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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Travel
Bernadette B. Tixon

An Airline is Charging People to Recline Their Seats – and It's Sparked a Heated Debate

That satisfying 'whoosh' as you finally lean your seat back for a long flight might be going extinct, unless you pay for it. The battle for the skies has moved from legroom to the last few inches of comfort, and passengers are caught in the middle.

Canadian airline WestJet has fired the latest shot in the war on complimentary comforts. It's a move that confirms what many travellers already feel: everything on a plane is now for sale.

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