The decline of reclining: If you like to lay back during your flight, your options are getting scarcer

When you're settling in for a long flight, every inch counts - including the ones you can lose when the passenger in front of you reclines their seat.

American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines already limit coach passengers to a 2-inch recline on most domestic flights, and some budget carriers have switched to "pre-reclined" seats that don't lean back at all.

Now holdout Delta Air Lines is testing whether flyers are willing to accept seats with less reclining capability. It's a change that cuts both ways for travelers, who lose the ability to recline but also