The unspoken code
 

At last the SMH has (almost) named and shamed the seat recliner on the SYD-MEL business flight. As the paper says, "just because the seat can recline, doesn't mean it has to".

http://www.smh.com.au/business/home-...312-1utrb.html

What about a gentle pat on the shoulder and say "excuse me"? Writing a article on smh won't change anything......

It is all situational. If I've just come off a very long international flight and need to sleep then I am probably going to recline.

Deal with it, we're talking about 4" of movement. And on QF every whY seat has that movement.

I am a 'recliner' for almost the whole flight, short and long-haul (except meals), but if it is really true that the vast majority of people are against reclining, I would happily support the decision if an airline decided to remove the recline feature.

But until then, if the airline puts that little round button on their seats, I will shamelessly push it.

But when JQ removed the recline there was outcry, so people must use it.

I certainly would never use it during meal service in economy, but outside that feel it is ok, so long as done gently.

And don't you just hate those who stand up in the aisle so that they can confirm that not another soul on the plane has reclined their seat thus obstructing the view of the IFE and stalling the inflight service for far more people than the seat recliner is inconveniencing.

Is this topic worthy of a column in an esteemed publication? A 20 page thread on Flyertalk - sure, but an article in the SMH?

my recline function is, mine...

I could not give a [mod edit] about the person behind me, there should be enough space for them not to notice my recline, if there is not, they are in a fare class of which I neither understand nor care.

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I think the article needs some perspective. He talks about not reclining on a Domestic flight, but what he's really talking about is recling on a ~1hr flight. Depending on the time of day and length of flight, I'd want to recline. That person in front of him may have connected from an international flight and be totally exhuasted.

I've done a "no frills" airline (you can't call them low cost when they tickets almost cost the same as a legacy carrier after you add in all the "extras") once here in Europe and it had no recline. After a week away and a day of last minute sightseeing I really wanted to recline my seat and chill on this 2.5hr flight.

The ettiquette I believe is not to recline during the meal service. If you're reading a broadsheet, then fold it over or download a version for you tablet pc to read.

I really think the author had a "no-news" day and had to write something to get his word count up enough so he would get paid.

What a pity that his contract allows him to claim the money despite the article being written for the "Pompous Tosh" section of the paper.