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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When the person in front of me reclines their seat back (rude) I push my knees into their seat as hard as I can.[/quote]

The seats are made to recline.  A reclined seat is annoying but not rude because it is allowed.  I try not to recline mine but sometimes I need to a little bit.[/quote]

A reclined seat on a daytime flight will be greeted by my knees. I will make sure the passenger with the fully reclined seat on a daytime flight knows exactly how unpleasant it is for the six footers sitting behind them. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. But I would never rest my knees against the seat in front of me unless I'm being vindictive. That would be rude. [/quote]

As a frequent flyer, I've witnessed a few conflicts involving reclining and in all instances the airline always sided with the passenger wanting to recline. Only exceptions were during meals and landinf/departing.

No matter what you prefer, people really do have the right to recline if they want to. [/quote]

I was on a flight last week where the captain stood in the aisle and gave a lecture before the flight about how the seat in front of you belongs to the person sitting in front of you and they are allowed to recline, and also telling people not to grab onto the headrest when standing up.  It felt a little scoldy, but he said that's where the vast majority of conflicts come from on airplanes and he wanted to set expectations.

That said, I never recline and find it super obnoxious when people do.  [/quote]

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