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Reclining Airplane Seats Are Getting Pushback — And Not Just From Knees

Airline seat space is prime real estate, and fights over who owns it often turn from annoyed looks to outright rage. Who has the right to comfort — the person who wants to recline, or the person sitting behind them? NPR's David Schaper takes a very unscientific poll of some travelers with definite ideas about flying etiquette.

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David Schaper is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, based in Chicago, primarily covering transportation and infrastructure, as well as breaking news in Chicago and the Midwest.

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