<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by clrankin:
There is no specific guarantee on your ticket that you have the right to recline your seat; you can only do it because the person sitting behind you is nice enough to let you do so
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If this were true the airlines would not advertise seat pitch. If recline is not part of the service, why do the airlines compensate passengers when seats do not recline properly? I received 1000 miles in my NW account when my seat would not recline. The airline called it "Loss of service compensation". That means reclineing seats ARE part of the coach class service I should expect, unless I am seated in a row which specifically does not recline.