Originally Posted by
VPsych
I'd say recline being offered is more a result of the carriers not carefully considering its effects on personal space when they decided to add another row in.
I don't think so. Sure I mostly fly longhaul and pretty much all people I know make gratuitous use of the recline function.
I myself would never fly on a carrier that did not offer recline but I agree that none of us has data on this.
It'd be interesting if there was any data on the number of pax conflicts over the years. I imagine it's only going to increase from here.
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Originally Posted by
Genetk44
That's a sure bet and a no brainer.
These things almost never happened on mainline in the 60s,70s and 80s when passengers had more space on aircraft....
Not my experience. I get in a lot less recline feuds than I did when legroom was ample. We just read these things as crews get whimpish and divert a flight because a passenger demands it.
Frankly I don't buy the stories of tall people- while I am just 6'1," I sat with 6'5" folks in cramped seats and they suffered with dignity. And I had passengers in intl Business class kicking my seat really hard because they freaked when I reclined to sleep (two of them were fully reclined themselves).
If all recline, legroom changes immeasurably, this is not a debate about facts.
Originally Posted by
TrojanTraveler
EK has pax bring up their seats during meals as well.
Yes. And while I don't like it, that's the compromise one has to accept.