Why not make sure that both are comfortable? The issue is not the reclining seat. The issue is the space in between the seats. So, the issue is the airlines, not the passengers.
To be clear: I don’t recline when there’s someone behind me
However
As someone who gets lower back pains from sitting in an uncomfortable position for long, the recline function makes a huuuuuge impact. Recently rode a bus with no recline (and nobody behind me) and by the end of the 1.5 hour ride, I felt horrible.
You sound like middle management, you come up with a simple sounding idea with zero idea on how to do it, only this simple idea is impossible without huge, HUGE changes to airplane design and vast increases in ticket cost.
Nope, the recline function make almost zero comfort change for the occupant, but for the person behind it has huge impact.
Why not make sure that both are comfortable? The issue is not the reclining seat. The issue is the space in between the seats. So, the issue is the airlines, not the passengers.
Sure, but increasing the seat size will increase ticket cost.
To be clear: I don’t recline when there’s someone behind me
However
As someone who gets lower back pains from sitting in an uncomfortable position for long, the recline function makes a huuuuuge impact. Recently rode a bus with no recline (and nobody behind me) and by the end of the 1.5 hour ride, I felt horrible.
But if you’re also reclined doesn’t that offset it?
Sure, but why not recline all seats permanetly?
That’s exactly what I started off with
Because then they wouldn’t be able to tell you to return your seat to the upright position for landing.
They do that for safety
Comfort for both the reclinee and the person behind don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
You sound like middle management, you come up with a simple sounding idea with zero idea on how to do it, only this simple idea is impossible without huge, HUGE changes to airplane design and vast increases in ticket cost.