When I buy an airline ticket, I’m paying for both the seat I’m sitting in because that’s where my butt goes AND the space in front of me because that’s where my knees go. People who recline ought to be levied a luxury fee for voluntarily appropriating additional space in addition to an inconveniencing fee for voluntarily decreasing the space of another passenger. It’s called theft, and if they don’t want to pay up, fine; ban them for life from ever again flying on your planes.
I’m no airline piker, having flown 162,000 air miles last year.
All of us who fly a lot realize reclining the seat all the way boxes in the person in the seat behind. That's why you rarely see a reclined seat among road warriors.
It's the folks who fly once a year who think flying is like going to a spa. They buy the cheapest middle seat, have a couple of drinks beforehand and feel they're entitled a barkolounger. The flights to Las Vegas and Florida are the worse.
I’m sorry maybe we are talking about different kinds of seats or airlines or something, or airplanes even, but I’m talking about coach seats on international flights. Maybe you are referring to business class seats or first class?
I don’t see how a seat that reclines literally 1.5 inches (at the top! Which means less by where someone’s knees are) is that much of a sacrifice for the person behind me. 1.5 inches for goodness sakes! This isn’t a barkolounger or EZ-boy we’re talking about here. Sheesh.