Women Videotapes Man Banging on Her Seat After She Reclines -Who's Right?

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Anonymous wrote:After reading this thread I will definitely be reclining my seat every single flight for the whole flight, just because the anti-recliners are so obnoxious and I’m giddy at the opportunity to ruin their flight lol

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Anonymous wrote:After reading this thread I will definitely be reclining my seat every single flight for the whole flight, just because the anti-recliners are so obnoxious and I’m giddy at the opportunity to ruin their flight lol

You are so proving their point!

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Anonymous wrote:Delta is now retrofitting all of their A320’s to recline 1/2 as much as before.

wow way to ruin for it everybody

Right. Everyone can thank the jerk lady for taking this stand on behalf of everyone else!

What good is the ability to recline if we don’t have the right to use it? So all of you no-recliners shouldn’t care if they take away the ability. I’ll keep flying SW.

You have the "right" to do all sorts of things but some situational awareness and consideration on your part would be nice. Privileges have a way of being taken away from everyone when only a handful abuse them.

How is reclining your seat “abuse” sometimes and not others?

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Airlines allow me to recline.

I will recline if I want to. Just as I don't have any recourse if someone in front of me reclines.

I'm sorry if you're in the last row but if it's that important you should have figured it out earlier and paid extra for a better seat.

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Anonymous wrote:Airlines allow me to recline.

I will recline if I want to. Just as I don't have any recourse if someone in front of me reclines.

I'm sorry if you're in the last row but if it's that important you should have figured it out earlier and paid extra for a better seat.

All of this. All seats are not created equal and better seats are priced accordingly. Angry dude literally has the 3rd worst seat on the plane (the middle and window next to him are worse IMO, at least he had an aisle.) He should have booked earlier and/or paid for a better seat assignment.

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Anonymous wrote:After reading this thread I will definitely be reclining my seat every single flight for the whole flight, just because the anti-recliners are so obnoxious and I’m giddy at the opportunity to ruin their flight lol

You are so proving their point!

That’s fine with me. This is war now! The reclining army cometh

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Anonymous wrote:Airlines allow me to recline.

I will recline if I want to. Just as I don't have any recourse if someone in front of me reclines.

I'm sorry if you're in the last row but if it's that important you should have figured it out earlier and paid extra for a better seat.

All of this. All seats are not created equal and better seats are priced accordingly. Angry dude literally has the 3rd worst seat on the plane (the middle and window next to him are worse IMO, at least he had an aisle.) He should have booked earlier and/or paid for a better seat assignment.

Completely agree! I’m not going to make myself uncomfortable (when the person in front of me reclines) so the person behind me may have “his” space. That person could also recline or if he’s in a non reclining seat (like in this scenario), he should have planned better by booking earlier or buying a better seat if he absolutely need that small extra room.

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Anonymous wrote:Delta CEO says you can recline but you should ask first.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/airline-passengers-should-ask-they-recline-delta-ceo-says-after-n1137351

This is the most stupid noncommittal response ever. Either you are for reclining or not. He just wants passengers to duke it out themselves. If seats can be reclined then passengers may do it if they want. If reclining is not encouraged then just make seats non reclining like Spirit and be done with it. I don’t like Spirit but flew them once and even though seats were small, I knew at least I won’t have anyone literally on my lap, which made my flight somewhat better

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Anonymous wrote:I just watched it and not at all what I was expecting given the comments that made it seem he was some over the top asshole. He gently taps and shakes the seat basiclaly to the beat of his music. He is being annoying but not aggressive. His response is immature and unnecessary but this isn't some 'losing it' episode like people are saying.

They seem to have gotten into a dynamic of both wanting to irritate the other.

Who knows what really happened. Maybe she reclined then unreclined her seat repeatedly or did who knows what. I think they both deserved each other

He was absolutely being passive aggressive. She had the right to recline and the FA did NOT have the right to tell her not to.

Is that defined in the airline passenger bill of rights?

She needs to obey the FA. Period.

I would have told the flight attendant I will put my seat back up when everyone on the plane is told to do so. Until then, it’s disparate treatment.

Why can’t you choose to be considerate?

Why do I have to be the unlucky one who can’t recline when everyone else on the plane is allowed to? Besides I fly SW where legroom is much better. My 6’4” DH is fine even if the person in front of him reclines.

“Me, me, me, me, me!”

The "me me me" applies to the man - he is the one that wanted special accommodation. The woman was just making use of an amenity that she paid for. The man was demanding that she not use what she paid for; he was demanding to use the space that was meant to be for her.

