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Do you recline
That's the interesting development. It's usually the folks that recline and when people complain about someone reclining in front of them, they say well just pay for a better seat if you want more comfort and need the extra space. Now the shoe is going to be on the other foot, it's going to be the recliners who are going to have to pay up for this comfort.
So what do we think is going to happen? Will all these people who "need" to recline because "their back hurts" put their money where their mouth is and pay the extra ($25-$150?) creating some booming revenue stream for airlines that they never saw coming? Or will people just refuse to pay the extra fee and deal with the extra discomfort? (and thereby proving those who say their back didn't really hurt that much in the first place if you can in fact sit upright for the 3 hours)
It looks like there is no fee for reclining
per se; reclining will be part of the amenities of the more expensive areas of the plane (first/business class, more leg room area, etc.). The airlines seem to be removing reclining in economy in order to squeeze another row of seats there, so the anti-recliners will complain about shrinking leg room even more.