Passengers kicked off flight over seat recline spat

[MEL_Traveller]

Most trays are connected to the seat frame, not the seat back, so they remain independent of the recline of the seat in front.

most? all as far as I can think of! the tray doesn't end up on an angle if the seat is reclined.

 

[whatmeworry]

[h=1]Passenger stress the cause of 'recline' rage[/h]http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/passenger-stress-the-cause-of-recline-rage-20140908-3f295.html

 

[Denali]

I still don't get it. I still don't understand why people think economy flights to anywhere, whether its 1hr to Melbourne or 14hrs to CDG are suppose to be comfortable and enjoyable.

Sit down, shut up, eat your allergy laden nuts and we will get you there, hopefully with luggage should be what the airlines advertise and that's all people should hope for.

I just don't understand the hysterics and threats and I think the police need to start charging these bozos that cause drama.

 

[JohnK]

I still don't get it. I still don't understand why people think economy flights to anywhere, whether its 1hr to Melbourne or 14hrs to CDG are suppose to be comfortable and enjoyable.

Because they are comfortable and enjoyable.

Just make sure you're never stuck behind a chronic recliner. Fingers crossed stupidity doesn't mess up my pre-allocated 23J in a few days....

 

[BadgerBoi]

The tray is no longer level with the seat in front reclined.

Rubbish.

Things can slide off easily. But you know that already.

And you are assuming that everyone can recline or even wants to recline.


I didn't say it was you. It was mentioned earlier in this thread. Lose weight if you want to eat your meal with the seat in front reclined. Nice smart @rse remark.

Your post certainly made it look as though it was me who made that comment. Perhaps you should employ the multi-quote feature next time so that it's quite clear that you're not attributing the wrong person. My remark wasn't being smart, I was asking you to address your faux pas. But you know that already

 

[JohnK]

Your post certainly made it look as though it was me who made that comment. Perhaps you should employ the multi-quote feature next time so that it's quite clear that you're not attributing the wrong person. My remark wasn't being smart, I was asking you to address your faux pas. But you know that already

You're misintepreting my post again.

Smart @rse remark comment was for the person who took a shot and said lose weight if you want to use meal tray.

 

[whatmeworry]

When I check on this thread

 

[BadgerBoi]

You're misintepreting my post again.

Smart @rse remark comment was for the person who took a shot and said lose weight if you want to use meal tray.

So you included it in the response to my post because...?

I'd appreciate it if you'd go back and amend that post so that it's clear.

 

[JohnK]

Interesting likes from the peanut gallery.

So you included it in the response to my post because...?

I'd appreciate it if you'd go back and amend that post so that it's clear.

I'd included it because it was relevant. Anyway fixed now. I think it's clear now.

 

[UP4014]

I still don't get it. I still don't understand why people think economy flights to anywhere, whether its 1hr to Melbourne or 14hrs to CDG are suppose to be comfortable and enjoyable.

Funny, but that's exactly what the airlines promote so I guess people have that impression form somewhere.

Matt

 

[whatmeworry]

Interview with the knee defender inventor.

Ira Goldman is a self-described "former Capitol Hill wonk" who stands 6-foot-3 and found himself with painfully little room for his knees on most airplanes. The answer for him was to create the Knee Defender. Introduced in 2003, the Knee Defender is a simple little contraption that amounts to two pieces of plastic measuring about 5 centimentres by 2.5 centimetres that lock onto the arms of a tray table and inhibit the seat ahead from reclining.

Aviation anarchy: Inventor of controversial Knee Defender explains his creation

 

[Claudius]

I endured a "chronic recliner" on Y+ all the way from DBX to MEL, was probably the most uncomfortable international flight of my life and have to say, I rather fly Y on a bulkhead. Of course this is not an issue on J int and for dom J always pick 1k.

 

[JohnK]

I endured a "chronic recliner" on Y+ all the way from DBX to MEL, was probably the most uncomfortable international flight of my life and have to say, I rather fly Y on a bulkhead. Of course this is not an issue on J int and for dom J always pick 1k.

I have had 2 flights in premium economy in non bulkhead.

First time on VS the guy in bulkhead reclined throughout flight. Makes me uncomfortable. Second time on QF was op-up out of economy bulkhead into 3rd or 4th row premium economy aisle. Person in front reclined throughout.

Never again.

 

[puppysparkes]

So this is happened.

A SPAT over a reclined seat on a flight between New Zealand and Australia has cost a man $600.

The Brisbane Magistrates Court heard Shane Mathew Diedrichs, 38, became agitated when a doctor sitting in front of him refused to put his seat in the upright position on the Virgin airlines flight in November last year.
Commonwealth prosecutor Rebecca Blaszczyk said the doctor had been asleep with his seat reclined but was asked by the accused to return it to the upright position when he awoke.
Ms Blaszczyk said when the doctor refused, Diedrichs became agitated.

Shane Mathew Diedrichs took exception to the passenger in front of him reclining his seat on a flight from Wellington to Brisbane. Source: News Corp Australia



Witness statements partially read by Ms Blaszczyk described the defendant as “pushing, kicking and kneeing” the rear of the seat in front of him.
She told the court flight attendants intervened, offering to move the defendant to a different seat.
However, as he was passing the doctors seat, the accused was said to have struck the back of the doctor’s headrest with his hand.
The prosecution told the court the doctor claimed to have suffered a whip lash injury to his neck resulting from the incident.
Ms Blaszczyk said when the flight from Wellington to Brisbane landed, Diedrichs was co-operative with police, offering them a full statement of what had happened.
In court today he pleaded guilty to offensive and disorderly behaviour.
Defence lawyer Hellen Shilton told the court her client, who travels between Australia and New Zealand for work, was genuinely remorseful for his actions.
She said Diedrichs had been upset on that particular flight because he had not been paid $4500 for a job he had completed.
Outside court Diedrichs told media he was remorseful for his actions but insisted he had asked the man nicely to return his seat to an upright position.
“No one reclines their seat between here and New Zealand,” he said. “I’m not a violent person. I’m not an angry person. It was just bad timing.”
Magistrate Bronwyn Spinger, accepted Diedrichs was remorseful for his actions. She fined him $600.
Originally published as Spat over reclined plane seat turns ugly

 

[Denali]

Tis the season for badly behaving passengers: Darren Halliwell in court for British Airways drunken rampage

Some people should just burn their passports to save everyone else a lot of trouble.