Comments on: Help, my seat won’t recline http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/help-my-seat-wont-recline/ Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott's site. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phil http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/help-my-seat-wont-recline/comment-page-1/#comment-21897 Phil Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:47:20 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/help-my-seat-wont-recline/#comment-21897 Go to seatguru.com and you will find seat diagram plus which seats are good and which ones are not so good. Take a look before you book your next flight. Go to seatguru.com and you will find seat diagram plus which seats are good and which ones are not so good. Take a look before you book your next flight.

]]> By: Annette http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/help-my-seat-wont-recline/comment-page-1/#comment-17741 Annette Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:51:20 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/help-my-seat-wont-recline/#comment-17741 I'm sorry Chris but I don't understand what you mean by "fix" the seats. The seats are locked in an upright position because they're in front of an exit row - if the seats reclined then during an emergency they'd impede exiting the airplane. There's nothing to "fix". The problem, to my way of thinking, is seats that recline too far back leaving the people behind them with very little space. Ever tried to work on a flight only to have your work area disappear when the seat in front of you was reclined? People have had laptops damaged this way, and many long-legged people have suffered from having the seatback suddenly dropped onto their knees. I’m sorry Chris but I don’t understand what you mean by “fix” the seats. The seats are locked in an upright position because they’re in front of an exit row – if the seats reclined then during an emergency they’d impede exiting the airplane. There’s nothing to “fix”.

The problem, to my way of thinking, is seats that recline too far back leaving the people behind them with very little space. Ever tried to work on a flight only to have your work area disappear when the seat in front of you was reclined? People have had laptops damaged this way, and many long-legged people have suffered from having the seatback suddenly dropped onto their knees.

]]> By: Scott http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/help-my-seat-wont-recline/comment-page-1/#comment-13795 Scott Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:18:58 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/help-my-seat-wont-recline/#comment-13795 Just to add to James' comment, the site is seatguru.com. You will see comments like "Review: Seat 29 A,B has 31 inch seat pitch, which is one less inch than seats in the front of the plane. This seat also has limited recline and will be noisy due to the proximity of the lavatories and galley." You'll also note that many of Air Canada's seats are an impressively narrow 17" Northwest Airlines owns a plane (Saab 340) which actually has 16" wide seats anda 30" pitch. And yes, this plane is intended to transport adults. In addition to being exceptionally narrow and close together, row 11 on this plane not only doesn't recline but it doesn't even have an aisle. Just to add to James’ comment, the site is seatguru.com. You will see comments like “Review: Seat 29 A,B has 31 inch seat pitch, which is one less inch than seats in the front of the plane. This seat also has limited recline and will be noisy due to the proximity of the lavatories and galley.”

You’ll also note that many of Air Canada’s seats are an impressively narrow 17″

Northwest Airlines owns a plane (Saab 340) which actually has 16″ wide seats anda 30″ pitch. And yes, this plane is intended to transport adults. In addition to being exceptionally narrow and close together, row 11 on this plane not only doesn’t recline but it doesn’t even have an aisle.

]]> By: James Morrison http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/help-my-seat-wont-recline/comment-page-1/#comment-12328 James Morrison Wed, 28 May 2008 21:07:15 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/help-my-seat-wont-recline/#comment-12328 I always use seat geru when requesting seats. This service allows you to see which seats don't recline et al. I always use seat geru when requesting seats. This service allows you to see which seats don’t recline et al.

]]> By: Chelsea http://www.elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/help-my-seat-wont-recline/comment-page-1/#comment-12321 Chelsea Wed, 28 May 2008 16:49:10 +0000 http://beta.elliott.org/photos/help-my-seat-wont-recline/#comment-12321 Personally, I don't mind non-reclining seats (though never on a long international flight!) The first time I flew in them, the two passengers next to me both opted to find better seats--luckily it was one of the rare flights these days that isn't overbooked--and the next time I purposely tried for them again and slyly convinced the people next to me that there were probably better, reclining seats somewhere else. The result? Two flights where I stretch out across three beautiful seats with no rude, snoring, loud, or otherwise obnoxious travel companions. Personally, I don’t mind non-reclining seats (though never on a long international flight!) The first time I flew in them, the two passengers next to me both opted to find better seats–luckily it was one of the rare flights these days that isn’t overbooked–and the next time I purposely tried for them again and slyly convinced the people next to me that there were probably better, reclining seats somewhere else. The result? Two flights where I stretch out across three beautiful seats with no rude, snoring, loud, or otherwise obnoxious travel companions.

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