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Jun 15, 2008 | 7:22 pm

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Efrem

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[QUOTE=Kimberley;9878934]...1. Seats shoul not be able to recline in coach.

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During day flights, I completely agree. Overnight, everyone reclines so that's a different matter. Anyway, I swear I don't work for this guy, but I keep wondering if people have heard of these,

http://www.gadgetduck.com/goods/kneedefender.html

This has been widely discussed on FT. It comes under the category of a device that prevents a part of the aircraft from functioning as intended and is therefore, at least in the U.S., illegal. Posters here have reported FAs telling the device's users to stop. Not obeying crew orders can, as is well known, get one into real trouble.

Like it or not, and while courtesy should always be part of the equation, passengers have a right to use the recline feature that was designed into their seats.

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