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Also, the chairs only "recline" like half an inch. I can't even tell when the ppl in front of me recline.
I really hate that we keep having this argument, because it’s the fault of the airlines. They’re probably getting one extra row of seats in the plane by shrinking the pitch so much. Fahkers. >

We have ourselves to blame, ultimately. Airlines know from their own massive amounts of research, that as much as we’ll all complain, the lowest price is what matters most to the majority of their customers. >

This is why premium economy exists now. The price can range from reasonable to crazy but it's worth it for flights longer than 5 hours. >

Some airlines are adding indeed additional sections with larger seating in-between Economy-Business .. From what I see pricing range is someplace between 200-400 per ticket more. 
I'm actually flying KLM Premium Comfort+ because the friggin Dreamliners are so horrendously small. In those planes they have totally ruined the window seats because they are way to close to the fuselage. >

Ime experience its usually at least double of what economy is. >

Paris-NY lowest fare economy = 630.- and Premium Comfort 1084.-
Looks like we are roughly both right 400.- more and almost double the price :)
The flight I had booked was 1000.- in economy and 1400.- in Comfort+ but wasn't lowest fares on economy seating >

We can all argue over this until the end of time. But at the end of the day I think airlines have removed so much space from passengers that the entire process is just unreasonable.
I am average in height and a runner so probably below average in width. And I barely fit in a seat. >

I'm 5' 7" and feel crammed on a flight lol I couldn't imagine how miserable it is for someone tall >

I’m 6’5”. If someone puts the seat back, it physically locks me in and I’ll have to bother you to get up if I have to get up. >

Terrifying to imagine this happening during some sort of emergency situation... >

That’s why they ask you to put your seat and tray table up! There’s a whole weird Al song about it. >

And if someone is using it? >

It's so funny to me to watch reddit's mental gymnastics required to flip between "no one owes you anything" and "If you recline your seat on an airplane, your a piece of shit and owe it to the other people to not do that". >

So true. You're 100% in the right to call the police and have your nieces and nephews put into care rather than watch them for a couple hours when your sibling has an emergency, but recline the seat on a plane and you're literally the devil. >

Ah I see you frequent r/amitheasshole as well. >

You shouldn’t be mad at someone for reclining their seat.
You should be infuriated that airlines produce uncomfortable planes so they can fit more people; all at the expense of everyone’s comfort, and at exploitative financial costs to you. >

You shouldn't be mad at airlines either. They are just trying to help people get around. You should be mad at the people who don't own airline. They're the ones making it so that the airlines have less competition.