Post by Owen on Nov 21, 2023 5:59:26 GMT
1 ~~~ Is It Rude to Recline Your Seat on an Airplane?
It's time for another editors debate.
Travel Debates is a series in which our editors weigh in on the most contentious issues that arise in-transit, like whether you should ever switch seats on a plane or if you should check your work email while on vacation.
We’ve all been there—sat in economy, tray table down, peeling off the plastic on our humble chicken dinner—when the seat in front suddenly, mercilessly reclines. The gray or navy leather of the seatback now looms just over your meal, the screen (if you have one) is aimed at your lap rather than your face. Your knees get acquainted with a seat that is not your own, and good luck grabbing something from the bag stowed at your feet. It’s out of your control, it’s uncomfortable, and the only way to get out of it is to pay it forward, to do the same to the person behind you, and recline.
So, should you recline your seat on a plane? Some of our editors feel the answer is an obvious yes—if the option exists, which it does, why not take advantage? Plus, if everybody does it and the dominoes fall back, what’s the harm? While such a mindset shows little regard for the unfortunate souls in the plane's last row, the case can still be made. Others pass, hard—their seats stay upright for the entirety of the flight on principle! It’s a debate so contentious that it’s gone international—that’s right, we have editors from both the U.S. and U.K. editions of Traveler weighing in. Take in their cases below and decide for yourself.
www.cntraveler.com/story/should-you-recline-your-seat-on-an-airplane?
3 November 2023
It's time for another editors debate.
Travel Debates is a series in which our editors weigh in on the most contentious issues that arise in-transit, like whether you should ever switch seats on a plane or if you should check your work email while on vacation.
We’ve all been there—sat in economy, tray table down, peeling off the plastic on our humble chicken dinner—when the seat in front suddenly, mercilessly reclines. The gray or navy leather of the seatback now looms just over your meal, the screen (if you have one) is aimed at your lap rather than your face. Your knees get acquainted with a seat that is not your own, and good luck grabbing something from the bag stowed at your feet. It’s out of your control, it’s uncomfortable, and the only way to get out of it is to pay it forward, to do the same to the person behind you, and recline.
So, should you recline your seat on a plane? Some of our editors feel the answer is an obvious yes—if the option exists, which it does, why not take advantage? Plus, if everybody does it and the dominoes fall back, what’s the harm? While such a mindset shows little regard for the unfortunate souls in the plane's last row, the case can still be made. Others pass, hard—their seats stay upright for the entirety of the flight on principle! It’s a debate so contentious that it’s gone international—that’s right, we have editors from both the U.S. and U.K. editions of Traveler weighing in. Take in their cases below and decide for yourself.
www.cntraveler.com/story/should-you-recline-your-seat-on-an-airplane?
3 November 2023