Originally Posted by
EverywhereHome
I had an unexpected experience recently. I was on a UA transcon in business (777-200 w/ the 2-2 setup). I was exhausted from a long international trip. I put the seat flat and fell asleep about halfway through the flight. I woke up, surprisingly, when the plane hit the ground.
Does anyone know if it is policy that lie-flat seats can stay flat during landing? If so, why? I thought the idea was that landing is risky and you want to have everyone ready to brace.
Sincerely,
A recent AA -> UA convert
I've never had a bad flight in my life so the chances of the landing being worse than the actual flight are somewhat slim. Yes, it's policy to have everybody strapped in for landing but I doubt there are more landing prevented seatbelt injuries than there are in air ones. Seriously, if it's a landing related one, it's likely a seriously bad situation and the seat position will likely not make that much of a difference.