Long-haul economy flights aren’t exactly comfortable, and some passengers turn to reclining seats for more space. A flight attendant took to TikTok to share what she thinks about people reclining their seats.
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There are two types of people: those who recline their seats on flights and those who get angry when the person in front of them does so. However, this can be quite annoying for the person sitting behind, especially if they are trying to enjoy a meal.
To put an end to this ongoing controversy, cabin crew member Hannah Gaiger, with more than eight years of experience in the industry, took to TikTok to talk about what she thinks about people reclining their seats.
As a cabin crew member, Hannah had to “separates fully grown adults”, who argued several times about whether or not they can recline their seats, according to the mirror.
“For some reason, I don’t know why, this is a big problem during flights,” she added in the video.
Hannah strongly supports those who want to tilt their chairs. According to her, here’s what she tells people who ask her to tell someone to stop reclining their chair: “If the seat feature has a seat recline, they’re allowed to recline it.”
However, she admits that it is “courtesy” don’t recline your seat during meal service when passengers will want to use the tray
However, she admits that she is a “common courtesy” don’t recline your chair during meal service when passengers will want to use their trays. Hannah explains that it’s standard practice to ask someone, or be asked, to adjust your chair during this time.
“Many people ask me:
The post sparked a series of controversies among netizens
“The problem is the design of the plane! It was created to cram as many people into the plane as possible for profit at the expense of passenger comfort. Reclining on some planes now means you can’t see the screen well and/or your legs are squashed!”one person said.
“Some reclining chairs are ridiculous though. Way too much behind, in front of you,” another user said.
However, others fully agreed that leaning should be allowed.
“Totally agree. I hope the front person puts it forward for (table service) but even if not, that’s their choice and bad luck to me I guess. I’d pay more to sit up front if it really bothered me”one commenter said.
“Absolutely agree. during meal service no, at any other time yes”another commented.
