Counter proposal: having to sit 90 degrees bolt upright is agony on my scar tissue after about an hour. Give me five degrees dude. I really need thirty degrees but five (an inch) is barely noticeable for you.
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Beacon@fedia.io 1 month ago
Airplane seats shouldn't have a recline function.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Then they should be reclined by default already. Who wants to sit completely upright for several hours? One reason I have to drive to places is that even if I recline the seat on the bus, I have back pain after an hour.
Godnroc@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Counter proposal: they recline by keeping the top in place and sliding forward to detract from your own leg room.
Beacon@fedia.io 1 month ago
Sure that's fine. I guess more broadly the rule should be that you can't alter anyone else's space
HeHoXa@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
… I think I’d rather have someone’s headrest a little closer to me than feeling every movement of the person behind me as they shift in their seat with their knees wedged into mine
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 month ago
My knees are already about an inch from the seat in front of me in economy. How about airlines replace seats with ship style bunks so I can fly in relative comfort.
piwakawakas@lemmy.nz 1 month ago
theguardian.com/…/air-new-zealand-skynest-bunk-be…
Looks like that will be a thing soon
Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I hadn’t thought of that, but ships bunks are almost certainly more space efficient. You could stack them three high pretty easily. Throw in a curtain and I’d take that over a seat I think. Even if you’re not planning on sleeping, it sounds more comfortable.
Godnroc@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Airlines charge you for comfort. The transport is the same for everyone on board, but more comfortable accommodations cost more.
If they could get away with loading people in feet-first they would, and your legs would still be too long to be comfortable.