I was on a international flight recently that spanned about 11 hours in the day and the person in front kept putting thier chair back.

Now I know people want to relax but i’m using the screen in the chair and i’m hoping the inflight meal will at least be passable enough to digest.

So on a long haul flight that happens in the day would you put your chair back?

Would you keep trying to put it back every hour (i havent moved chairs). even though you have been asked not to?

  • now by the cabin crew btw
  • Iced Raktajino@startrek.website
    1911·
    2 days ago

    Nope.

    We live in a society, and as far as I’m concerned, stealing the person behind you’s very limited leg room is selfish.

    Signed,

    A tall person who WILL kick your seat when my knees are in agony.

    • deranger@sh.itjust.works
      241·
      2 days ago

      I’m 6’3” or 1.9m tall. I fly monthly for work. Putting the seat back has little effect on leg room because the pivot point is just below your knee level. It steals a bit of room going straight forward from your head/shoulders but you can reclaim this lost 2” by also reclining your seat.

      If you’re kicking seats rather than reclining your own to get back to the same exact space as non-reclined just at a slightly more comfortable angle, you’re the asshole.

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
        31·
        2 days ago

        You sure about your height? I’m 6’3” and find it very painful in my knees when the person in front of me reclines, since the pivot point is too far below knee level. If I were to recline my seat, it doesn’t change that since reclining only affects your back.

        There are many aircraft where if the person in front of me reclines, I am looking down on their head and find it easier to watch their screen than mine

        • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          16 hours ago

          Agreed. Same height and same issue. With my lower back pressed back into the seat, I can press my knees into the seat in front of me. Reclining my chair doesn’t allow my lower back to move any further back so it doesn’t increase leg room whatsoever.

          My knees are several inches above the seats pivot point so someone reclining in front of me is taking a considerable amount of my leg room.

          I think that other guy must have a long torso and short legs.

        • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          4·
          2 days ago

          I think we must be flying very different planes because in all the airlines ive ever flown the seat only “reclines” like 2 inches.