Is it Rude to recline?

JOEFRIDAY2 said:
I just wish they would lock the seats down so that they will not recline. This "reclining option" is left over from the old days of airline travel when there was enough room available to actually recline a seat without hitting someone's knees.

Joe
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Too hard to sleep in a seat that doesn't recline, and many days, that is the only sleep I am going to get.

I check to make sure I'm not going to smash someones laptop, but otherwise - I dont ask. They might say it bothers them, and then I would feel like a jerk for doing it anyway. Most of the time I am in first, so it is a non-issue.
 
JOEFRIDAY2 said:
I just wish they would lock the seats down so that they will not recline. This "reclining option" is left over from the old days of airline travel when there was enough room available to actually recline a seat without hitting someone's knees.

Joe
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This! Exactly this!
 
MQAAord said:
What bugs me 190% more than the person in front of me reclining their seat, is when the person behind me uses MY seat to pull themselves up out of their seat.
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Ugh I hate that!! I'll give the ederly a pass but geez!
 
The seats in the Dash dont recline, I find them very comfortable but like Beagle When I want to nap, its hard enough with them down much less upright. When I commute on the ERJ to work and I get a row with B and C to my self I like to put one seat all the way up and the other back and use the side of upright seat as a pillow. Works like a charm, cross that with the wing rocking that every ERJ 145 seems to do it will rock you right to sleep
 
I'm 6'3 and i really don't mind if people slowly put their seat back. It usually doesn't affect me that much, unless they slam it. What pisses me off the most is the dang drink cart. Is it just too much of a bother for the FA to say excue me. I swear I am going to get a broke elbow or shoulder one of these days.

Yes the 737 forward lav has some serious head clearance issues.
 
As with most things in the world I think you should be courteous an cognisant of those around you. Look before you tilt your seat. There may be cases where it is best not to.
When we've purchased a seat for our kids, even though we "bought those seats", we've demanded that they be polite and courteous to others. After all, we payed for his use of the table, but we never let me play with the stupid thing as it would bother the passenger in front of him.
 
Blackhawk said:
As with most things in the world I think you should be courteous an cognisant of those around you. Look before you tilt your seat. There may be cases where it is best not to.
When we've purchased a seat for our kids, even though we "bought those seats", we've demanded that they be polite and courteous to others. After all, we payed for his use of the table, but we never let me play with the stupid thing as it would bother the passenger in front of him.
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Wish all parents were this courteous. I can't tell you how many hellions I've seen on planes.
 
I expect the person in front of me to recline.

Usually I first recline it about halfway right as the gear is coming up after liftoff. Then later on I recline it the rest of the way.
 
Bandit_Driver said:
Wish all parents were this courteous. I can't tell you how many hellions I've seen on planes.
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Honestly, that's why we haven't flown [on an airline] with either of our two since our oldest was 10 months old! They are high-needs, and we couldn't guarantee their appropriate behavior... so we stayed off of commercial airplanes. Other people didn't want to listen to them have a possible meltdown, I didn't want them to have to go through that, and *I* didn't want to have to deal with it either. Thankfully at 6 and 7, they're old enough now that they can handle domestic flying. I still wouldn't take them on a 14-hour Pacific crossing to NRT or anything like that yet! But a couple domestic legs are within their control now. :)

Not every kid is like ours, so I'm not coming out in support of banning little kids from airplanes or anything... we just took into consideration our kids' needs and what we felt was best for everyone all around.
 
I'm 6'5 and it has never bugged me, though I don't fly a whole bunch.
I can typically contort my legs in a way that it doesn't matter if they lean their seat back.
 
I don't mind people who recline as long as they do it slowly. I had a guy pretty recently who knocked everything off my tray and into my lap (good thing I'd finished my drink). I said "Hey!" but he was too busy jamming out to Justin Beiber or whatever.

Oh, and people on airplanes who don't cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze. I hate to say I'm a germaphobe, but well, I'm kind of a germaphone... :)
 
I had this one last week. Thrust wasn't even set yet and the d-bag in front of me had his seat fully reclined. As we started to accelerate, I could only hope that there would be an abort with an evacuation so I would have the opportunity to throw a right hook into the side of his face. Once airborne, I could only sit and wonder what this guy thinks the reason is the mean FA's make him put his seat up.
 
Had a guy one time in front of me on a 5hr flight who I just knew this guy was going to be one of those throw it back as soon as you sit down type. Well sure enough he was. Just so happens I had crossed my leg and my knee was dead center in the middle of his seat. What did he do? raise his sat back up...no, he continued to slam his body into his seat back trying to get his seat to recline. He knew it was my knee. Later in the flight as soon as I stood up to go to the bathroom he immediately dropped it full back. you already have such minimal room trying to get in and out of rown when people have their seat reclined is very difficult. It wouldn't be such an issue if people would be courteous about it.
That said I think its rude.
 
