Whats the general consensus on reclining airplane seats?

dr gonzo · 18-12-2009 02:01AM #1

Personally i cant stand when someone puts the seat back into my legs but then again im a somewhat lanky bastard to begin with.

What do people think?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 18-12-2009 02:02AM

I think you should avoid Ryanair.

starbelgrade · 18-12-2009 02:03AM

Amputation. Problem solved.

dr gonzo · 18-12-2009 02:03AM

Oh i do enjoy the ryanair flights, thankfully theyre usually short ones.

Ruu_Old · 18-12-2009 02:05AM

Get rid of them altogether, there are too many people who don't have common courtesy on planes. I'll just stand thank you very much, maybe a bar to hold onto.

oppenheimer1 · 18-12-2009 02:06AM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I think you should avoid Ryanair.

Ryanair seats don't recline

easyeason3 · 18-12-2009 02:06AM

I'm quite chuffed when the plane lands without exploding so do what you want with the seat once you don't decide to strap explosives to it.

Glico Man · 18-12-2009 02:08AM

Weren't Ryanair looking into removing seats altogether and just having some sort of backboard while you stood for the journey to increase the capacity of their planes?

That would solve the problem, but create a multitude of new ones

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 18-12-2009 02:08AM

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Ryanair seats don't recline

If you're tall, I don't think it matters.

SoulTrader · 18-12-2009 02:09AM

Can't stand it when some midget short arse in front of me insists on reclining back into my knees. But like the OP, I've got legs to spare.

I always wonder then - what if the person behind me was in front of me? Would they be inconsiderate? Should I teach them a lesson and recline into them, on the assumption that they would do the same to me? I normally recline an inch or so and then stop.

But if the people behind start banging my chair too much, I'll recline it inch by inch until they stop. My, I am petty.

dr gonzo · 18-12-2009 02:14AM

SoulTrader wrote: »

Can't stand it when some midget short arse in front of me insists on reclining back into my knees. But like the OP, I've got legs to spare.

I always wonder then - what if the person behind me was in front of me? Would they be inconsiderate? Should I teach them a lesson and recline into them, on the assumption that they would do the same to me? I normally recline an inch or so and then stop.

But if the people behind start banging my chair to much, I'll recline it inch by inch until they stop. My, I am petty.

Thats pretty much my MO on a plane too.

Agricola · 18-12-2009 02:14AM

Hate it too. On a 3 hour flight from Italy (Aer Lingus), the bint in front of me practically had her head in my lap (and not in the good way) the whole time. Only raised it to stuff her face with food for 10 minutes and then reclined it again. When i looked around at most of the rows in front of me, hers was the only reclined seat. :mad:

Apart from business class, recliners should go.

starbelgrade · 18-12-2009 02:17AM

Agricola wrote: »

Hate it too. On a 3 hour flight from Italy (Aer Lingus), the bint in front of me practically had her head in my lap (and not in the good way) the whole time. Only raised it to stuff her face with food for 10 minutes and then reclined it again. When i looked around at most of the rows in front of me, hers was the only reclined seat. :mad:

Apart from business class, recliners should go.

Then move to business class & avoid the plebs.

jameson4me · 18-12-2009 02:20AM

i reckon you pay for the seat, recline if you want. id never stop someone in front of me doin it so therefore ill do it if i wish unless the person behind is tryin to eat. if they ask me to move it up i probably will and if they have a bit of an attitiude they can go swivel

scotchy · 18-12-2009 02:28AM

This is one of those things that really bugs me, but I’ve never really given much thought to it till I hear someone else giving out about it, I hope that makes sense.

I’ve done a lot of air travel this year and I reckon its only short people recline their seats ( I’m 6‘2“). I was on a BMI flight to Dublin from London six weeks ago and witnessed a guy physically restrain the seat in front of him from being reclined, to the point the person in the seat started banging their body back and forth into the seat to try and make it go back thinking it was broke.

