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COMMERCIAL AIRLINE RECLINER SEATS

not_an_eloi — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 23:11:18 GMT

just spent days on malay airlines, four legs in total.

greatest flamin' annoyance no risk was the seat to the front of me when

selfish bleeps fully reclined 'em.

ban 'em all, i say

wot do you say

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lurker17260 — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 23:21:50 GMT

aaagghhhh you have hit on my pet hate! Annoys the **bleep** out of me!

I sat on a Jetstar flight (I know, my own fault probably) to Auckland recently. The bloke in front of me reclined his seat all the way back, effectively halving my space. When I asked him, very politely, if he could not have it quite so far back he just called me names and laughed with his girlfriend sitting beside him. Between him and the little girl behind kicking the back of my seat all the way, I nearly went mad.

It was only 3 hours for gods sake. He couldn't have sat up straight for that long?

I agree! Ban them, particularly on short haul flights.

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donnashuggy — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 23:37:08 GMT

There never seems to be a lot of room, I often wonder how tall people cope as my knees are almost touching the seat in the front and I am not even tall.

I saw the head of China Air interviewed not long ago and it was so interesting to listen to the lengths they go to for space and weight, even down to water bottles that are carried on board.

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not_an_eloi — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 23:39:04 GMT

would appear to be the biggest flamin' irrit for all air travellers.

staff sheila offered no assistance to try to solve the prob.,

she could see wot that was.

i paid for a space on that flight, fair gave me the dirts that the character in front took 'is, and then took some of mine

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purple_haize — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 23:40:42 GMT

You should go by Virgin...........I went to New Zealand and back with Virgin and never had that problem.

Last year I went to Adelaide from Melbourne and back with Virgin had good flight, both ways.

I would never travel by Jetstar or any of the cheaper ones...........not that I am flushed with money, I am not, just prefer to have a better flight.

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purple_haize — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 23:43:32 GMT

Also, went on a long haul to the USA, and around USA with United, and had no problems with people putting the seats right back, maybe I have just been lucky.

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not_an_eloi — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 00:01:21 GMT

there's a small device available, called a knee defender, cinches onto the seat, prevents the nark in front from movin'

the seat. oi'll be fixin' the prob. m'self next time. self-help.

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azureline** — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 00:10:57 GMT

I have never noticed, my flights are usually purchased by price and convenience and availability, as well as the airport locality.

Is this one of those First World Problem things?

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mugssy65 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 01:15:23 GMT

The answer is to book your flight early and reserve either the front row seats or the emergency exit seats, usually get slugged an extra $20 but for my 6*2 OH it's worth every cent!
Although I know this isn't possible when the flight is spur of the moment.

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not_an_eloi — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 02:32:18 GMT

front row seats means also avin' to put up wit baby cots and squealin' babies, if there are any rugrats aboard.

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cherry*135 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 02:38:25 GMT

It is what you can expect if you fly economy.

Some planes A380? (Airbus) have more legroom.

You can also pay extra to sit in an exit row.
I did that when I went to the US @ 160. Syd to LA to NY..worth it.

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cherry*135 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 02:43:09 GMT

Front row seats are usually kept for families.

Exit rows aren't.

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mugssy65 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 02:49:28 GMT

I buy the front seats on Air Asia all the timeouts me and oh no kids, on the A380 from Perth to Dubai I sat under a VERY large man, he took up his seat and 1/2 of mine.

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cherry*135 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 03:07:28 GMT

When I booked the exit row (aisle) there was me and another man in the window seat. I am hoping no-one sits in the middle seat.

A while later a very large man comes down the aisle and sits in the middle seat.

The plane wasn't full. After take off. a couple in the premium economy (2 seat row) in front left their seats for the empty front row they could stretch out over more seats there.

The man in my row by the window moved to the vacated premium econonmy seats and said something like ''heres some more room for you big guy'. The big guy moved to the window and we had the empty seat between us.

Although after take off a flight attendant did ask us if she could move another woman to that seat beside us. We weren't keen on that.

She never said why the woman needed to move. In the end she didn't move there.

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debra9275 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 03:20:21 GMT

not much I can say about the airline seats eloi

but just wanted to pop in here and say welcome home

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not_an_eloi — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 03:57:04 GMT

thanks, sent you a message.

cheers.

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debra9275 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:11:26 GMT

thanks eloi, have just responded

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smilmertennis — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:49:52 GMT

I know some airlines including Etihad have these "smart" reclining seat which do not disturb the person behind of the reclined seat.

When we travelled from Frankfurt to Sydney with them I had my seat reclined most of the time and as my daughter was sitting behind me she would have no qualms about telling me to get my seat of her lap. Also when I went the other way on Thai airlines they had the same seats which I was very happy about, as I had enough trouble fitting into the seat with the tray down, more or less resting on my 8 months preggers belly.