Originally Posted by
alex67500
I've taken a (bad, I know) habit of trying to block this with my arms. Not violently, or shaking the seat, but just by putting out a stiff arm against the top of the seat when someone tries. If I get caught out when not paying attention then tough luck, but it's really not nice.
What you are doing is no different to attaching a device to block the recline of the seat. That is out of order. If you have claustrophobia then pay for additional room, be it bulkhead or extra legroom but don't carry on as if you have the right to stop the person in front from reclining their seat, I don't want to harp on about the debate of reclining seats on short-haul flights - that's not really what this thread is about but I dislike those who resent who recline into their space just because they are claustrophobic.