Originally Posted by
Baze
It sounds like it was a rear facing car seat. Correct me if I’m wrong but I didn’t think those were approved for flying. Can’t see any way for a forward facing seat to be impacted by the seat in front reclining.
If the child was a "toddler," then it couldn't have been a rear-facing seat which, IIRC, are really only used for the first ~6 months. (At the same time, I agree that the description of a "thunk" upon hitting the seat doesn't really make sense for a forward-facing seat, since the recline presumably would be hitting the kid's legs in that case.)
I wish airlines would just remove the recline option in coach. There isn't really room for it.