Airline seats are too cramped
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Having just endured a sleepless night to ensure prompt arrival at an airport for a very early flight, I was allocated a seat on a flight in front of the toilets. The joy of not being able to 'recline' my seat was torture. Sitting bolt upright for several hours on a flight is no pleasure. Why do airlines have seats here? Not only are you subjected to the pong of the toilet, you also have to put up with people queuing next to you whilst trying to sleep, eat or read etc. Then to top it all, the person in front of me reclined their seat so that the head rest was 20cm away from my face. The person in front then had the audacity to call the steward to complain that my legs were pressing on their seat. Where am I supposed to put my legs, around my neck? Needless to say, the steward explained to the Australian female, that I could not recline my seat, due to having the toilet directly behind me. I explained to the steward that if she moved her seat up a few centimetres, problem solved. |
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One push too many from the person in front... Anyway, she refused. So for the next 4 hours I put up with her pushing her seat into my knees every 5 seconds, where I pushed back to allow the blood to flow in my legs. On the point of exploding, I had to contain my frustration to the point of doing nothing in case a situation arose. Alas, it did. One push too many from the person in front really pushed me over the top. I sprung up and said 'please could you put your chair up as it is crushing my legs'. With a sarcastic reply from her, that was it. Talking normally on a hushed aeroplane seems louder than it really is so when I retorted with calling her a child, stewards came running up to me shouting 'sit down sit down', as if I was a terrorist. |
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What's up with everyone, trying to make a point on an aeroplane gets you no where unless you want the risk of getting arrested when you land. When all I was trying to do was to sit comfortably without developing a blood clot. As I can't afford first class, sitting in these cattle cart seats is all I can do and I was not being unreasonable. Next time, I'll just shake the hell out of the headrest of the incredibly inconsiderate person in front and take the risk of getting arrested. We all pay the same price roughly for these seats so why shouldn't I make a complaint? Make a complaint to the airline...don't bother, they just want your money and don't care. By: Kimbo |
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Comments from visitors
I won't go with any airline which treats its passengers so badly - and I can usually get a good deal if I shop around.
It is ironic that they show the health videos for DVT and yet there was no room to move. I was so close to the other people and the chair in front was pushed right back and squashing me even more!!!!
I am so glad someone has finally made a worthy complaint.
It is a health hazard to sit, squashed in one place with hardly room to move - especially on a long journey. The more they squeeze in , the more money they can make at our expense and our health.
I hate cattle truck airlines - 27-Oct-10 01:19
You are almost guaranteed a window seat. So, relax.
I think the whole thing should be investigated and the scammers fined for bad practice, even better revoke their licences. The customer is KIng and will remain so for as long as I fly anyway.
In short, they make you less able to rest but provide entertainment for your waking hours.
Right brother - 14-Aug-10 00:38
Orville Wright - 13-Aug-10 23:20
Having been the tallest person on the flights I've been on thus far, I've been amazed that 3 foot tall gnomes have had the seats with leg room. Looking back and grinning because their feet can't touch the floor and they got into the seat booking ahead of me.
When It comes to seats with leg room, I think they should be given to the tallest people on the flights. Not bought with extra cash.
Getting DVT is not how I want to spend the last few minutes of my life.
Some passengers are just plain rude!
Infrequent Flyer - 16-Feb-09 17:09
There is nothing worse than someone who when right after take off, rams their seat as far back as possible. What boils my **** even more is when parents recline the seats of small children all the way back ! Its simply not needed when the child then spends the rest of the flight jumping around in even closer proximity to you than if their seat was up.
Happy griper. - 18-Apr-08 12:06
I don't dispute good deals and the 'you get what you pay for' attitude it's just the disorderly bit that gets me. Flying to Dublin with Ryanair was our first time with a low-cost airline so we didn't really know what to expect. They got us there and back safely.
Anyway, no matter how much or how little you pay, you should still receive a good level of customer service whether you're paying 1p or £100.
Youthful Griper - 18-Apr-08 08:16
Happy griper. - 18-Apr-08 00:05
I tend to leave my knees where they are if the person infront is arrogant and force them to not recline so much. After all, I've got knee cushioning from all the magazines etc in the seat pocket. All they'll feel is a lump in their back.
Youthful Griper - 16-Apr-08 16:47
Ryanair they just announce boarding and everyone rushes in because it's like getting a bus, your seats aren't allocated to you personally, whereas on the above operators they are. All Ryanair do is make sure the number of seats on the plane matches the number of passengers wanting that flight. It reminds me of an abattoir. Open the gates and the cattle go flooding in with no cares about what lurks inside.
All the airlines we've gone with have been with the package and all have been excellent except Ryanair which for the above reasons, was a let down, plus the cabin crew had no obvious customer care training.





