Airlines should show anger management videos on the seatback screens. Yeah, that’ll help. 
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Still trying to figure out what she did wrong.
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I’d like to buy this whole thread a few rounds!
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And fat people have to pay for two seats. Sorry you’re tall. Never thought there would be a literal price to pay for that did you? Upgrade to an exit row, front business class or first. All problems can be $olved.
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"We are aware of a customer dispute that transpired on American Eagle flight 4392, operated by Republic Airways on January 31. The safety and comfort of our customers and team members is our top priority, and our team is looking into the issue.”
That looks like every PR response ever issued. Probably following some form letter.
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Consequences. His to deal with. It’s all about the coin, every time. Hate it or not.
Could I have the entire can of Coke, please?
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Sure, no problem!
*Comes back with small plastic cup*
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I’m a big dude. Coach is awful. But I also don’t want to give the person behind me anxiety that I might recline into them, so I generally recline the smallest measurable amount and call it a day. I can a hint more room and they can relax that I’m not going annex the space later.
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It all depends how big your ass is. Literally.
All airplanes, even the ones with the smallest seat pitch have at least 26" between the back of the seat and the back of the seat in front of you.
The average male femur is 19", so there is 7" of space for your ass, for a minimal airline seat pitch.
Even with the seat in front of you reclined, you should be able to make up for some of the lost legroom (which according to simple trig is less than a couple of inches), by stretching out your legs under the seat in front of you. This will drop your knees further below the seat back in front of you.
Of course, if you have junk stowed under the seat in front of you, this additional legroom has been taken up by your stuff already.
A lot of this complaining about reclining seats seems to be just bad behavior, and people who feel they are entitled to take up more space than average.
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I’m actually one of those people that thinks seats shouldn’t recline at all. Reclining your seat on a plane is already an act of callous disregard for the person behind you. The fact that he couldn’t recline makes it even worse. That doesn’t excuse his behavior, it just explains why I think she was wrong too.
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The guy’s behavior wasn’t my target here.
It was this the following statement I was responding to. Sorry to leave that out.
“this is really easy…HIM. He fucking CHOSE the last seat knowing full well his seat doesn’t recline and the one in front does”
It seems awfully sketchy to claim to KNOW his circumstances and mindset with such certainty and rule out all other scenarios.
That bothers me as much or more than what the seat-puncher was doing.
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That’s almost literally me. And I flew 5+ hour flights four times a month for five years.
I did my research. I made sure my seat reclined, because even with reclining, I could barely handle sitting still for that long in the seat. I never would have been able to do so otherwise.
When I could, I spang for the “more legroom” seats which also usually meant “more recline”. I totally get that not everyone can afford that option, but that doesn’t entitle you being an asshole to the person in front of you, either.
I wonder, would this gentlemen have decided to take the same hostile, aggressive stance and punched the seat in front of him if I was sitting in it? Or did maybe the size and gender of the occupant in front of him make him feel his actions were appropriate?
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I chose that because it is more likely he knew what that seat entails than he didn’t know. Choosing it or not.
So. By the measure of “he was assigned the seat by ticketing” ok that somehow means he is entitled to take that out on her?
I said it straight away. Regardless of how he ended up there I empathize with his situation. But it also holds that regardless of how he ended up there it does not justify his actions.
I think we agree. Maybe?
Both can be wrong, and are.
Plus, in the chase for profit, the airlines have packed too many seats into too little space. Its reached a point where the FAA needs to step in and set some reasonable standards.
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THIS. Me too.
Why wouldn’t this man do the same thing to a male passenger?
Professional mainsplainer courtesy?
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Upon reviewing the video, the guy punches her seat 76 times (before the video ends and it appears to go on even further). And, his casual attitude (looking at his phone while punching her seat) seems to indicate that he is indeed taking delight in simply acting like an a$$hole, and that this is his normal attitude. It is hard to feel sorry for a person like this.
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