Plane etiquette

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Anonymous wrote:My pet peeve (which is in my opinion unreasonable) is watching a movie when your seat mate is trying to sleeve. Those screens are so bright and distracting. But also it’s not at all reasonable for me tell a stranger to stop watching their show so I just bring an eye mask. Airplane travel isn’t supposed to be fun, it’s supposed to get you from A to B as quickly as possible.

Well, I can’t sleep on planes, so I watch TV.

Yup, like I said. My comfort does trump my seat mate’s comfort so I wear an eye mask even though I can’t actually sleep well in one. The other person is entitled to watch TV (and recline) even if it mildly inconveniences those around them. Plane travel: none of us are here because we enjoy sitting in cramped metal cylinders with too many strangers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also use your ab muscles to get yourself out of your seat. If you can't lift yourself up without grabbing seat backs you need to reconsider your life choices.

Ableist. Karma will get you some day.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2022/10/04/airplane-behaviors-reclining-seats-overhead-bins-shoes/8129315001/

Reclining your seat on the plane has been called "one of the most irritating, inconvenient, self-indulgent habits" on a flight. Those extra two inches are often the center of heated debates, especially as airlines squeeze more passengers onto planes.

The survey found that over 77% of people find reclining an airplane seat all the way rude. However, nearly one-third of survey respondents said that even though it's rude, they still fully recline their seats. But the majority of those people said they ask the person behind them first.

I have flown a lot and no one has ever ever asked me for permission to recline. Nor should they. Reclining is fine. People are entitled to recline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reclining your seat is not poor etiquette. If you don't want the person in front of you reclining, don't fly? Walking the aisles is also allowed (unless the seatbelt sign is on.) Using the tray table is allowed, and so on.

Not poor etiquette, but pretty much everyone thinks you're an inconsiderate A-hole when you do it.

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I wonder if a lot of the controversy involves miscommunication based on different experiences and presumptions. Maybe some airlines and/or ticket classes recline more than others. I would guess, for example, that a first class seat might be able to recline further than a coach seat.

My experience, based on flying economy (I think usually on American Airlines) is that a fully reclined seat is only offset by about an inch, possibly two, at the top of the seat (where the discrepancy is greatest). At the base, where it would affect legroom and tray tables, the impact would be much less.

I have difficulty seeing how that could be a significant problem for the person seated behind the recliner, unless they had been leaning far forward and hovering right behind the seat in question for some unknown reason (eavesdropping, fondness for the person’s perfume,???)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have very long legs and when the person in front reclines, the seat bangs my knees and pushes on them. Its very painful.

I have long legs and I wedge them up against the seat in front of me so that the person in front of me thinks that their seat is broken and won't recline. Eventually they give up.

Then you should pay for an exit row seat instead of being a jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have very long legs and when the person in front reclines, the seat bangs my knees and pushes on them. Its very painful.

I have long legs and I wedge them up against the seat in front of me so that the person in front of me thinks that their seat is broken and won't recline. Eventually they give up.

Then you should pay for an exit row seat instead of being a jerk.

+1
PP needs to buy a seat with more legroom.

[Anonymous]

I don’t recline. But the people upset by it are misdirecting their anger— this is about airline industry not individuals.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also use your ab muscles to get yourself out of your seat. If you can't lift yourself up without grabbing seat backs you need to reconsider your life choices.

I had someone recline yesterday (before we had even left the ground!) and I made sure to grab the seat as I got up… 😈

More than that, I encourage it in this case. Grab that seatback and let the ricochet begin.

[Anonymous]

I always recline immediately. My seat, my rules.

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Reclining is not rude per se. It’s when someone shoves their seat back quickly and forcefully — that’s rude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also use your ab muscles to get yourself out of your seat. If you can't lift yourself up without grabbing seat backs you need to reconsider your life choices.

This +100. Drives me nuts. Sometimes they even manage to grab my hair in the process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do some people still recline even though 90% of people do not recline? And do you find it annoying when someone just stands in the aisle, crotch/butt at face level for a long time? A woman did this my last flight and it was so uncomfortable.

Yeah sorry Im 7 months pregnant and traveling for work. I will be walking the aisles or alternating standing/sitting. When you pay my bills I will be more than happy to sit my arse down or not get on the plane at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have very long legs and when the person in front reclines, the seat bangs my knees and pushes on them. Its very painful.

I have long legs and I wedge them up against the seat in front of me so that the person in front of me thinks that their seat is broken and won't recline. Eventually they give up.

Then you should pay for an exit row seat instead of being a jerk.

Why should I have to pay more money for my ticket than a short person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have very long legs and when the person in front reclines, the seat bangs my knees and pushes on them. Its very painful.

I have long legs and I wedge them up against the seat in front of me so that the person in front of me thinks that their seat is broken and won't recline. Eventually they give up.

Then you should pay for an exit row seat instead of being a jerk.

Why should I have to pay more money for my ticket than a short person?

If you think fat people should pay more because they dont fit in the confines of the seat then the same rules apply to tall people who cant fit in the seat.