Like to recline while flying? One airline is taking the perk away from economy passengers

(NEXSTAR) – Budget airline WestJet's recent announcement about what it's newly-reconfigured seats will — and will not — do is creating a stir among travelers with different in-flight habits.

The Calgary, Alberta-based carrier announced recently that 43 of its Boeing 737-8 MAX and 737-800 aircraft will be overhauled to add "a refreshed range of seating options" — of which only those in its Premium and Extended Comfort sections will recline.

At the moment, all seats on those aircraft are economy, and the "vast majority" can be reclined, Canada's CBC News reports.

The newly-designed planes will feature 12 seats in the Premium cabin that come with "ergonomically contoured seat cushions, reclining seat backs and a large headrest with four-way adjustment capability," the same as those in the