The Age/SMH reclining seat survey

[JessicaTam]

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The Age / Sydney Morning Herald have held a survey in their travel section asking "Do you think reclining seats should be banned from flights?"

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The vote was 64% in favour, and 36% against.

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What do you think?

 

[Boris spatsky]

If you don't want the seats to recline, fly Ryanair!

 

[Austman]

It depends also on how the survey was presented.

Having these statements immediately before the survey:

There's the 'altruistic soul', who is considerate of others, and the 'selfish ego', who will look to increase their own comfort at the expense of others," says Dr Becky Spelman.

The survey found an alarming number of selfish egos, with 70 per cent of people admitting they would recline their seat into a pregnant woman, and 80 per cent would not care if the person behind was elderly or frail.

Women from 18-24 are the most likely to be altruistic souls while men over 35 are most likely to be selfish egos.

Poll: Do you think reclining seats should be banned from flights?

Pretty much nullifies any balanced survey result.

 

[JohnK]

No recline in economy.

If you want recline then the simplest solution is to have seat recliners at the rear of economy.

 

[JessicaTam]

No recline in economy.

If you want recline then the simplest solution is to have seat recliners at the rear of economy.

However that would only give 6 seats available for reclining on a 737, which is not a very high proportion of the total number of seats available.

 

[Timba-Jet]

No recline in economy.

If you want recline then the simplest solution is to have seat recliners at the rear of economy.

Interesting concept, a section where seats have recline, general economy section will have seats fixed. This gives passengers the choice.

 

[JohnK]

However that would only give 6 seats available for reclining on a 737, which is not a very high proportion of the total number of seats available.

It should give more seats the recline option.

e.g. On a QF 737 rows 4-13 (exit row) will not recline and rows 14-29 will have the recline feature.

 

[mono88]

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The Age / Sydney Morning Herald have held a survey in their travel section asking "Do you think reclining seats should be banned from flights?"

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The vote was 64% in favour, and 36% against.

<throw grenade>

What do you think?

I think the best way to resolve this is to remove all seats and make the flights standing room only.
Airlines benefit by being able to load more people on a plane and passengers benefit because there will be one less issue (i.e. reclining seats) to whinge about.

 

[JessicaTam]

I think the best way to resolve this is to remove all seats and make the flights standing room only.
Airlines benefit by being able to load more people on a plane and passengers benefit because there will be one less issue (i.e. reclining seats) to whinge about.

Didn't RyanAir suggest that?

 

[phily]

The Age / Sydney Morning Herald have held a survey in their travel section asking "Do you think reclining seats should be banned from flights?"

It's extraordinary how passionate most people are abut this issue. Half the people insist that it's their right to recline their seat anytime out of meal times, whereas the other half are the victims of seats being reclined into them and want them banned.

There's only one solution to this. The left-hand side of the plane will have reclining seats, the right-side will have fixed seats, and passengers can select their preferred seating type when they make their booking.

 

[mono88]

Didn't RyanAir suggest that?

It wouldn't surprise me if they did...

 

[ozbeachbabe]

It should give more seats the recline option.

e.g. On a QF 737 rows 4-13 (exit row) will not recline and rows 14-29 will have the recline feature.

Row 29 does not recline as there's no space to with the seat being that close to the rear bulkhead.

 

[moa999]

it's funny, given there was equal vitriol when Jetstar installed the non-reclining seats

 

[samh004]

I hardly ever recline in Y. I think I only do it if flying international at night and I want to sleep, and that's really only because every seat reclines, so I'm not going to be the only one that hasn't

 

[Robert K]

this is why i try to fly the A380 and pick 69D. Recline when ever i feel like it.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

the etiquette expert is wrong.

you should raise your seat back for meal services, but you can have it reclined before then. you don't need to wait until after the meal.

again... all this talk about 'ego'... just another data point to add to the theory that people feel intimidated by seat recliners. it the loss of their personal power that upsets them.

simple solution... buy a ticket in a higher class.

oh wait... can't afford it?

now it's bad etiquette to complain about something which you purchased through lack of funds, then decide you don't like, and then try to make others conform to your ideals.

and if you do have the funds, but choose to fly economy, then don't complain. that's also bad etiquette. you get exactly what you pay for.

 

[JohnK]

Row 29 does not recline as there's no space to with the seat being that close to the rear bulkhead.

OK.

Still a good of proportion of non-reclining seats in rows 4-13 and reclining seats in rows 14-28.

Keeps everyone happy.

 

[castie]

I dont think the suggestion to have a dedicated non reclining section would satisfy.

Issue here is same as a rubbish dump....I want it but not in my back yard.