Recline slowly and carefully. Also, as stated above, stop grabbing my damn seat every time you get up. Some people do try to sleep on a plane and you're not helping.

On a side note, last night I flew on a CRJ-700 for the first time from SFO-MCI. I was surprised with the amount of leg-room. It was definitely more than most 737's we fly, much quieter as well.
 
MQAAord said:
Honestly, that's why we haven't flown [on an airline] with either of our two since our oldest was 10 months old! They are high-needs, and we couldn't guarantee their appropriate behavior... so we stayed off of commercial airplanes. Other people didn't want to listen to them have a possible meltdown, I didn't want them to have to go through that, and *I* didn't want to have to deal with it either. Thankfully at 6 and 7, they're old enough now that they can handle domestic flying. I still wouldn't take them on a 14-hour Pacific crossing to NRT or anything like that yet! But a couple domestic legs are within their control now. :)

Not every kid is like ours, so I'm not coming out in support of banning little kids from airplanes or anything... we just took into consideration our kids' needs and what we felt was best for everyone all around.
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As lanky as I am, I find noise to be more annoying than having my knees destroyed.

When I was a wee lad (and airplanes reliably had three flight deck crewmembers), Southernjets Innanashunul changed the rules regarding first class non-revs - you had to be aged 10 or older to sit in front, because of a few screaming kids. This, though, was when you actually had to dress up to non-rev and First Class meant something more than a bigger seat and a meal. Royal Service meant Royal Service. *wistful expression*

Thanks for being good with your kids (and to other pax), seriously - I've spent quite a few sleepless/otherwise non-restful nights on transcons owing to children yelling, screaming, and running up and down the aisle. :mad: No, kids shouldn't be banned from airplanes. Parents should, well, parent. Mine did, and I think I'm pretty well adjusted :crazy: It's like banning video games...they aren't the problem, parenting is.
 
I go back slowly but I could care less myself. IMHO it's rude to tell someone to not recline or how to recline unless there's a physical need. It's their ticket, let them live their life. Not everyone needs to consult you before taking action, it's a free world.

Riding on a plane is like riding on a bus. It's not always the most comfortable situation and you need to learn to deal with it or try another mode of travel. Sacrifices are made for expediency. Like some kid kicking your seat or the obnoxious drunks in business class. It's a minor inconvenience, not the end of society.
 
I'm reminded of an event from years ago. The family next door had a couple teenagers and they were going to throw a party. One of the boys came over to tell me they were going to have a party and let me know if at if it disturbed me to please let him know and he would tone it down. I knew he was pulling to old Eddie Haskell routine on me, but that was okay. Yes, the party was loud, but I got such a kick out of him doing what he did in advance that I wouldn't have said anything even if it was worse.

I use a similar technique in the cabin. I tell the person behind me that I'm tired and I'm going to recline my seat a little, but if it bothers them at all to please let me know. I've never had anyone say anything (and if they did, I'd raise the seat). It's just human nature to be offended if it seems that the other person doesn't care, but it works the other way around and you get points for showing that you care.
 
Usually on short domestic hops I leave the seat up. That said on flights over 5 hours I will recline (except during mealtime). I once had a guy slam his hand repeatedly throughout an entire 9.5 hr flight to Hawaii because he didn't want me reclining. In the end I politely told him that if he wanted more than the allocated room that he had, business class tickets should be purchased next time. On long flights like that it is ridiculous to not think of reclining as an option. That said, I would never slam back the seat; I usually ask or recline pretty slowly.
 
MQAAord said:
Sometimes I recline my seat, sometimes I don't... if I do, I always do so slowly as to not hurt anyone, spill anything or break someone's computer. All I ask is that the person in front of me do the same.

What bugs me 190% more than the person in front of me reclining their seat, is when the person behind me uses MY seat to pull themselves up out of their seat. Uh, yeah, you're shaking the bejudas out of my seat, there buddy. Yanking, grabbing and shaking my seat to pull their fat ass up... sheesh, push up on the armrests or use your freaking leg muscles to stand! I've even had clueless people pull my hair in the process of pulling themselves up out of their seat! Along the same lines is the person behind me slamming their tray table around. Yes, it DOES shake the seat that the tray table is attached to.
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LMBO!!! Sorry this happened to you, Amber!

I usually recline mine slowly, unless I know there's no one behind me.
 
last time i was on a flight in a crj 900, the guy in front of me reclined, which wouldn't have been so bad if he wasn't absolutely disgusting. Indian fella, clearly never washed his hair, and liked to scratch his scalp every two seconds. GROSS. Felt kinda bad for him though, he was obviously extremely nervous about flying/being couped up.

Being 6'4", I've gotten used to never quite fitting in any vehicle designed for air travel
 
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