost set his bloody neck’ when I did need to get up. It was absolutely not intended but now if I have to get up I just do and I couldn’t care less about anyone’s neck given how hard it must be in the first place.

notimagain · 05/07/2025 07:36

Fundayout2025 · 05/07/2025 07:27

That's weird as back row seats have a wall behind them and don't usually recline as no foon

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It's not that weird, it depends on the aircraft/cabin configuration.

On a lot of long haul aircraft at least some if not all of the back row seats recline.

Trailswood · 05/07/2025 07:32

This year for the first time we will be flying business class on our 10 hour flight - I can't wait! Lie flat beds - bliss!!!

Fundayout2025 · 05/07/2025 07:27

EveryDayisFriday · 04/07/2025 22:45

Not been on a plane for 5yrs but love to recline. Last time we managed to book the back row where we could recline without upsetting anyone behind us. It was lush.

That's weird as back row seats have a wall behind them and don't usually recline as no foon

StarlightLady · 05/07/2025 07:03

I travel to Singapore quite often for work. When cabin lights are dimmed for overnight, l don’t have a problem with it. But l recently had a very large man in front of me recline his seat as soon as seatbelt signs were off and remained like that for the whole 13 hour flight. He ignored cabin crew requests to bring his seat forward for meal times.

notimagain · 05/07/2025 07:00

GRex · 05/07/2025 06:17

It just depends on direction of travel. Most people will sleep east to avoid jetlag, so flying to Asia or from US to UK it's reasonable to recline immediately to sleep. Flying west, no, stay sitting up to watch films, eat or whatever. Up/ down you don't recline as it's the same time zone.

That logic means no recline on something like the dozens of overnight westbound Far East (SIN, KUL etc) to Europe flights and no recline on a late night Europe departure for South Africa....

You are also not factoring in the sleep needs of those who have maybe connected onto something like a westbound Europe US flight from a south to north overnighter.