Where Does Delta’s CEO Stand on the Recline Vs. No-Recline Seat Debate? Now We Know
Photo Credit: Delta CEO Ed Bastian speaking to Skift Airline Weekly Editor Madhu Unnikrishnan on stage at Skift Global Forum in New York City on September 18, 2019. Bastian stated on CNBC's Squawk Box that airline passengers who want to recline their seat should ask the person behind them if it's OK. Skift
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It's always been a hot-button issue aboard planes, but the debate of whether to recline or not to recline your seat resurfaced this past week. Delta's Ed Bastian found himself in the crosshairs of that argument. He was upright with his answer — and apparently in his seat too.
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said airline passengers who want to recline their seats should ask the person behind them if it's okay. He said personally he does not recline his seat.
Bastian's comments come as the lightning rod debate pitting recliners versus non-recliners on airplanes hi
