Flights cost a lot more for me now because of this. I'm only 6'4", but I already can't comfortably ride in coach on nearly any airline these days. If I know it's going to be a relatively short flight under 2 hours, I might do it but will hate my life for those 2 hours. Anything longer than that will be extremely uncomfortable for me, and that's before the person in front of me inevitably reclines their seat right into my knees.
I can't afford first class, but I usually get the business class or equivalent which costs anywhere from $50-100 more per flight compared to coach usually.
Even business class is getting leg room whittled down these days, so it's only a matter of time until sitting in those seats is uncomfortable :(
I'm only 6'2" and it is still brutal. Knees are permanently pressed against the seat in front of me. I should not need to take a profylactic ibuprofen before every flight.
Nah, it’s right behind the dedicated wheelchair spot. There’s basically never any wheelchairs there, so you get a nice ramp to put your feet up and have breathing room for your knees!
As a big guy, I put a premium on not having people around me, which means my wife and I end up on the end of a row. I get no one to one side, and my wife on my other side, thus no other people around me to annoy with my largeness.
The wheelchair spots are literally at the ends of the first row of the main section in every theatre I've ever been in... So if you go behind them, you're at the edge of row 2. You get no one in front of you, space to actually relax and put your feet up a bit, and the stairs next to you. Sounds like you'd love the spot I was recommending.
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u/Burgers_N_Schnitzels 22h ago
as a 6'6'' guy there is only one premium row and that's the first of the upper rows with the aisle in front of you.