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Will you stop reclining your airline seat now?

A new La-Z-Boy campaign wants you to pledge to "do the upright thing." Will you?

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Christopher Elliott
Nov 15, 2024
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Image from La-Z-Boy video promoting its new campaign to ban airline seat reclining.

Let’s face it, flying in economy class is torture. You feel like you’re trapped in a hamster cage and treated like freight. And for many passengers, the ultimate insult their already-battered dignity is the dreaded seat recliner.

But this week there was a glimmer of hope for travelers whose personal space has been invaded. Furniture manufacturers La-Z-Boy launched a campaign to ban reclining on airplanes. It wants your pledge to “do the upright thing” by not leaning your seat.

Will you take it?

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