Working a small project that centers around the somewhat controversial topic of reclining your seat. It's always on the news in some capacity it seems. Most recently on Instagram with a guy holding a persons seat in place with his outstretched arms to prevent him from reclining.

If you want to answer if you recline or not, great, but I'm more interested in what you can do personally (on your own) to optimize your flight. Figure you guys would know best which airlines / planes have the widest seats, the best starting pitch, be reclining etc. *Ideally we stick to economy for the conversation assuming most can't spend the extra $.

As a recliner - are there certain plans or airlines that have the best seat pitch to begin with, widest seats?

As a Non-Recliner - You can by the first or emergency row to make sure you have extra (face space?) Again, which airlines have the best seats, or in a non-recliners perspective, the shortest recline

I saw on reddit a funny suggestion where if you recline your seat back it would also simultaneously move forward to prevent taking away space from the person behind you. And now also with West Jet removing the option on some planes, I'm curious to see if those with back pain, long legs or other reasons we've heard that people need to recline for comfort will they pay whatever the added fee will be to recline on those flights.