I have nothing but hatred and contempt for people in aircraft who recline their seats.

And breathe.....AAAAHHHH...

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Novella · 18-12-2009 02:32AM

I think it's really rude. You're not in your living room. If you wanna be in my space, pay for two fcuking seats.

jameson4me · 18-12-2009 02:35AM

I have nothing but hatred and contempt for people in aircraft who recline their seats.

And breathe.....AAAAHHHH...

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id love to sit in front of you:D

brendansmith · 18-12-2009 02:35AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Then move to business class & avoid the plebs.

jameson4me · 18-12-2009 02:37AM

Novella wrote: »

I think it's really rude. You're not in your living room. If you wanna be in my space, pay for two fcuking seats.

dont agree at all.
if i pay for the seat ill put it back if i want. why would i pay for two

Neonjack · 18-12-2009 02:38AM

This poll is missing an option -
Yes, I agree that you've paid for the right to incline your seat on this hot, sweaty, noisy, cramped flight from hell, where I can't afford a bottle of water because I spent all my money on cheap drink and steak and I'll probably have to walk from the airport to a petrol station where I can beg for refreshment and the 200 euro I need to get my car out of the car park, so if you lean back once more onto my knees which are a blaze of agony thanks to the constant falling between the twin beds that european hotels insist on, no matter how many times you ring to confirm that you're getting a double bed, then I shall slit your throat with the in flight magazine and stuff your body into the overhead compartment and risk being charged for excess luggage, you inconsiderate, failure to grasp the concept 'we're all in this together', selfish p*ick.

Just a thought.

SoulTrader · 18-12-2009 02:39AM

jameson4me wrote: »

I have nothing but hatred and contempt for people in aircraft who recline their seats.

And breathe.....AAAAHHHH...

.

id love to sit in front of you:D

I'd love to sit behind you! (not that way)

Novella · 18-12-2009 02:40AM

jameson4me wrote: »

dont agree at all.
if i pay for the seat ill put it back if i want. why would i pay for two

Because you are reclining into someone else's space? I dunno. I just think it's completely selfish and personally, I'd never do it on a flight, but hey, we're all different.

jameson4me · 18-12-2009 02:43AM

true true... never bothered me if someone in front reclined probably coz i was reclined when the did it.

dr gonzo · 18-12-2009 02:46AM

Im a big fan of the tv in seat back scenario. Youre on a ten hour flight and all you can do is watch a selection of three eps of Frasier over and over when the person in front decides to recline for the next 9 hours rendering your entertainment(meagre though it was) obsolete.

Doc · 18-12-2009 02:47AM

I said no because on must flights I wouldn’t but on long haul flights I will recline it slightly to something like 80º instead of 90º. I think if you’re going to sleep on a plain then its only fair that you should be allowed to recline your set slightly. I don’t mean the whole amount because that doesn’t provide any space for the person behind you. It is obvious that the chairs have been designed to have more space between them by the lack of space when someone reclines there chair fully.

Also when people try and recline their chairs in front of me I will let them get a cretin distance before wedging my knees into the back of the chair so they cant go any further.

I once had a guy look around the back of his chair to see why it wasn’t going any further. He looked at my knees wedged into the back of his seat then gave me an angry look. I smiled and waved at him.

Another time when I didn’t get my legs up fast enough to stop the person from reclining I waited till they went to the bathroom and then adjusted their chair to a reasonable position. I don’t think they even noticed when they got back.

kumate_champ07 · 18-12-2009 04:18AM

aaronh007 wrote: »

Weren't Ryanair looking into removing seats altogether and just having some sort of backboard while you stood for the journey to increase the capacity of their planes?

