The news was that the man put in a set of blocks that kept the airline seat in front of him from reclining. The woman in the seat ahead took it into her own hands to set him straight. The plane made an emergency stop to get rid of both passengers. Who was right and who was wrong?
Well, put me (6'2", 185 pounds) in an economy seat and you have pain at 600 miles to Portland and agony after 7,000 miles to Europe. I can see why the guy doesn't want the person in front to recline the seat. I can understand why she wanted to recline the seat. Besides, she paid to recline it and the seat is designed to do it.
I'd say the airlines are at fault. They want to squeeze as many as they can into the limited space of the aircraft. It costs extra to get an exit row seat. It costs extra for Premium and a big extra for Business. You figure you can take it, even sleep for the 11 hours from San Francisco to Paris and it is worth it when you get there. Well, as long as the kid behind you doesn't kick your seat, the woman in front doesn't completely recline her seat, and the guy next to you stops coughing.
Still, I love it.
Crater Lake, Oregon from Alaska Airlines flight.
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