Same here at 6’3”. I try and be considerate for those sitting around me - and keep my body parts within the width of my seat.
Had my knees banged more than once by folks in front hitting the recline button and then slamming the seat back.
On the second slam I usually say “Excuse me, but that’s my knees you’re hitting”.
When that happens there is not much room for that little serving tray, the back of the seat and my knees.
The simple answer is if the general public doesn’t mind being cramped in like sardines because the tickets are so cheap...
Then stop making seats that recline.
Just one more creature comfort removed to ensure full airplanes!
Sorry pal, I paid for my seat space, so I get to use your’s too. /s
I’ve heard that some foreign airlines have seats that recline by shifting the seat portion forward, rather than moving the seatback to the rear. That way the person who wants to recline pays for it with their own legroom and not somebody else’s.
I always try to get an aisle seat because my shoulders are wider than the seat. That way I can lean into the aisle. That’s one reason I like flying Southwest - no service carts to bang into my shoulder from behind.
I’m 120 lbs. I’ve had men spill into my set while I’ve had to sit my rump halfway up the window wall. I fly first on long flights but not for domestic hops. Thank you for being considerate because there are a lot who aren’t.
I may have gotten that economy price but I don’t think it means I have to perform a stationary twerk in flight!
So the product is unfit for the purpose sold?