I mean, literally though, who would be inconsiderate enough to recline their seat back to where it's touching another passenger? That's weird.

Airplane seats shouldn't recline. I'm 5'5 and it's uncomfortable when the person in front of me reclines.

His issue is with the airline, not the passenger. People may not like it, but no one is obligated to do anything you ask of them. You can break it down to infinity and argue semantics, but this is really the bottom line.

I was recently on a flight behind a woman like this. I'm only 5'1 so I never have any issues with the small spaces in airplanes, but the woman in front of me reclined her seat so far back that even my knees were being crushed. She tried to recline her seat even further at which point, to her annoyance, I pushed back with my knees. She ended up giving me a very nasty look. So I get OP, even if they are way taller than me. Some people really just don't give a fck about the people around them. If there's someone behind me, I never recline my seat or otherwise only a little bit and make sure that the person behind me is okay.

I've never been in an airplane seat that reclined more than maybe 2 inches. Tops.

I can't believe some people said he was the AH. He was polite, and if what the other passenger was doing ended up affecting him physically, he had every right to say something.

6'3" here. My solution to this problem is when I take my seat, I make sure that my knees are pressed firmly against the seat in front of me (not hard to do). I wait until the person tries unsuccessfully to recline and gives up. Then scoot back in my seat and enjoy the flight. If they are particularly aggressive in trying to recline, I let out an audible "ouch!" which normally gets the point across

a 3 hour flight is long? Try being stuck on a 14 hour flight in economy. I'm not tall, but I like to have space, and I get very frustrated easily, since I'm autistic, so you can imagine how that might have felt. xP Sometimes it's worth paying extra for business class if you can. Or even premium economy (which some flights have) that give a bit of extra room.

We both paid for a cheap seat. I personally have to recline for back issues. If you want, need more room, pay for it. The amount seats recline is part of what is paid for. You can't expect someone to get less than what they paid for so you can get more. Sorry

She was a f*****g selfish inconsiderate b***h, and I woulda complained as well. That "a*****e" comment woulda cost her dearly. I have no patience for twatmuffins like "her."

I can't believe how many people in the original thread and here on BP think it's okay to just say no to someone asking for a simple favor. Particularly when everyone is uncomfortable in those coach seats, but a very tall person would be doubly comfortable. I'm only 5 foot 2 and coach is uncomfortable for me, so I can't imagine how it feels to be 6'5, sitting in coach, with an a*****e in front reclining their seat fully. She sounds like a b***h.

Once again we're discussing how to behave under horrible situations instead of addressing a horrible situation. If the airline makes seas that are just not big enough to adults, THAT is the issue

NTA. This doesn't sound like some that should even be worth debating - making the people around you miserable, just because the features of the plane, traine, car, allow you to? Because you paid for it? Wonder how these people would like me removing my motorcycle's muffler and drive by their house every hour through the entire weekend ... I paid for my bike ... I am able to remove the muffler, have done so countless times (because it's in the way, or to get it repaired when it had finally gotten a leak that resulted in massive misfiring, which I didn't want to impose on people, although I paid for the gas), also it's pretty easy, ... so, you know ... I paid for my means to torture you, and I can torture you, and a deaf person wouldn't mind, ... Seriously? Imposing a major discomfort to someone for a slight upgrade in my own comfortable state is not right, it's about the balance of it. Also, I'm pretty sure I could win a wrestling match against my cat ... I pay for all her stuff, too.

Reality is that distance between seats on a aircraft is known as the "pitch". In 1972 an Boeing 737 had 115 seats as its configuration, that same aircraft is now configured with approximately 135 seats. Same physical space, but the pitch has been changed to maximize passengers. Each generation is larger than the last, but airlines no longer look at client comfort, rather solely at profit. The fault is with the airline, not the passengers.

Stupid Engineers. They are the AH's. When the seat reclines it should just slide the a*s forwards. Consume users own knee space to go horizontal, not steal from another. Problem solved. NEXT!!

Love all the people goin "you should have gotten a seat with extra leg room." A. Not everyone can afford that B. It's not always an option and the comments about "time convenience" is ridiculous. They were on a BUSINESS flight. That means they probably didn't have a choice to take a later flight because they were needed somewhere at a certain time. C. I think people are forgetting to take one last thing into account. The flight attendant clearly seen the chair as an issue. If not, they would have told OP "sorry, there's nothing we can do about it, they're within rights." I would know, because I've had it happen to me. So if the flight attendant decided the chair was too far back, it probably was. NTA