Anonymous
10/11/2025 17:44
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Yes. Extremely rude and selfish. Should I push your seat forwards?
Anonymous
10/11/2025 17:13
Subject: Re:Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The answer is simple: if they can feel this, then yes it is rude
If your seat is reclined so far back that there is literally no way that I can make a movement without touching the back of your seat, then guess what’s going to happen?
If you don’t want to feel my movements, give me room to make them unimpeded.
Seats in economy do not recline that far back.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 14:30
Subject: Re:Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The answer is simple: if they can feel this, then yes it is rude
If your seat is reclined so far back that there is literally no way that I can make a movement without touching the back of your seat, then guess what’s going to happen?
If you don’t want to feel my movements, give me room to make them unimpeded.
They’re allowed to recline, like it or not.
Just as you’re allowed to have the maturity level of a toddler, whether anyone else likes it, or not.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 13:51
Subject: Re:Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Anonymous wrote:The answer is simple: if they can feel this, then yes it is rude
If your seat is reclined so far back that there is literally no way that I can make a movement without touching the back of your seat, then guess what’s going to happen?
If you don’t want to feel my movements, give me room to make them unimpeded.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 13:46
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Listen, we need to stop this infighting and put the blame where it belongs- on the airlines for making the seats and legroom unreasonably small.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 13:43
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
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.
+1
+1 it’s very rude.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 13:43
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
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.
+1
Anonymous
10/10/2025 13:22
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When the person in front of me reclines their seat back (rude) I push my knees into their seat as hard as I can.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The pilot said all this?!
Yes! It was weird. [/quote
That flight sounded testy from the get go. Crazy that the pilot had to announce something that should be common sense. There’s a “Capt Obvious” joke in there somewhere!
Anonymous
10/10/2025 13:21
Subject: Re:Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
The answer is simple: if they can feel this, then yes it is rude
Anonymous
10/10/2025 13:11
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When the person in front of me reclines their seat back (rude) I push my knees into their seat as hard as I can.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The pilot said all this?!
Yes! It was weird.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 13:00
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When the person in front of me reclines their seat back (rude) I push my knees into their seat as hard as I can.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The pilot said all this?!
Anonymous
10/10/2025 12:59
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When the person in front of me reclines their seat back (rude) I push my knees into their seat as hard as I can.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 12:30
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When the person in front of me reclines their seat back (rude) I push my knees into their seat as hard as I can.
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.
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.
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.
Literally no one is disputing that. Yes, people have a right to recline. But many (most?) of us feel that it is rude, and will respond accordingly.
But if you respond with such rudeness that the other passenger summons the FA, you will be the one reprimanded and compelled to stop your rudeness.
Anonymous
10/10/2025 12:26
Subject: Is it rude for me to rest my knees on the airplane seat in front of me?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When the person in front of me reclines their seat back (rude) I push my knees into their seat as hard as I can.
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.
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.
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.
Literally no one is disputing that. Yes, people have a right to recline. But many (most?) of us feel that it is rude, and will respond accordingly.