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

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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.

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I’ve also been on several flights where (possibly faulty) seats have reclined way further than expected when the occupant is heavier.

British Airways economy recline is 6 inches .

Do you think it would be strong enough? I do like pringles, so even if not, I’d gladly eat them!

Just expect to be called out on it if a passenger complains.

If my seat won’t recline I’ll check if someone is using the Pringles trick, empty the tube & crush the carton. Problem solved 😃

If it's a night flight, why not recline? Seems reasonable considering it's time for sleep.

Also I would be inclined to direct my hate towards the money grabbing companies who pack everyone in so tightly rather than the individual.

At the end of the day, we are all different and have different levels of comfort and different needs and preferences. Your lucky if you get sat next to someone with the same view on it as you but I don't think people reclining their seats are bad.

Those sort of hard and fast suggested rules might be all very well and good, perhaps, maybe, if we're talking about Long Haul Leisure flights..sort of thing BA do out of Gatwick to the Caribbean, the likes of TUI Virgin do to.e.g. Florida..

Reason? Mainly UK customer base, morning departures ex -Uk, passengers body clocks nicely on UK time and quite possibly well rested due to night before flight spent at an airport hotel. For those passengers, perhaps, a no recline because it's a daytime flight rule won't be a major issue

Those rules would be an absolute none-starter on, say, a morning flight out of Heathrow to say JFK or Washington where probably a hundred plus passengers have connected on overnight flights from other countries even other continents, whose body clocks are half way to the Moon and who really need sleep

If the airlines primarily serving the leisure market want to get authoritarian with regard to recline, so be it, but don't expect it to become universal.

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I hate the feeling of socks on my feet 😭, just dont want to end up a meme.

Will wear crocs for popping to the loo though

Of course it’s ok on a long haul flight. Short haul we can do without.

Not the problem for the seat paying customer in front though really. You can't expect someone to be uncomfortable because your toddler hasn't got their own seat.

Pathetic of a flyer to think otherwise tbh. I guess it’s those that don’t fly much.

Quite

I only recline if the person in front reclines. It drives me mad when people recline their seat the minute they get on the flight or just after takeoff. I once had the chair at the back by the loos which don’t recline, and it was hell as the person in front reclined, I felt like I couldn’t breath!

I don’t understand why so many people are claiming that reclining « takes space from the people behind », they can just recline as well and re-gain exactly the same amount of space!

I recline all the time except during meal times, most passengers seem to be doing the same.

A lot do it because the upright seats are quickly painful for the back.

Just a minority who seem to become enraged about it / insult / make threats of violence - even though they could very simply regain the space by reclining themselves.

Nope. Veteran of enough flights leaving Singapore to LHR at midnight to know that sleeping on that flight is non-negotiable and entirely normal. 6 hours or so of sleep on the plane (best case scenario), land at LHR at 1540, push through to bedtime and jet lag is minimal.

Similarly, if I'm taking off in SIN late at night for Sydney, having done 14 or so hours from
Heathrow and a layover at Changi, I am definitely aiming to have a nap on that flight despite the north/south orientation.

I never recline my seat for the simple reason that I don't like it if the person in front of me reclines theirs. I treat other people as I would like to be treated.

I have good eye sight so had my kindle in my lap while I was reading and holding a drink. The person in front reclined to level that some I couldn’t reach my kindle anymore.

Another example, my DH is 6ft 2, and his knees were stuck above the recline level, the woman in front kept reclining despite him saying it was hurting him.

All these examples would be solved if airlines gave a little more space to allow for recline without taking space from the person behind you. Airlines need to create seats for comfort and for the benefit of the person in the seat and the people around them.

Oh God, the people that recline when they’ve decided that they don’t want to eat but the person behind does!

Airlines need to create seats for comfort and for the benefit of the person in the seat and the people around them

There are several companies (engineering type companies not airlines) whose only job is to try and do exactly that..but there are physical and engineering limits as to what can be done on any given budget....and despite the griping when choosing flights and airlines most folks.start by looking at ticket price.

You can get plenty of comfort and room on Long Haul flights...in the premium cabins.

Use Seat Guru in future to get a better idea of seats.

Wouldn’t that be premium economy? It’s for those would like a little more space but don’t want to pay for all the trimmings of business class. More room between seats pushes prices up though even if not to business class levels. And you have to acknowledge that others don’t care and are happy to suck up a bit of discomfort for the cheapest possible fare. So overall it’s good to have the choice I think!

I didn't realize that. Mind you I'd never be at the back of the plane

I find reclinng my own seat hurts my back. So one size doesn't fit all

Often extra legroom seats are at the emergency exits and kiss are forbidden to be there so that's easier said than done. And it's perfectly allowed to have an under 2 on your lap. Even if you had a 6 month old they are often on your lap when awake even if you have bought them a seat and fitted the appropriate car seat to it