Article: What's Your Seat Recline Strategy?

[JohnK]

Yes, but you don’t need to buy business to avoid the recline issue… you can buy extra legroom seats.

Extra legroom does not really negate the person in front reclining. The cost that I've seen is around $100 each for extra legroom which is a considerable amount on the return for 3 people and travelling with an 8 year old cannot be exit row.

Not all a350s comes with pre-reclined seats. It’s up to the airline to choose the type of seats it installs. Thai’s a350 seat for example didn’t have any noticeable difference from a standard economy seat on Qantas.

Have you seen Thai airfares outside of their gimmicky buy 1 get 1 free sales ex-MEL which are not that easy or feasible with 3 of us travelling?

Plus no lounge and standard luggage and again does not really handle the situation where person in front reclines.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Extra legroom does not really negate the person in front reclining. The cost that I've seen is around $100 each for extra legroom which is a considerable amount on the return for 3 people and travelling with an 8 year old cannot be exit row.


Have you seen Thai airfares outside of their gimmicky buy 1 get 1 free sales ex-MEL which are not that easy or feasible with 3 of us travelling?

Plus no lounge and standard luggage and again does not really handle the situation where person in front reclines.

The bulkhead eliminates the issue as no one can recline into you!

 

[Peso]

My strategy is I make full use of my seat's features. If there is a recline function, I can and will use it fully once midair, aside from a) FA ordering me to put it upright; or b) during mealtimes as a courtesy to the passenger behind.

If the passenger behind me has a problem with me reclining outside of the two situations (which almost never happens), I can tell them to refer to FA, and I'd comply with their call.

 

[Forg]

Me too, if I ever go anywhere without any laws about shooting people I’ll be blasting away murdering as many as I can!!

[China I suspect? Or does that maybe cost a few bucks on entry?]