What I know is that every little bit helps my back. In fact, I routinely "cheat" before departure.....moving a quarter or half an inch....enough that the FAs don't usually notice. Reclining makes me feel better, period end of sentence. I know that others feel differently. But I don't.

Actually I do, its a functionality built into my seat and I do have the right use what I paid for. Just as you have the right to utilize the functionality of the seat you paid for as you wish. To recline or not is a choice and/or courtesy issue, not a passenger seated behind you rights issue.

Recline or not to recline is as tired an argument as Ford vs Chevy or Coke vs Pepsi. Its all your own personal preference to purchase/consume a product as you wish.

Maybe DL has the best intentions in mind with this "trial" but anyone who doesn't think for a second they wouldn't try to squeeze more capacity out of their metal any way they could is fooling themselves. This could be interpreted by some as a step towards that. In AA's world an action like this would be a sure bet..

I was in F on an A320 on Wednesday. The seat in front of me was clearly broken. When the seat reclined, it flew back, the right side was a bit farther back than the left and it had way more than the 5-6" than is normal. I could see the guy looking around like "what happened??" I wound up having to tilt the TV up and recline my seat all the way back so I could see it. You would think that from an experience like that I would be all for this change, but I am completely against it. I adjusted to the situation and was comfortable and fine. If I had an issue I would have politely asked the guy to put his seat up a bit, but I adjusted so I didn't need to. Perhaps a better solution would be to add a placard to remind people to check surroundings before reclining rather than forcing everyone to be uncomfortable.

On balance I am for this

Wow... the seemingly endless number of people that immediately do a FULL recline the second the wheels lift off the ground and somehow ALWAYS seem to sit in front of me, apparently aren't on FT.

Who knew?

Check that... as I moved down the thread more they're here...

Here I am.

Funny I was thinking your position shows no empathy. Certainly not for the person behind you.

And the 3" of recline is really the difference between sleeping and not?

I get the ones in front of me that do the immediate seat recline, yet actually sit upright the entire flight, working on THEIR laptop while their seatback is preventing me from working on MY laptop. :rolleyes:

And yes, DL, I am soooooooooo in favor of this change.

Have you ever tried doing something like SPSS programming on a phone? Count me in as a decrepit 40+ type loving my laptop.

They really need to expand this to the RJs, especially the F cabins on the EMB-170/175 series.

I disagree. The EMB-170/175 are great for reclining, and there is plenty of space to work even when the person in front of you is reclined. That's why I try to fly on those planes when possible. It's like sitting in a recliner at home, without the TV access.

Now if they could add adjustable headrests to the Delta CRJ-900 F seats, that would be a significant improvement. The non-adjustable Velcro flaps they have now offer zero head/neck support. Even the CRJ-700s have adjustable headrests in F.