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

[Anonymous]

I saw this in another thread about movie theaters and I realized that sometimes (on long flights) I prop my knees up on the seat in front of me and I am in so much more comfort. Is this rude and/or disrespectful to the person in front of me? FWIW, I wold not mind if someone did this to me, as I've had it happen before.

[Anonymous]

It’s pushing their seat forward. When they already have so little space.

It’s not about being rude.

[Anonymous]

If it jostles their seat or pushes them forward, yes, it’s rude.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it is rude.

[Anonymous]

Yes. There are people who have to travel but also may have some sort of chronic pain like rheumatoid arthritis etc. It already hurts them to have to get jostled by the plane and the walking around the airport. Don't add to that by sticking your knees in their back.

[Anonymous]

Where else are your knees supposed to go, if not against the seat in front of you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where else are your knees supposed to go, if not against the seat in front of you?

Unless you are like 6-4 or have abnormally long legs and a short torso, you feet go on the floor and your knees should not be resting on the seat in front of you or otherwise putting pressure on the seat back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where else are your knees supposed to go, if not against the seat in front of you?

You keep your feet on the floor of the plane.

[Anonymous]

How can you not know you are literally pushing the person in front of you? Those seats are so thin they can feel where your knee caps are too.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

Click bait

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can you not know you are literally pushing the person in front of you? Those seats are so thin they can feel where your knee caps are too.

Exactly. Every time you move I feel it. Drives me nuts. And yes, I’ve resorted to reclining my seat in protest on occasion.

Same goes for people who grab the headrest with force when exiting the row and snap it back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can you not know you are literally pushing the person in front of you? Those seats are so thin they can feel where your knee caps are too.

Exactly. Every time you move I feel it. Drives me nuts. And yes, I’ve resorted to reclining my seat in protest on occasion.

Same goes for people who grab the headrest with force when exiting the row and snap it back.

Man that irritates me!! One person got a fistful of my hair in the process and was like, "what?" when I reacted.

[Anonymous]

Very rude and I call the flight attendant to shut that down.

[Anonymous]

If they reclined their seat, then it's not rude.

If they're keeping their seat in the normal position, it's rude.