How to find airline seats with separate recline and back support controls?

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Two weeks ago I flew TAP Portugal and the it was the most comfortable flights I've ever taken! It was in Economy even! This changes everything:

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Normally I find airline seats uncomfortable for a few minutes and painful after half an hour or so due to the lack of back support and the feeling that I am pushed forwards when the seat is upright. Normally I spend most of the flight with a 1-1.5" recline just to relieve the pain.

In this flight though the second control which enhances back support using a pneumatic system made it very comfortable and even handled the seat being upright with any pain.

How can one find out in advance of doing the booking which plane is equipped with this back-saving feature?






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What airlines have pods?

The pod seats are offered as an option in most first-class and above seating areas.
  • Virgin Atlantic Airways. The upper class sections of Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747s offer 44 flat-bed seat pods. ...
  • Mexicana Airlines. ...
  • Royal Brunei. ...
  • British Airways.


Do back row plane seats recline?

But be careful which one you pick\u2014the front row doesn't recline, but the back exit row does, says Richard Laermer, CEO of RLM PR, who travels every week for business. \u201cThey can recline because the person behind them isn't an exit person, so they aren't responsible for the whole airplane,\u201d he says.

What airlines have reclining seats?

Which US Airlines Offer Lie Flat Domestic Seats?
  • American Airlines. If you want to catch a fully flat premium seat rather than a regular recliner on an American Airlines domestic service, make sure that the carrier will be operating one of its A321Ts. ...
  • Delta Air Lines. ...
  • Hawaiian Airlines. ...
  • JetBlue.





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