Knee Defender Gadget
Aug 28, 2014, 7:14 am
#16
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"WestJet specifically names the Knee Defender on its list of unapproved carryon items"
I'm not sure how they can ban a piece of molded plastic from a carryon bag. The usage yes, but the article says west jet has how added it to unapproved carryon items. Add it to the nitro pills
I'm not sure how they can ban a piece of molded plastic from a carryon bag. The usage yes, but the article says west jet has how added it to unapproved carryon items. Add it to the nitro pills
You are not permitted to attach any unapproved device to any part of your seat or any other part of the aircraft," the WestJet website says. "Some examples of unapproved devices include knee defenders, seat belt extensions and booster seats."
Aug 30, 2014, 6:28 am
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The video shows how easy these things are to install. Therefore it will be just as easy to take them off and turn them over to a flight attendant. I would have little hesitation doing so.
Aug 30, 2014, 7:06 am
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These things raise tempers in confined cabins and accordingly increase the risk of injury to crew and to others. They should be banned from the passenger cabin. Period. Stowed in a carry-on they serve no purpose, so why carry it? Installed, they inappropriately muck with equiptment and annoy other passengers.
There is no reason to over-lawyer this.
There is no reason to over-lawyer this.
Aug 31, 2014, 5:43 pm
#19
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Some people might not know about them or have the guts to turn around and ask if I am using them so I may try to get away with it. If I recline I will have even more room
Aug 31, 2014, 5:52 pm
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I wouldn't ask. I'd look for myself. If discovered I'd remove them from my seat. Then I would recline.
Sep 1, 2014, 1:25 am
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And then I'd order 10 cans of tomato juice and fart for the next 3 hours.
BJ
Sep 1, 2014, 5:00 am
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Good idea. Then the goof who puts these devices on the seat in front of him and then reclines his own seat can explain why he is using devices specifically prohibited by the airline.
Sep 1, 2014, 5:51 am
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I don't know if it is so easy to remove. In the advertisement picture it shows a key, it may have some internal metal locks, avoiding "unauthorized" 
removal.
removal.
Sep 1, 2014, 5:58 am
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The key in the picture would appear to be included for scale. The small print on the ad says "as small as a house key."
Sep 1, 2014, 7:49 am
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BTW, I found this Youtube video about its usage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4pQVrjDkAY
Sep 2, 2014, 5:08 am
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Discussing the Knee Defender on BBC Radio 2 within the next 2 hours if anyone's interested on the current affairs show.
Available to listen online live for those outside the UK.
Available to listen online live for those outside the UK.
Sep 4, 2014, 4:40 pm
#28
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Is it just me who finds reclined seats uncomfortable and never reclines? Also, I am not sure about your body geometry but I fail to see how my knees would get more space if I recline my seat back. My posterior and my legs stay in place if I recline.