Controversial inflight device: Should the Knee Defender be banned?

A US airliner has been diverted after a row broke out over one passenger's use of a device to prevent the seat in front of him from reclining. A male and female passenger were involved in a heated dispute on Sunday, after the male passenger attached a

Qantas and Virgin Australia have banned the controversial Knee Defender dongle which prevents economy seats from reclining. Both airlines issued statements confirming their stance in the wake of a

"On a United flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Denver, a passenger in a middle seat of Row 12 decided he didn't want the woman in front of him to lean her seat back. So he pulled out a Knee Defender and locked it into 

(CNN) — You've been up since 3 a.m.. After dealing with long check-in lines, long security lines and long faces from flight attendants even unhappier to be on that plane than you, your 6 a.m. flight finally lifts off. "I'm just going to recline my

kd Knee Defender is a gadget that one can attach to the plane seat in front of you, preventing its occupant from reclining it. A man used it thus on United Flight 1462, from New Jersey to Denver, and refused to disengage it