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Coventina

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13. The airlines have created an untenable situation.

Reply to Atman (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 11:50 AM

Aug 2014

They have crammed way too many seats in far too small a space.

And frankly, it is unreasonable for people to expect OTHER people not to use a feature of the seat for which they have paid.

As I said in the other thread on this subject: Clearly, as a species, we've exceeded our grasp in being able to handle that many people crammed into that small of a space. Incidents like this will continue until either people are given more room or seats no longer recline.

(However, if people are not given more room, they will simply find something else to fight over.)

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And now for something completely different...air travel "rights." [View all] Atman Aug 2014 OP

Yes, but talking to people in real-time is always so...icky! randome Aug 2014 #1

It amazes me that people recline their seats on a plane. Brickbat Aug 2014 #2

On some newer planes, the seat base moves forward... Atman Aug 2014 #3

They are made to recline nt cwydro Aug 2014 #4

As someone who is 6'4", I would hope I wouldn't have a selfish person like that in front of me. conservaphobe Aug 2014 #5

I feel bad for tall people... Phentex Aug 2014 #6

I flew to Hong Kong and Thailand, and it was 15 hours of hell. Atman Aug 2014 #8

If God wanted man to recline on airplanes,........ WinkyDink Aug 2014 #7

I read an article about this online earlier today davidpdx Aug 2014 #9

I really hate flying. n/t CanonRay Aug 2014 #10

I can't believe people are in a kerfluffle over this. MadrasT Aug 2014 #11

Really wouldn't know, since flight is now a luxury of the upper-middle class or higher. HughBeaumont Aug 2014 #12

The airlines have created an untenable situation. Coventina Aug 2014 #13

Really, another thread on this? Can we officially add the "Knee Defender" to the DU Wars room? snooper2 Aug 2014 #14

I've never seen another thread on this subject. Atman Aug 2014 #15