FlyerTalk Forums

FlyerTalk Forums (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/index.php)
-   Information Desk (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/information-desk-730/)
-   -   Do seats in first class recline? On what airlines? (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/information-desk/1740741-do-seats-first-class-recline-what-airlines.html)

midorosan Jan 21, 2016 8:38 am
Do seats in first class recline? On what airlines?
 
I am curious as to which airline still has seats in first class that recline or am I making a wrong assumption.

cestmoi123 Jan 21, 2016 8:50 am
Originally Posted by midorosan (Post 26055677)
I am curious as to which airline still has seats in first class that recline or am I making a wrong assumption.
For domestic First, all of them, except the planes configured with lie-flats or similar for premium transcon routes.

Thunderroad Jan 21, 2016 9:12 am
Originally Posted by midorosan (Post 26055677)
I am curious as to which airline still has seats in first class that recline or am I making a wrong assumption.
Yes, you're making an incorrect assumption. They all recline. But the recline is limited in domestic first class (except the JFK-SFO/LAX routes) compared to international first and business classes.

JerryFF Jan 21, 2016 9:53 am
Originally Posted by cestmoi123 (Post 26055755)
For domestic First, all of them, except the planes configured with lie-flats or similar for premium transcon routes.
How would it be possible for a lie-flat seat not to recline?

LondonElite Jan 21, 2016 10:20 am
All first class seats recline. Some more than others. Now, in other news...

cestmoi123 Jan 21, 2016 10:26 am
Originally Posted by JerryFF (Post 26056165)
How would it be possible for a lie-flat seat not to recline?
In the context of the OP, which was talking about how the trophy was a great pax to have in front of him, since it didn't recline. A lie flat reclines, but doing so doesn't affect the seat behind it. A standard domestic first seat also reclines, somewhat impinging on the person seated behind it.

ETA: Just saw that this discussion was moved over from a UA thread about celebrity passengers, so the context was lost. The OP of that thread noted that the America's Cup was on a flight with him, in first, and was a great "passenger" to have in front of him, since the trophy didn't want to recline its seat.

sdsearch Jan 21, 2016 1:30 pm
Originally Posted by midorosan (Post 26055677)
I am curious as to which airline still has seats in first class that recline or am I making a wrong assumption.
All first class recline to some degree if you know how to recline them. (And, of course, if the recline button isn't broken :eek:!)

Domestic first class seats on some AA planes, for example, are "articulated", meaning they don't recline into the person behind you, the seat bottom moves forward as you recline so it's your space, instead of someone else's space, that shrinks. On these seats, if you push the button and push against the back of the seat, nothing happens; you have to push the button and push yourself forward (to pull the seat bottom forward) and then it reclines the back. (I've been on planes where people near me didn't know this and thought the seat didn't recline at all until it was explained to them.)

Btw, there are also planes, on multiple airlines, with similarly "articulated" seats in coach.


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 2:42 pm.


This site is owned, operated, and maintained by MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners.