I am not being facetious, nor am I trying to be disagreeable. But, I have been flying for a few years and always wondered what the safety issue was that is involved with the seat not reclining during takeoff and landing. I have never been so bold as to ask a flight attendant -- as I would just assume that I would get a canned answer.

Clearly, some of the folks here seem to think that the pre-takeoff recline is of the most significant consequence from the OP. One poster said something about putting people's life in danger? I don't know that I have ever seen news reports of airplane passengers killed because their seats were not in the upright position.

Stevekoe