A solid but not particularly large or tall occidental, the perpetrator apparently lacked the cogitative ability to realise he was the only one - a quick glance up and down the plane showed every other road warrior abiding by the unspoken code,
And don't you just hate those who stand up in the aisle so that they can confirm that not another soul on the plane has reclined their seat thus obstructing the view of the IFE and stalling the inflight service for far more people than the seat recliner is inconveniencing.
Is this topic worthy of a column in an esteemed publication? A 20 page thread on Flyertalk - sure, but an article in the SMH?