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Flight Diverted When Passengers Feud Over Reclining Seat
NPR ^ | August 26, 2014 | Eyder Peralta

Posted on 08/26/2014 2:37:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Flying is already a pain. But a story from the Associated Press Tuesday really brings home the point: The wire service reports that an entire plane was diverted on Sunday after a fight broke out over a passenger's right to recline her seat.

The AP explains:

"The spat began on United Airlines Flight 1462 because one passenger was using the Knee Defender, a $21.95 lock that attaches to a tray table and jams the reclining mechanism of the seat in front. "The male passenger, seated in a middle seat of Row 12, used the device to stop the woman in front of him from reclining while he was on his laptop, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"A flight attendant asked him to remove the device and he refused. The woman then stood up, turned around and threw a cup of water at him, the official said."

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To: Shimmer1

What’s actually an LOL here is that you just told yourself that you knew you were short. Yes LOL indeed.


101 posted on 08/26/2014 8:44:43 PM PDT by OA5599
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To: Shimmer1

I am sorry to hear about your husband. My late father was an alcoholic, and I’ve known several bipolar people. Combined, that must have been difficult.

That said, passive-aggressive behavior is marked with anger that is not clearly communicated and behavior that is negative and confusing.

It was curious for you to call my well communicated displeasure with a particular poster’s comments as passive-aggressive. Seemed like you didn’t know what the phrase meant.


102 posted on 08/26/2014 8:57:13 PM PDT by OA5599
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To: OA5599

I’m ok now and I really do know, in spite of how it looked in my post. :)


103 posted on 08/26/2014 9:07:09 PM PDT by Shimmer1 (Nothing says you are sad that someone died like looting local places of business!)
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To: djwright

Well said!

Reminds me of two comedians talking about people complaining about airlines.

One said something like, “Delta’s motto should be, ‘We can fly!’ and that should be enough.”

Another said, “Oh you were stuck on the runway for 40 minutes? That’s you’re whole story? Then what happened? Because if afterwards you sailed through the air like a bird, that would have been amazing!”

He also said “Today I can leave New York, watch a movie and take a dump, and then I’m in LA. A hundred years ago it would take a month and grandma would die along the way.”


104 posted on 08/26/2014 9:14:28 PM PDT by OA5599
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To: Shimmer1

Okay I’m calling truce, and if I’m ever on a flight sitting in front of you, I’ll keep my seat back in the upright position.


105 posted on 08/26/2014 9:17:53 PM PDT by OA5599
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To: OA5599

And I won’t kick the back of your seat!!! :D


106 posted on 08/26/2014 10:11:03 PM PDT by Shimmer1 (Nothing says you are sad that someone died like looting local places of business!)
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To: OA5599

Yes, I saw that. I’m not short, I’m 5’9” LOL


107 posted on 08/26/2014 10:20:45 PM PDT by Shimmer1 (Nothing says you are sad that someone died like looting local places of business!)
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To: djwright
Sorry, but I am going to complain. Regardless of how much I pay, flying is still a miserable experience.

I flew first class several times on long trips, but for the most part, first class isn't what it used to be. The seats might be better padded and a bit wider, but they aren't really all that comfortable. The best first class seats I ever had were on British Airways back in the 1990s. Like being in a chaise lounge out in the backyard. Haven't found that on US carriers.

As for AA and UA, they aren't major carriers around here, at least not for the destinations I want to visit. For many years US Airways had a monopoly on air travel from Pittsburgh. They don't anymore, but there are still some routes only US Airways serves.

Trouble is, US Airways still thinks it's a monopoly and behaves like it. Never on time and some of the surliest employees I've ever encountered. Regardless of whether I'm paying $400 or $200, I believe I'm still entitled to some basic service as a customer. I deserve some respect. I don't like to be squeezed into a pen like cattle.

Well, it doesn't matter now. Health and money issues prevent me from traveling like I used to. But when I do, I find myself looking for alternatives to air travel — going by car, train or bus. For me, any of those modes of travel have become preferable to air travel.

108 posted on 08/27/2014 3:12:31 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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