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

I honestly find the whole “reclining your airplane seat is rude” quite hilarious. In my experience it’s only Brits that find it oddly offensive. Maybe it’s because they are used to travelling with the shitty cheapo airlines (e.g. Ryanair and Easyjet) whose seats don’t recline?

It’s a very recent thing for people to even consider reclining their seat during waking hours. It’s been possible to recline seats for many decades now. But people always used to have enough respect for others to keep reclining for night flights. It really squashes the people behind you, for very little gain for yourself. If you don’t want to be upright in daytime, save up for business class!

Well I never knew there was recline etiquette. If the seat can be reclined, recline it whenever you like. That’s what it’s there for

But not at meal times.

Everyone should recline! That way they all have equal amount of space! You need to recline to get any sleep!

I don’t fly economy anymore for long haul but when I did I always reclined after the main meal and before the mini meal.

I also don’t feel any different reclined or not so i suppose it doesn’t really matter to me

Recline and only the awkward minority are

or dont recline and only the awkward minority are

i don’t like being reclined on 😳 so i don’t recline, if someone reclines in front of me and isn’t sleeping then I’m not happy…do i do anything? No, they are allowed to recline and there is nothing i can do about it

except mealtimes….then i will speak to the stewardess etc

It makes me less comfortable than I want to be.
Not reclining is absolutely prioritising someone else. Spinning it as leveling the playing field is bollocks, it ensures everyone is uncomfortable. Recline and only the awkward minority are.

It isn’t about prioritising the comfort of others; not reclining your seat doesn’t make the other person more comfortable than you. When all the seats are in the upright position, everyone is on the same playing field.

When people begin reclining ad-hoc they are making themselves more comfortable at the expense of others.

So you think you know best. And that your way is the right way. No. Get over yourself. It doesn't matter how often any of us fly. In any other situation, people are told to put themselves first. Yet somehow with flying, we are meant to prioritise others' comfort. Not happening.

I know airlines serve it... but just why why why do people order hot drinks in a moving vehicle prone to jolts and bumps, then set it on a flimsy plastic tray attached to a seat they have no contol over?? I mean, does it not occur that it might spill and injure you or the innocent bystander next to you?

I am fine with reclining - but I mightily resent people ordering hot coffee and forcing the FA to pass it to them over my lap.

How do you classify the people who don’t think it’s rude at the same time don’t usually recline?

Good news for you then, soon you may be able to stand instead! Surely even better than everyone sitting upright for 18 hours.😆

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/travel/article/standing-up-airplane-seat

But seriously, as this is a MN flight thread, let’s all remember that the primary purpose of all flying is to infuriate not only every other person in the airport and on board (and ourselves) as much as possible, but doing so while maintaining a sanctimonious core of superiority and judgement over everyone.

Extra points for spending an entire flight fantasising over how you’ll make ‘them’ pay.

@QuizzlyBears

I tend to be of the opinion that the recliner camp is made up of people who perhaps don’t fly very often and therefore don’t get quite how irritating it can be. I fly 2/3 times a month and strongly feel that

As someone who worked as a Longhaul crewmember for many years and who also travelled a lot "down the back" both LH and SH and experienced the joys of recline I actually think it's probably the opposite.

I certainly get the impression some of those who seem to be the most keen on imposing some quite bizarre and authoritarian rules on this issue have hardly ever flown long haul/ultra long haul.

If I am flying 12+ hours I am going to recline my seat and sleep. I always do it after the meal is served. The. I put it back upright when they serve breakfast. I flew long haul loads and there is like 10 hours between the two meals.

Someone reclined on me once while I still had a cup of tea. It spilt all over me and burnt me. The selfish pig didn’t even apologise.

I had one woman ask before if her partner could recline as he was tall and struggling to stretch out. Im also tall and my knees were touching the seat so I said what am I supposed to do if he reclines? They didn’t take it well and she spent half the flight looking at my knees which was awkward, they weren’t just suddenly going to shrink.

I tend to be of the opinion that the recliner camp is made up of people who perhaps don’t fly very often and therefore don’t get quite how irritating it can be.

Don't be silly. I fly once a month and long haul and super-long haul several times a year, and have done so for about 40 years. I don't think reclining is rude, I do it, and I don't resent people who do it (unless at meal times).

I do think anyone (child or adult) who kicks the seat in front of them is beyond rude, however. Also those who grab the back of the seat in front of them as they get in & out of their seat, instead of grabbing the back of their own seat. THat's VERY rude.

I tend to be of the opinion that the recliner camp is made up of people who perhaps don’t fly very often and therefore don’t get quite how irritating it can be. I fly 2/3 times a month and strongly feel that
reclining is rude and really annoying - I also recognise that I find children on flights mostly annoying too, so I book club to give myself my own space.

Gob smacked he didn’t
bloody cheek

Asking someone to not recline isnt being a rude twat

the recliner could always have said no

Not available on SH

Maybe he realised he was making someone else uncomfortable and wanted to address that 🤷🏻‍♀️

Or maybe he didn’t give a shit about the person behind him, but didn’t fancy his chances with the husband.

Not sure but premiun
economy worth every penny !

Out of curiosity how can you upgrade to get more leg room on a SH flight? Have you ever seen euro biz? Same seats just the middle one blocked.