Delta Air Lines Plans to Reduce Seat Recline in Bet to Make Flyers Happy
Apr 12, 2019, 8:31 am
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I agree with this.
I had a flight recently and the chick in front of me reclined all the way back and super fast and she wasn't happy kept pushing the seat further and further back and when it wouldn't go further back she actually looked at me as if I was preventing it and sucked her teeth.
I had a flight recently and the chick in front of me reclined all the way back and super fast and she wasn't happy kept pushing the seat further and further back and when it wouldn't go further back she actually looked at me as if I was preventing it and sucked her teeth.
There was an emotional support chicken on your flight? And it had its own FC seat? Was this some celebrity fowl?
Apr 12, 2019, 8:41 am
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I agree with this.
I had a flight recently and the chick in front of me reclined all the way back and super fast and she wasn't happy kept pushing the seat further and further back and when it wouldn't go further back she actually looked at me as if I was preventing it and sucked her teeth.
I had a flight recently and the chick in front of me reclined all the way back and super fast and she wasn't happy kept pushing the seat further and further back and when it wouldn't go further back she actually looked at me as if I was preventing it and sucked her teeth.
Apr 12, 2019, 8:52 am
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Wow, is this a first in FT, everyone likes this change? Is it really unanimous? (Of course the thread is less than an hour old so that may change.)
I echo everyone else so far. I like this idea. I never recline (in Y) and would appreciate the extra space in front of me.
I echo everyone else so far. I like this idea. I never recline (in Y) and would appreciate the extra space in front of me.
Apr 12, 2019, 8:56 am
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"Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together – mass hysteria" Dr. Peter Venkman
Apr 12, 2019, 8:58 am
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Let me tell you that being able to recline a seat even after half an hour can make a world of difference.
Apr 12, 2019, 9:04 am
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With this recent move, Delta claims it’s reducing recline because passengers want more space to watch TV, surf the internet, and eat and drink.
Apr 12, 2019, 9:05 am
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Apr 12, 2019, 9:06 am
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I've always been of the thought that everyone is entitled to exactly as much recline as an airline seat will give you - I'll take any recline I'll get, especially when I want to sleep.
Delta made the great choice here of making the experience better for everyone by fixing the problem of giving people enough room to recline that it bothered the person behind them - as someone who often has to work on a laptop in Y, this is fantastic.
Delta made the great choice here of making the experience better for everyone by fixing the problem of giving people enough room to recline that it bothered the person behind them - as someone who often has to work on a laptop in Y, this is fantastic.
Apr 12, 2019, 9:22 am
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You're joking, right? I have a 14" laptop and it is hard enough to use in Y without recline, and if someone successfully reclines (oftentimes my knees are jammed up against the seat so they can't), it makes it impossible to use.
Apr 12, 2019, 9:24 am
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You can still recline it by 2 inches. The seats are already generously backward leaning (moderately pre-reclined). If your medical condition is so sensitive that it makes a difference between 2" and 4", you probably should avoid flying entirely (or buy F which maintains a more generous recline).
Apr 12, 2019, 9:24 am
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Delta is saying the back of the seatback is more important and more functional than the front (cushioned) part of the seatback.
They are probably right.
They are also devaluing the bulkhead seats even more since the biggest advantage of the bulkhead was not being reclined into. Legroom is already worse than when you have space under the seat in front of you to stretch out.
They are probably right.
They are also devaluing the bulkhead seats even more since the biggest advantage of the bulkhead was not being reclined into. Legroom is already worse than when you have space under the seat in front of you to stretch out.
Apr 12, 2019, 9:33 am
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You can still recline it by 2 inches. The seats are already generously backward leaning (moderately pre-reclined). If your medical condition is so sensitive that it makes a difference between 2" and 4", you probably should avoid flying entirely (or buy F which maintains a more generous recline).
Apr 12, 2019, 9:46 am
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They call this a "test."
Sure.
A "test" is to have half of these planes with one configuration and the other half with another configuration. This is hardly a "test."
This stinks for first-class.
Sure.
A "test" is to have half of these planes with one configuration and the other half with another configuration. This is hardly a "test."
This stinks for first-class.