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Anonymous wrote:I just watched it and not at all what I was expecting given the comments that made it seem he was some over the top asshole. He gently taps and shakes the seat basiclaly to the beat of his music. He is being annoying but not aggressive. His response is immature and unnecessary but this isn't some 'losing it' episode like people are saying.

They seem to have gotten into a dynamic of both wanting to irritate the other.

Who knows what really happened. Maybe she reclined then unreclined her seat repeatedly or did who knows what. I think they both deserved each other

He was absolutely being passive aggressive. She had the right to recline and the FA did NOT have the right to tell her not to.

Is that defined in the airline passenger bill of rights?

She needs to obey the FA. Period.

I would have told the flight attendant I will put my seat back up when everyone on the plane is told to do so. Until then, it’s disparate treatment.

Why can’t you choose to be considerate?

Why do I have to be the unlucky one who can’t recline when everyone else on the plane is allowed to? Besides I fly SW where legroom is much better. My 6’4” DH is fine even if the person in front of him reclines.

“Me, me, me, me, me!”

Isn’t that what the guy behind her is saying?

It’s too bad she doesn’t have the moral character to be the better person, regardless of what other people are doing.

She’s standing up for herself and her rights. You want her to be a good little woman, shut up and do what she’s told.

No, recliners impose on the space of the people behind them. They are the aggressor. It’s as bad as pointing a finger in their face. All she has to do is decide that she won’t do that to someone else, regardless of what is “allowed.” Good character. It’s that simple.

Wrong, that space is meant to be used for reclining. So the rightful owner of that space is the person reclining.

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I'm a petite female and have always reclined my seat. People always recline in front of me as well. I never knew this was considered rude until I read about it on here a year ago.

I have also had a lap child (3 kids) and can't ever remember it being an issue. We choose shorter flights.

I think this is a problem for tall and fat people. If you are really tall, you should upgrade to extra leg room or pay for business class. If you are fat, you should buy 2 seats instead of taking up part of my seat. This has happened to me before. This lady's leg was taking up half my leg space and her arm was totally in my seat. I wanted to switch seats but I sucked it up for an hour because it was a short flight.

When I had a squirmy toddler, I bought her a seat even though she wasn't 2 yet. It was not a problem when she was a handheld infant.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a petite female and have always reclined my seat. People always recline in front of me as well. I never knew this was considered rude until I read about it on here a year ago.

I have also had a lap child (3 kids) and can't ever remember it being an issue. We choose shorter flights.

I think this is a problem for tall and fat people. If you are really tall, you should upgrade to extra leg room or pay for business class. If you are fat, you should buy 2 seats instead of taking up part of my seat. This has happened to me before. This lady's leg was taking up half my leg space and her arm was totally in my seat. I wanted to switch seats but I sucked it up for an hour because it was a short flight.

When I had a squirmy toddler, I bought her a seat even though she wasn't 2 yet. It was not a problem when she was a handheld infant.

You are assuming everybody has the same economic means.

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Anonymous wrote:After reading this thread I will definitely be reclining my seat every single flight for the whole flight, just because the anti-recliners are so obnoxious and I’m giddy at the opportunity to ruin their flight lol

You are giddy at the thought of ruining somebody’s day. Who is the obnoxious one?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a petite female and have always reclined my seat. People always recline in front of me as well. I never knew this was considered rude until I read about it on here a year ago.

I have also had a lap child (3 kids) and can't ever remember it being an issue. We choose shorter flights.

I think this is a problem for tall and fat people. If you are really tall, you should upgrade to extra leg room or pay for business class. If you are fat, you should buy 2 seats instead of taking up part of my seat. This has happened to me before. This lady's leg was taking up half my leg space and her arm was totally in my seat. I wanted to switch seats but I sucked it up for an hour because it was a short flight.

When I had a squirmy toddler, I bought her a seat even though she wasn't 2 yet. It was not a problem when she was a handheld infant.

You are assuming everybody has the same economic means.

Then drive or don't fly. You shouldn't be spilling over to the seat next to you. You also shouldn't start banging on the seat in front of you because they are reclining.

I'm all for paying extra for a no kids section or quite section of the plane. I have kids and think that would be a good idea.

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Anonymous wrote:After reading this thread I will definitely be reclining my seat every single flight for the whole flight, just because the anti-recliners are so obnoxious and I’m giddy at the opportunity to ruin their flight lol

You are giddy at the thought of ruining somebody’s day. Who is the obnoxious one?

You can't win against the reclining army, my rotund friend