<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by N674UW:
The recline is there for a reason...airlines didn't just put it in for the heck of it...Im of the belief that Im entitled to recline my seat, and I do so when I deem it necessary in flight if I want to rest/sleep...I do check to see who is sitting behind me, and if its a person who might be heavily inconveninced by it (ie overly large person) then I wont do so...and if the person in front of me reclines their seat, Im not going to grumble about it...they are entitled to recline it as well...
N674UW</font>
Well spoken! Of course you have the right to recline. If people won't accept they should fly an airline not offering recline or not fly Y.
But of course it should be done with respect. You take a quick look behind you to check everything is ok or say something to the person and then recline slowly.
I thought this was obvious!