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Airplane passenger caught on video shaking woman’s reclined seat
New York Post ^ | February 13, 2020 | Yaron Steinbuch

Posted on 02/13/2020 11:07:52 AM PST by Labyrinthos

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To recline or not to recline: Let the debate begin.
1 posted on 02/13/2020 11:07:52 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Labyrinthos

IMO, on planes where people are jammed in like sardines, the recline feature should be disabled.


2 posted on 02/13/2020 11:09:20 AM PST by Sans-Culotte (With every passing day, I am a little bit gladder that Romney lost in 2012.)
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To: Labyrinthos

FR had this debate yesterday.


3 posted on 02/13/2020 11:09:25 AM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: Sans-Culotte

What, the half inch they recline? Really?


4 posted on 02/13/2020 11:11:50 AM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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To: Sans-Culotte

I agree. Airlines have slowly over the years reduced the seat distance thus adding more seats.

When we fly, we never recline. It is bad etiquette IMHO as people are in those seats like sardines. Our flights are no longer then 4-5 hrs.


5 posted on 02/13/2020 11:14:53 AM PST by Engedi (ui)
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To: Labyrinthos

Important post, I see National Security implications!

Good Grief

This is news???


6 posted on 02/13/2020 11:16:23 AM PST by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: Labyrinthos

Should refrain from reclining in economy class cabin. The only exception is a very long flight when the entire cabin is trying to sleep. Always ask for permission from the person behind you. Always. Otherwise your are only being selfish.


7 posted on 02/13/2020 11:17:26 AM PST by cornfedcowboy
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To: Sans-Culotte

Agreed. At 6’2” tall, a reclined seat presses into my knees and prevents me from opening a notebook computer.


8 posted on 02/13/2020 11:17:39 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: eyedigress

I did a search. Nothing.


9 posted on 02/13/2020 11:18:02 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Labyrinthos

Some Sky Marshall woulda been peeling me off that guy!!!!


10 posted on 02/13/2020 11:18:27 AM PST by bantam
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To: 100American

About as newsworthy as half the threads.


11 posted on 02/13/2020 11:18:56 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: Labyrinthos

Come back after you’ve had a 3 hour flight with some little 8 year old bastard kicking the back of your seat all the way


12 posted on 02/13/2020 11:19:34 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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so you don't recline but the person in front of you does?....

this is the reason I do not fly.....its almost insanity what they put the airline passenger thru...

13 posted on 02/13/2020 11:20:08 AM PST by cherry
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To: DariusBane
The half inch of recline which supposedly brings people sooo much more comfort completely eliminates the knee room for the person behind if they are taller than 6ft.

So I guess people over 6ft should just pay extra to get an extra inch or so of legroom, but that extra inch or so can come at a very high price. Sometimes as much as twice or three times the coach fare.

So the recline wars will continue unabated.

14 posted on 02/13/2020 11:20:44 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Labyrinthos

I didn’t reply to that thread but just for the record I would probably ask the person behind me if it would inconvenience them.

I fly maybe cross country twice a year.


15 posted on 02/13/2020 11:20:45 AM PST by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: Labyrinthos

This is why I don’t fly.


16 posted on 02/13/2020 11:22:14 AM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: Labyrinthos

Etiquette says you should ask first, then recline slowly; the seatback is entering the person’s personal space.


17 posted on 02/13/2020 11:23:03 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Engedi
If instead of the back of the seat reclining the entire seat tilted, then that would be more comfortable for the recliner and allow the person behind to recline as well and regain knee room.

But that would make too much sense … and cost a few cents more which the airlines are unwilling to relinquish.

18 posted on 02/13/2020 11:23:13 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: cherry

He was in the last row couldn’t recline to offset her reclined seat.

I put this on her- he shouldn’t have been pushing her seat but she was the a-hole to do that to him.

Source: I was a flight attendant for 28 years. She was intentionally pushing his buttons. Seen it a million times and always sided with the guy behind the a-hole. It is called being courteous on public transportation.


19 posted on 02/13/2020 11:28:08 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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“What, the half inch they recline? Really?”

LOL, exactly what I was thinking.


20 posted on 02/13/2020 11:28:16 AM PST by traderrob6
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