Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am firmly in the "don't recline unless you're on an overnight flight" camp. But if someone did this to me, I'd recline immediately.

That you have to be told that this is rude is mind-boggling.

Me, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are you guys feeling knees through the plastic of the tray table?

Maybe I’m picturing this incorrectly. I wouldn’t do it bc flying sucks enough as it is

It’s below the tray.

[Anonymous]

I can’t imagine pushing another person’s airplane seat more forward than it already is.

Yes, op, it’s incredibly selfish and rude.

[Anonymous]

I don't think it's rude at all. The snowflakes on this thread are going to be outraged at every little thing imaginable. Don't worry about it.

[Anonymous]

I still don't understand what we are talking about, I need a visual of how one puts their knees into the chair in front of them. Feet I understand (and don't approve of), but knees don't make sense to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still don't understand what we are talking about, I need a visual of how one puts their knees into the chair in front of them. Feet I understand (and don't approve of), but knees don't make sense to me.

I can visualize how my teenager could pull this off, but a full grown adult? You people can seriously crumple your knees in that narrow section under the plastic tray and be comfortable with that?! Sounds like a glutton for punishment. Why would you willingly want to do this anyway?

[Anonymous]

100% totally rude, if their seat is upright.

If they reclined their seat, do what you need to do. Because they did what they needed to do.

[Anonymous]

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+1 I definitely find a reason to grab the headrest when someone is reclined for an entire daytime flight.

If you want to not deal with reclining seats, then you get on a budget airline, like frontier, ect, that doesn't allow the seats to recline. If the seats recline, then you have to expect that the person in front may recline their seat the whopping . this doesn't give you the right to be an asshole.

if you don't want to deal with a reclining seat, then you need to spend extra on a seat like in the exit row that has more space for you, or splurge for first class.

and if you grab my head rest to help you get up out he seats, thats OK... Its tight...

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/jetiquette-reclining-airplane-seat/

The bottom line

Save for takeoff and landing, when the seat absolutely must be secured in the upright position, your seat is yours to recline as you please — but do so with courtesy and care for the equally hapless traveler behind you.

Just as there is no rule against reclining, there is no rule against grabbing the headrest to get out of a seat, especially when the space available to get out is made exceptionally tight by . . . the reclined seat. Just as you have the "right" to recline the seat, I have the right to grab the headrest, and also the right to not care if I jostle the reclined seat.

Lots of things are "allowed" but still constitute asshole behavior. Reclining on a daytime flight is one of them. So is, I suppose, repeated jostling, but at least that's retaliatory.

You’re being ridiculous. Like it or not most airlines specifically include reclining seats as a design feature and instruct you when you can and cannot do so. So, it’s not just that there’s no rule against it but in fact they are implicitly endorsing it as an option (and sometimes charging more for the privilege). It’s not as if they provide handles/grips on the headrest to facilitate grabbing onto them. As a pp suggested if reclining bothers you so much then find a budget airline with non reclining seats or pay extra for a seat in the first row or in an exit row where the seats in front don’t recline.

Nope. I will continue to do just this. Because as a PP said, you do what you need to do (recline), and I will do what I need to do (get myself out of a tight space).

[Anonymous]

yes, you are pushing the person in front of you; with so little space already. Get up and walk around a bit. Better for your health, anyway.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am firmly in the "don't recline unless you're on an overnight flight" camp. But if someone did this to me, I'd recline immediately.

That you have to be told that this is rude is mind-boggling.

Me, too.

Amen.

I have long legs, and the seat pushes against my knees if the person in front of me reclines. I love getting dirty looks when the person in front of me can feel every movement, yet they are the one invading my space by reclining. It's usually someone 5'4" on a 1 hour flight

It's rude OP because it could impact the person in front of you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still don't understand what we are talking about, I need a visual of how one puts their knees into the chair in front of them. Feet I understand (and don't approve of), but knees don't make sense to me.

This article is the situation pp referenced above, where someone has rested their knees on the seat back to protest the person who reclined their seat, but it gives you a visual.

https://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2014/09/dont-lean-on-me-the-ethics-of-the-knee-defender/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:100% totally rude, if their seat is upright.

If they reclined their seat, do what you need to do. Because they did what they needed to do.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:100% totally rude, if their seat is upright.

If they reclined their seat, do what you need to do. Because they did what they needed to do.

This.

Yep.

[Anonymous]

I think this is what OP must be talking about. Yes, the seat tray may prevent the person infront of you from feeling your knees. The but the force of having your knees up will push the seat up at least slightly. And everytime your shift position, the person in front of you will feel it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:100% totally rude, if their seat is upright.

If they reclined their seat, do what you need to do. Because they did what they needed to do.

This.

Yep.

Yes, yes, yes. As a tall person I would never put my knees on the upright seat in front of me. But if they recline and take up my very limited personal space? All bets are off. My knees are going in their back.