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'Plane Passenger Banned Me From Using Seat Feature - She's so Entitled'

COUNTY DURHAM, ENGLAND, JUL 3 – A TikTok video showing a method to stop plane seats from reclining gained over 115,000 likes amid ongoing debates about seat etiquette during overnight flights.

  • A British traveller shared a TikTok life hack that uses a full tub of Pringles to jam a plane seat reclining mechanism to prevent the seat in front from reclining.
  • This hack emerged amid ongoing disputes over seat reclining etiquette, where 77 percent of people surveyed consider reclining rude and nearly 28 percent ask permission before reclining.
  • The Pringles method received mixed reactions, with some praising its ingenuity as the "best thing I’ve ever seen," while others said it wouldn't work or called the user "a horrible person."
  • The TikTok user @theLKshow, who frequently posts unconventional and controversial tips, shared a video about passenger disputes over fully reclined airplane seats that has gained more than 115,000 likes.
  • The debate highlights that airlines contribute to the conflict by not providing enough space, suggesting the need for seat designs that recline within their own shell to reduce disturbances.
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Flier shares 'best life hack' to stop passengers in front reclining their seat

Traveller shares her 'best life hack', involving a tub of Pringles, but is branded 'pathetic' and 'a horrible person'.

·County Durham, United Kingdom
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The backrest is the exclusive area of the front passenger, and the table is the exclusive area of the back passenger. Damage to the table due to the seat being reclined ‘suddenly’ = infringement of rights. The fundamental problem is the crowdedness of seats that causes diseases. Closely packed economy class seats on airplanes cause numerous conflicts between passengers. The backrest does not recline.

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The Northern Echo broke the news in County Durham, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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