Originally Posted by
chitownjeff
..I almost got into a fight once because the guy in front of my kept trying to recline the seat back into my knees because the seat couldn't fully recline because of my knees. He kept slamming it back and I said "dude, there's nowhere for my knees to go" and his response was "I didn't design the plane and I paid for a seat that reclines."...
The pax was right and your were mildly overentitled. He should not slam the seatrest backward of course but the status quo is that reclining seats are yours to use.
I really like how consistent Asian carriers explain and enforce the rules - wheels up is when you can recline and for the meals you have to move them upright. But then they offer 32" of legroom ...
Originally Posted by
tom_MN
This is a false statement, the price for coach seats that recline and those that don't is exactly the same, i.e the seats in front of the toilets in the back row or the exit rows (seats that don't recline) cost the same as those that do recline.
While one could discuss this - in the context of elite status and the better seats - it isn't really relevant here. The pax paid for a seat and that seat offers recline.