That would solve the problem, but create a multitude of new ones

no.

what ryanair do every so often is come up with some wacky controversial idea to cut costs that they will never use, its just how they do PR. people will go their site after its been on the news and find that theres a sale on and will spend their money on flights.

they never pay for ads. they do pay for newspaper 'notices' tho, usually to have a dig at the government or aerlingus

consultech · 18-12-2009 07:11AM

Grrrrrrrr... Deep breaths. Deep breaths. Deep breaths... It's my biggest and ultimate pet peeve when flying:

I've nearly had to be restrained when complete and utter fuckwits slam back into my knees on flights. I'm not exaggerating, nor do I have anger issues ordinarily.

I was surrounded by a large Arab family on my way from Abu Dhabi to London durin the summer, and I was in disbelief at some of the blatent disregard on display. From Grandad wrapping his filthy foot around my girlfriends chair up on to her arm-rest before I got involved, to mother yoyo'ing her seat in front. I don't think I've ever been closer to dropkicking a woman. Absolutely zero consideration.

It started from the second she sat down (before you're even allowed to recline), nearly reaching a head when she decided 2 mins into the in-flight meal that she was done and it was time to slam back down without warning, dumping my meal and drink all over my lap.

I think it's stupid and pointless feature in light of airlines squeezing as many people in as possible, especially on short flights. You get one fucker up the top doin it, resulting in the need for everyone all the way back to recline just to get the requisite space to stave off a claustrophobic panic attack.

EDIT: I actually think this debate will demonstrate very accurately the 2 types of people out there: Those born with common courtesy and consideration; and those who are going to die a slow and painful death at my hands. Sorry, I mean those who are "paying for the privilege" and think nothing about doing mind-bogglingly downright rude things like reclining plane seats/skipping queues/insisting on screaming into their mobiles on busses etc/letting their kids take the absolute piss in public/stopping on yellow grids in traffic etc etc.

sam34 · 18-12-2009 08:00AM

i f***ing hate it when peopel recline their seats on planes.

its rude and inconsiderate. the space is small enough to begin with, without some moron invading youe presonal space.

if anyone does it to me, i always repeatedly cross and uncross my legs, banging my knees into theor seat, until they get the message.

i could always just politely ask them not to do it, but they're so ignorant they probably wouldnt respond anyway, plus i hate confrontation

Columbia · 18-12-2009 08:05AM

I'm not particularly tall (5'9) so someone reclining the seat in front doesn't bother me. I don't usually recline my own seat though, if I need to sleep I just sit forward and lean my head against the seat in front. It's pretty much the only way I've ever managed to sleep on a plane or bus, but my girlfriend has recently told me it doesn't look normal :P

Evolute · 18-12-2009 08:57AM

Normally when I'm getting on a plane I get loads of drink in me so I sleep through the flight cause they are boring as hell.
But the last time I was sober on a plane the guy in front who was only about 5ft 4 started to recline his chair I kindly stood up and asked him to un recline the seat quite possibly as nicely as I have ever asked anyone anything and he replied with "why should I?" and I told him because I would knock his rude ass out because he should have some consideration for somebody with legs as long as mine.
I'm 6ft1 and thats pretty much the main reason I drink so the pressure knocks me out. Needless to say he put his seat back up but then told the flight attendant that I had threatened him and she replied why?. He explained the situation and she said to him that it was rude to recline his seat seeming as my knees where already hitting the back of his seat before it was reclined. I was so happy with what she said I called her over and gave her a tenner for being sound about it:p.
Now on long haul flights when someone wants a bit of kip I can tottally understand that and have no problem with someone reclining their seat because I don't expect anyone to sleep with their seat 90 degrees. But If someone just wants to recline their seat because they can they deserve a slap across the head.
Also for anyone who has said that they paid for a seat so why shouldnt they recline it check the person sitting behind you if they are tall dont be a cock remember the person behind you paid for a seat too and if they are small there is no problems.

Xavi6 · 18-12-2009 09:09AM

I do a fair few long distance flights so love nothing better than to kick back with good movie to pass the time. I'll be f*cked if I'm gonna worry about some moany bastard behind me who can do the same thing but just chooses not to. Who wants to spend 8 to 10 hours sitting like they've a pole up their arse?

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