Originally Posted by
jamesteroh
I've always wondered how NK could have prereclined seats. Your seats have to be fully upright when taking off and landing on any airline that has reclining seats. If your seats can't be reclined on WN or any other airline during takeoff and landing, how is that allowed on WN?
Here's your answer:
The science is pretty basic, as explained by Brian Manning, a flight attendant for Mesa Airlines. "When the seat is up, it is locked. When the seat is back, it's not locked. In the event of an emergency, an unlocked seat has more force during impact, and the thrusting forward of that seat can cause passenger injury."
The seats on Spirit are permanently locked into a reclined position.