The airplane armrest-who owns its?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on the seat. Middle seat gets both.

Hell no.

I agree middle person should get both, edge people can both lean over on one and get some breathing room, middle person needs to stabilize and can't really lean in either direction

Middle gets both.

Last flight I was on it was a two seater. Guy beside me not only claimed the armrest but his elbow came way over into my space. That was a declaration of war. I pulled my tray down,which bopped his elbow. He moved it (fatal mistake) and I went in for the kill and reclaimed the armrest. Never gave up even half an inch of it for the remainder of the flight.

Awesome

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the seat. Middle seat gets both.

Hell no.

I agree middle person should get both, edge people can both lean over on one and get some breathing room, middle person needs to stabilize and can't really lean in either direction

Middle gets both.

Last flight I was on it was a two seater. Guy beside me not only claimed the armrest but his elbow came way over into my space. That was a declaration of war. I pulled my tray down,which bopped his elbow. He moved it (fatal mistake) and I went in for the kill and reclaimed the armrest. Never gave up even half an inch of it for the remainder of the flight.

Yes!!!

[Anonymous]

It doesn't matter if you were seated first, it matters which seat you are in. Without that info we can't tell you anything, but being a female and sitting first doesn't entitle you to anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter if you were seated first, it matters which seat you are in. Without that info we can't tell you anything, but being a female and sitting first doesn't entitle you to anything.

She said middle seat in her post. Even if she didn't say it, if she were fighting two different people for an armrest, wouldn't that imply she was in a middle seat?

[Anonymous]

Armrest wars. Such a good way to pass the time. I personally wish people wouldn't use them as they kind of encroach on my space.

[Anonymous]

OP here. For clarification, I was seated on the aisle on both flights and I am a lean 5'6" lady. While my seat mates were bigger than me, they were not oversized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. For clarification, I was seated on the aisle on both flights and I am a lean 5'6" lady. While my seat mates were bigger than me, they were not oversized.

So let me get this straight: because you were there first, you believe you are entitled to the armrest, and the poor person in the middle seat should be made even less comfortable as a result? Attitudes like this are why flying sucks so much. We are all in this together. Middle gets both. You have your very own armrest on the other side.

[Anonymous]

You share it. One person has the front part of the armrest, the other person has the back part of the armrest.

[Anonymous]

The middle owns both, but not so much that their elbows/arms poke out over to the other side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nobody gets it. Neutral zone.

Totally agree. If someone is in the seat next to you, neither of you should touch the armrest (unless spouse or child). Too close; space invader.

[Anonymous]

Airline owns it! But, if you were seated first, why didn't you take the arm rest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody gets it. Neutral zone.

Totally agree. If someone is in the seat next to you, neither of you should touch the armrest (unless spouse or child). Too close; space invader.

Have you ever been seated in a middle seat?! No reason that person shouldn't get the armrests. I'm fine avoiding "shared" armrests otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter if you were seated first, it matters which seat you are in. Without that info we can't tell you anything, but being a female and sitting first doesn't entitle you to anything.

Except courtesy.

I'm a man and I always cede armrest to female passengers unless they're overtly unpleasant in some way.

[Anonymous]

Middle seat should get both armrests. It's the least liked seat and that's pretty much their only benefit.

[Anonymous]

Middle person gets both or neither touches it.

I am generally fairly laid back but if I am on a flight and a man continues to invade my space (elbows over the rest, spreading legs), I say "Excuse me, could you please stop touching me." It makes men much more aware of their bodies.