Plane etiquette

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recline away. If the seat allows it, I have no issue with it.

Same. If we weren’t allowed to recline, then the seats would not recline!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t see the issue with reclining. I don’t unless it’s a red eye but unless you’re tall enough the reclined seat wacks your knee so don’t think there’s any reason to complain. They’re allowed to sit how they like.

The people standing in the aisle are usually either air sick/bad travellers or waiting for the bathroom. Just focus on your movie/phone/book.

I do take my shoes off the instant I get on a plane if the flight’s over 5 hours but I never have bare feet (too cold plus ew who knows what has been on that floor). I have special plane slippers specifically for long haul flights.

On a recent flight, the guy sitting in the aisle across from me stood up almost the entire flight (meaning his butt was in my face). At first I was annoyed but then I realized he was wincing and grimacing in pain. He was clearly suffering big time (I’m guessing it was sciatica because he kept grabbing his leg and trying to stretch it). We all need to have more empathy and compassion. If I recline my seat, it’s because my back is killing me.

[Anonymous]

I had a woman, as soon as we took off, put her tray down and then put her arms and head on it so that I couldn't recline at all! First of all, how gross to have your face on that tray! Second of all, how obnoxious for the person in front of you - she was pushing against my back this way. It was a red-eye and I couldn't recline/rest at all for the first 3 hours. Didn't know what was going on at first - thought my seat was broken.

[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.

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

I mean, you probably benefit from your height in many other situations. This is one in which it's not advantageous. That's life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a woman, as soon as we took off, put her tray down and then put her arms and head on it so that I couldn't recline at all! First of all, how gross to have your face on that tray! Second of all, how obnoxious for the person in front of you - she was pushing against my back this way. It was a red-eye and I couldn't recline/rest at all for the first 3 hours. Didn't know what was going on at first - thought my seat was broken.

I don't understand--her using the tray shouldn't prevent you from putting your seat back. One doesn't have to do with the other.

[Anonymous]

Reclining is permitted. No one is disputing that.

That said, if you recline, you are prioritizing your comfort over that of the person behind you. That's just a fact. It's your right to do so, but don't delude yourself into thinking that it is universally accepted. Lots of things are legal, and permitted, but we choose not to do them to be considerate to others.

I and many others think that on daytime flights, particularly short ones, it is inconsiderate and bad manners and inconsiderate to recline. Again, no one is saying that it isn't your right to do so.

If someone reclines in front of me, the only thing I do is free myself of any obligation to concern myself with their comfort. I don't retaliate, but I also don't think about them. If I need to grab the seatback to get up, that's fine. If I jostle them getting something out of the seat pocket, no worries. If my knees repeatedly hit their reclined seat, I don't care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t see the issue with reclining. I don’t unless it’s a red eye but unless you’re tall enough the reclined seat wacks your knee so don’t think there’s any reason to complain. They’re allowed to sit how they like.

The people standing in the aisle are usually either air sick/bad travellers or waiting for the bathroom. Just focus on your movie/phone/book.

I do take my shoes off the instant I get on a plane if the flight’s over 5 hours but I never have bare feet (too cold plus ew who knows what has been on that floor). I have special plane slippers specifically for long haul flights.

On a recent flight, the guy sitting in the aisle across from me stood up almost the entire flight (meaning his butt was in my face). At first I was annoyed but then I realized he was wincing and grimacing in pain. He was clearly suffering big time (I’m guessing it was sciatica because he kept grabbing his leg and trying to stretch it). We all need to have more empathy and compassion. If I recline my seat, it’s because my back is killing me.

He is free to buy economy+ or a business class ticket.

You aren't entitled to max comfort flying coach for as cheap as possible. If you want more room, pay for it. Otherwise, shut your pie holes about reclining and people using a feature of the plane they're entitled to use after purchasing a ticket. If the person in front of you reclines, you can recline too. NBD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a woman, as soon as we took off, put her tray down and then put her arms and head on it so that I couldn't recline at all! First of all, how gross to have your face on that tray! Second of all, how obnoxious for the person in front of you - she was pushing against my back this way. It was a red-eye and I couldn't recline/rest at all for the first 3 hours. Didn't know what was going on at first - thought my seat was broken.

