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Old Jun 20, 2019, 11:45 pm
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percysmith
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Originally Posted by Chr04
In many European trains instead of recline seats, the horizontal part of the seat goes front and so you recline but you dont bother they guy behind behind.behind.

Why airlines dont dont use this kind of seat, so you can recline but also its yiu that get the minimized space and not the guy behind you.
Cos I sleep on planes more than trains. I have a bad back. The horizontal seat (which is akin to CX's Olympus "hard shell" economy seat from the 2010s) is not as comfortable for sleeping as an actual recline.
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