Another fight over reclining seats on plane

[LiberalElite]

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Flight-Diverted-NY-Palm-Beach-Florida-Reclining-Seat-Tray-273531681.html

"A flight from LaGuardia International Airport to Palm Beach International Airport had to divert after a pair of passengers got into a fight over a reclining seat, according to published reports."

[Historic NY]

1. I hope the lady who demanded the plane land, gets a bill..

[ProdigalJunkMail]

2. from every passenger on the plane...

people suck.

sP

[Renew Deal]

3. Can't these problems be resolved without rerouting the airplanes?

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[Phentex]

4. Parachutes...

would solve this problem I think.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. ooooohh... a solution I can get behind :) n/t

[pinboy3niner]

7. I can get down with that

[Renew Deal]

8. lol

[hlthe2b]

6. Only underscores how miserable flying has become.. n/t

[oldhippie]

9. I wish they would double the ticket price ...

... reduce the number of passengers per flight, open up the seating, and require passengers to dress in at least business casual to board. Kinda like it was in the '50's. Then maybe I could tolerate flying again.

[onecent]

11. What????? You know how dirty airplanes are? i wouldn't wear dress up on a plane

for my life. They NEED TO make flying comfortable and forgot the fucking bottom line....
and take out some of those tiny little seats.

[oldhippie]

12. Maybe the airplanes would be a little cleaner ...

... if there were a little higher class of passengers? Raising the price and having a dress code could encourage that.

[ecstatic]

15. Aren't the "higher class" (and wannabe higher class) passengers the ones causing the most

trouble? The humble, down to earth passengers (from all economic backgrounds) are not behind all these fights.

[oldhippie]

21. I don't know, I haven't flown in a while ....

But the few altercations I did observe back in the days when I flew a lot, were caused by uncouth people in coach with an attitude. I don't ever remember seeing a problem in First Class.

[LiberalAndProud]

27. It's fortunate for you that you no longer need mingle with the unwashed masses.

That is so awesome! What was the dress code for air flight back in day, pops? As for me, if I can't wear blue jeans, I don' wanna go.

[oldhippie]

31. We all make our choices ....

... as it should be.

[LiberalAndProud]

32. No, really, what was the dress code? Genuinely curious.

[oldhippie]

36. Back in the late 60's and early 70's ....

most people I flew with wore a suit and tie. That loosened up very quickly after the airline deregulation and the masses started flying. I flew back and forth to Europe a few times in the early 70's and still most people wore jackets and ties.

I spent a lot of time in Asia, but most of my flying there was in uniform on military or MAC charter flights and we always wore Class A or the old TW uniforms. No one traveled in BDU back then.

Since the 90's I was back and forth to Europe again and the standards had dropped considerably. But I was senior enough and a frequent flyer so I was almost always upgraded to at least Business Class. There were some suits and ties, but not as many. Many folks just wearing casual, even jeans, but at least not raggedly shorts or jeans with holes. Even I didn't wear a tie anymore, but usually wore a sports jacket (more pockets) and a collared shirt. And most of the people in business class don't stink nor do they carry on a garlic pizza to eat on the flight.

Yeah, I'm old and crotchety.

[LiberalAndProud]

37. I can count on one hand the number of times I have flown.

Of those several times in economy class, can't remember any smelly people.

I'm thinking back to the time you're remembering so fondly. When, exactly, was smoking banned for air travel? Oh yea, 1990 -- for flights under six hours. So what was that you were saying about stink? (I speak as a smoker who knows that the scent is not pleasant.)

You may be old and crotchety, but I do find your admittedly classist views rather offputting.

[onecent]

39. ha ha yeah, I have walked through First Class after many International

flights...those people FORGOT to bring their maids and butlers... lol

[KamaAina]

18. How very one-percent of you.

[Johonny]

20. +1

[oldhippie]

22. Is there something wrong with ....

... wanting the people you are traveling among to be civilized? I aspire to act civilized when I travel, don't you?

[KamaAina]

23. One can be civilized

even while traveling on a discount fare, you know.

[oldhippie]

26. Yes, one can, and usually are ....

... but the exceptions seem concentrated and more numerous in some classes. You can probably call that classist, if you wish, from a couple of different aspects.

[Javaman]

10. is this how the zombie apocalypse starts? nt

[csziggy]

13. It's time for this new seating in airplanes!

No, not the bicycle seat things - air lair chairs!

http://www.businessinsider.com/contour-aerospace-factory-design-unveiled-new-lairs-for-airplane-seats-2012-6

With these things, there is no intrusion on another passenger's space - and the airlines can still pack the planes full because the seats are stacked.

I could handle them if they were a more neutral color - I really dislike purple.

[ecstatic]

16. Nice. nt

[Codeine]

17. Those are fantastic.

Probably entirely too innovative to ever really happen, but what an idea.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

14. Why all the diversions all of the sudden?

I have been on flights where brawls have broken out (British Airways). I have been on a flight where a flight attendant punched another flight attendant (TWA). I have been on a flight where a drunk guy pissed on the floor (American)

If those flights weren't worthy of diversions why the hell are assholes fighting over this worthy all of the sudden?

[Blue_Tires]

30. It's the captain's discretion, I guess

It's like being a referee, maybe? Some of them give a lot of slack to transgressors, while others eject players from the game for the slightest offense...

[shanti]

19. this is getting ri-damn-diculous

i'm a knitter and it's pretty difficult to recline and knit. very tiring on the arms. knitting woman should have kept her seat up. when i fly, i usually take some knitting too, but always go for the aisle seat, so i can have one elbow out and more room.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

24. i think airlines have pushed people to their limit by price gouging every cent out of them

and its making people behave terribly. not saying that these people are not responsible for their behavior, but so are the airlines.

[HuckleB]

25. Awesome! I'm sure people love missing family events and connecting flights.

She was thinking of those folks the whole time!

[RKP5637]

28. My bottom line? Fuck Flying! I used to fly thousands of miles a year, glad those days are over. That

was when it was fun to fly. Flying today is a crap experience beginning to end. My serious sympathies for those that still must fly. For many, there is just no alternative.

[Shrike47]

29. If the person in front of you reclines, just spit in their hair a few times. Works wonders.

[Dirty Socialist]

33. Moo!

Airlines are turning into cattle car operations, unless you're rich enough to afford first class.

[cwydro]

34. The seats recline.

As long as they do, peeps should be able to recline them.

[Dirty Socialist]

35. Correct

If reclining upsets the person behind you, it's the fault of the airline putting the seats too close together.

[cwydro]

38. Being short

is a great thing when flying lol.

Short peeps have some advantages for a change