Yesterday an airplane fight over legroom caused an unscheduled landing wherein the two people fighting were kicked off. The fight was over the Knee Defender, a device that physically keeps the person in front of you from
A man had attached a knee defender to his table to make sure he had space to work on his laptop. When a woman in front tried to recline, he refused to remove it, even when flight crew intervened. The woman became so upset that she threw a glass of
The fight started on a United Airlines flight because one passenger was using the Knee Defender, a $21.95 gadget that attaches to a passenger's tray table and prevents the person in front of them from reclining. The Federal Aviation Administration
The Knee Defender, a handy device that halts the ability for an airplane seat to recline, gained Internet fame in June. For a mere $22, travelers can purchase the device and attach it to the base of the tray table in front of them.
More airlines are banning passengers from using a gadget that recently sparked an in-flight disturbance. Hawaiian Airlines says it does not allow passengers to use the device known as the 'Knee Defender.' It attaches on a
The Knee Defender's Inventor Defends His Invention