(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 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A passenger scuffle at 35,000 feet … Read more
The flight was headed from Newark to Denver, but the plane was diverted to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport mid-flight after two passengers got in a squabble. One man used the Knee Defender and wouldn't remove it when asked by a flight attendant. Rhik Samadder: For those keen to avoid a mile-high fracas, such as the … Read more
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 A man had attached a knee defender to his table to make sure he had space to work on … Read more
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 He calls using a Knee Defender theft. The real problem is undefined property rights over the same four or … Read more
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A passenger scuffle at 35,000 feet is keeping a Washington, D.C., entrepreneur busy. Ira Goldman, the inventor of a pair of clips called “Knee Defender,” says the website that sells the product has On Sunday, a United Airlines flight was forced to divert after two passengers got into an argument over … Read more
Absolutely, says Knee Defender creator Ira Goldman, who told CBS News “Nobody wants to buy this product, nobody wants to carry it around with them and deploy it for giggles. They do it because they've encountered problems, and they want to resolve it On Sunday, a United Airlines flight was forced to divert after two … Read more
CHICAGO (CBS) — Thanks to a little gadget called the Knee Defender, the friendly skies just got a little less, well, friendly. United Flight 1462 traveling from Newark to Denver was forced to land in Chicago after two passengers got into an WASHINGTON – In the nation's skies, passengers are stretching the boundaries of decorum. … Read more
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 … Read more
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the man who purchased the Knee Defender and the woman who reclined her airplane seat into the knee defender and subsequently dumped a cup of water on his head are both total jerks. Anyone who can't A United Airlines flight from Newark was diverted Sunday after … Read more
A United Airlines flight from Newark was diverted Sunday after a “Knee Defender” sparked a fight between passengers. (File). (CNN) – Do airline passengers have the right to recline? That simmering debate among fliers NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A passenger scuffle at 35,000 feet is keeping a Washington, D.C., entrepreneur busy. Ira Goldman, the inventor … Read more