I don't understand--her using the tray shouldn't prevent you from putting your seat back. One doesn't have to do with the other.

I am anti-reclining on daytime flights, but on a red eye, this is ridiculous. I would have just gone ahead and reclined n this situation, and if it whacks here, that's her problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reclining is permitted. No one is disputing that.

That said, if you recline, you are prioritizing your comfort over that of the person behind you. That's just a fact. It's your right to do so, but don't delude yourself into thinking that it is universally accepted. Lots of things are legal, and permitted, but we choose not to do them to be considerate to others.

I and many others think that on daytime flights, particularly short ones, it is inconsiderate and bad manners and inconsiderate to recline. Again, no one is saying that it isn't your right to do so.

If someone reclines in front of me, the only thing I do is free myself of any obligation to concern myself with their comfort. I don't retaliate, but I also don't think about them. If I need to grab the seatback to get up, that's fine. If I jostle them getting something out of the seat pocket, no worries. If my knees repeatedly hit their reclined seat, I don't care.

Fly business class then and quit complaining.

[Anonymous]

Reclining, on any flight, at any time, is fine. If you don't like it pay for the bulk-head or the exit row, or business class, or don't fly. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reclining is permitted. No one is disputing that.

That said, if you recline, you are prioritizing your comfort over that of the person behind you. That's just a fact. It's your right to do so, but don't delude yourself into thinking that it is universally accepted. Lots of things are legal, and permitted, but we choose not to do them to be considerate to others.

I and many others think that on daytime flights, particularly short ones, it is inconsiderate and bad manners and inconsiderate to recline. Again, no one is saying that it isn't your right to do so.

If someone reclines in front of me, the only thing I do is free myself of any obligation to concern myself with their comfort. I don't retaliate, but I also don't think about them. If I need to grab the seatback to get up, that's fine. If I jostle them getting something out of the seat pocket, no worries. If my knees repeatedly hit their reclined seat, I don't care.

Fly business class then and quit complaining.

Who is complaining? I'm just stating my preferences and course of action.

[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?

Why should short people have to pay more for clothes because they constantly have to get them tailored while there are plenty of standard sizes at stores for taller people?

Boo hoo, life ain't fair. You want more room then go fly first class or economy +. If you're going to be cheap and fly like cattle in economy, then expect to have comfort like a slab of beef.

Most of you are babies and complain about reclining on a flights that are 3-8 hours long. Lol, 8 hours is nothing. Get back to me when you regularly fly long haul for 24 hour transit times with one leg alone lasting 14 hours. Flying 5 hours with someone reclining in front of you is basically nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reclining is permitted. No one is disputing that.

That said, if you recline, you are prioritizing your comfort over that of the person behind you. That's just a fact. It's your right to do so, but don't delude yourself into thinking that it is universally accepted. Lots of things are legal, and permitted, but we choose not to do them to be considerate to others.

I and many others think that on daytime flights, particularly short ones, it is inconsiderate and bad manners and inconsiderate to recline. Again, no one is saying that it isn't your right to do so.

If someone reclines in front of me, the only thing I do is free myself of any obligation to concern myself with their comfort. I don't retaliate, but I also don't think about them. If I need to grab the seatback to get up, that's fine. If I jostle them getting something out of the seat pocket, no worries. If my knees repeatedly hit their reclined seat, I don't care.

Fly business class then and quit complaining.

Who is complaining? I'm just stating my preferences and course of action.

Stop it. We know you're being passive aggressive. You think you're not complaining, but then you describe trying to retaliate by disturbing the seat in front when you get up or purposefully trying to jostle behind them.

You're too cheap to buy more room and then have the gall to complain about it.

[Anonymous]

Many people recline a LITTLE bit to remove stress on their back. It's a pain management technique. I have to do it or my first 2 days of wherever I am going will be spent flat on my back. Have some consideration for those of us that must recline just a LITTLE bit. Chronic pain sucks and there are more of us than apparently most of you realize.

[Anonymous]

Reclining is not impolite. There are SO Many rude things people do on planes but reclining ain't it