Originally Posted by
Megn
Maybe you fly on better airlines that provide more space on international flights?
I flew on a Gulf Air flight once where I didn't have enough space to read a newspaper or put down my tray table when the person in front of me reclined. The flight attendant made him put his seat up at meal time so that I could eat, but he reclined again as soon as the trays were collected. He was close enough that I could have given him a scalp massage without leaning forward...
On all the airlines I fly - NZ, SQ, EK, QF, TG - it is standard practice for the flight attendants to ask passengers to put their seat up during meal service, so that the passenger behind can eat his/her meal. Nothing new there!