Knee Defender Banned on UA Flights
Feb 4, 2004, 10:50 am
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Knee Defender Banned on UA Flights
Effective immediatly United has banned the use of this device on all United aircraft including Express and Ted flights.
Feb 4, 2004, 10:56 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kluau88:
Effective immediatly United has banned the use of this device on all United aircraft including Express and Ted flights. </font>
Effective immediatly United has banned the use of this device on all United aircraft including Express and Ted flights. </font>
Feb 4, 2004, 10:58 am
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A very civil thing to do.
Feb 4, 2004, 11:07 am
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Feb 4, 2004, 11:24 am
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Looks like these gadgets prevent the seatback in front from reclining. Nice for the device's owner, not so nice for the pax in front. Which pretty much explains why UA (and most other carriers, I presume) does not want them to be used.
Feb 4, 2004, 11:24 am
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Wow -- I wouldn't have believed that if I didn't see them for sale. I'd sure be irritated (and I'm not easily irritated) if somebody slapped those on the back of my seat to prevent me from reclining! 
Wonder how many of those they'll sell before all the carriers put the inevitable end to them?
Wonder how many of those they'll sell before all the carriers put the inevitable end to them?
Feb 4, 2004, 11:37 am
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This is the kind of gadget that could get me arrested at the arrival of the airplane !! I wouldn't take that very well.
Feb 4, 2004, 11:59 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kluau88:
Effective immediatly United has banned the use of this device on all United aircraft including Express and Ted flights. </font>
Effective immediatly United has banned the use of this device on all United aircraft including Express and Ted flights. </font>
andy
Feb 4, 2004, 12:05 pm
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How did you find out? Was there a press release?
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kluau88:
Effective immediatly United has banned the use of this device on all United aircraft including Express and Ted flights. </font>
Effective immediatly United has banned the use of this device on all United aircraft including Express and Ted flights. </font>
Feb 4, 2004, 12:06 pm
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Using this device is the epitome of airborne rudeness. Glad to see them banned.
Feb 4, 2004, 12:15 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Droneklax:
Using this device is the epitome of airborne rudeness. Glad to see them banned.</font>
Using this device is the epitome of airborne rudeness. Glad to see them banned.</font>
Feb 4, 2004, 1:52 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UAL_Rulez:
NRTC</font>
NRTC</font>
[This message has been edited by FightingIlliniUAL (edited Feb 04, 2004).]
Feb 4, 2004, 3:36 pm
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Check out this 5 page thread from TravelBuzz:
http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...ML/011618.html
Not surprisingly, there are some very strong opinions in the thread.
http://www.flyertalk.com/travel/fttr...ML/011618.html
Not surprisingly, there are some very strong opinions in the thread.
Feb 4, 2004, 5:04 pm
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Glad to hear this. Saves some unfortunate doctor from having to perform a knee defenderectomy after I jam it up the owner's nose....
Feb 4, 2004, 5:06 pm
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Yet another reason to avoid UA. Though I will continue to use mine absent FA announcement or other indicia of official policy.