[who_would_fardels_bear]

What I do is put my knees in MY SPACE in such a way that they cannot move their seat backs. After about a minute or so of trying they give up, and I can move my knees to some other place in the SPACE I paid for.

BTW: Does anyone really get any benefit from moving their seat back the 2-3 microns the typical seat moves back? My own belief is that it is primarily psychological. It certainly is not a restful position.

[arthur003]

The flying public brings with it to the airport the same standard of manners and morals it takes to the highways, none.

It is for that reason impose on all flights where legroom is always limited and virtually does not exist, a restriction that seats should be prevented from leaning. The leaning seat with someone’s head in your lap causes needless tension and discomfort among passengers, which can and should be avoided.

My second suggestion is that all airlines should follow a standardized set of boarding and deplaning instructions. At the present time they all have their own often-unclear set of instructions causing angst and further unnecessary tension with the flying public.

[NCjim]

Does anyone really get any benefit from moving their seat back the 2-3 microns the typical seat moves back? My own belief is that it is primarily psychological. It certainly is not a restful position.

I have to agree with you. The recline position has been reduced over the years to where it is more of a placebo effect to "recline" rather than anything else. Add to that the fact that at least one airline, American, has slightly increased the space between rows where it is not so bad. The exception is transatlantic flights where the only decent seats are business class or better.

To sum it up, there are many things I hate about flying these days, but the seat room is about number 5 or 6. I will not go into 1 through 4 as it would be off-topic...

[Roughneck]

' What I do is put my knees in MY SPACE in such a way that they cannot move their seat "

Unless we are all really lucky when we fly, WE are also in front of someone! This gadget asumes that the person in "front" has no right to THEIR SPACE .

I understand the feelings, but, why do people have to be such JERKS! how long is any domestic flight really? why annoy the person sitting in front of you who has paid the same fare? ridiculous!