To sit back and relax is a privilege on this airline.

Budget Canadian airline WestJet has announced that customers will no longer be able to recline seats on their aircraft — unless they pay extra.

The airline said they are reconfiguring its Boeing 737-8 MAX and 737-800 aircraft to offer a “modern cabin experience” with new seating options.

Economy seats will have a fixed recline design to help passengers “preserve personal space.”

While fixed-recline seating is not necessarily a new idea — Spirit , Allegiant and Frontier Airlines are among those who have sacrificed reclining seats — WestJet is asking flyers to pay extra if they wish to recline.

The new aircraft interiors will have a Premium cabin with 12 new seats that have reclining seat backs, a large headrest with four-way a

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