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Woman reveals hack to stop plane passenger from reclining their seat but people say she should be 'banned from flying'

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Published 17:40 28 Jan 2025 GMT

Woman reveals hack to stop plane passenger from reclining their seat but people say she should be 'banned from flying'

The hack has divided opinion on social media

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

A passenger has divided opinion online after revealing a hack to stop fellow flyers from reclining their seat on an aircraft.

While most of us will likely jump on a plane later this year for a summer getaway, those who are more frequent flyers will know about the importance of travel etiquette.

Whether it be the food you should 'never eat' on a plane, or taking pictures out of the window - there is a lot to consider.

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There's a lot of etiquette to consider when flying (Getty Stock Image)
There's a lot of etiquette to consider when flying (Getty Stock Image)

Now, a woman has detailed a hack that will stop the passenger sat in front of you from reclining and leaving you with less space on the aircraft.

The passenger, who detailed the hack on TikTok under the username @clareduggan1982, revealed that she places her tray table down and wedges a large Pringles can between it and the seat.

Presumably this will work with items that are of the same dimension of the Pringles tube, and if it does, then the person in front shouldn't be able to recline their seat anymore.

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"This is the best life hack when you've got someone in front who is trying to put the seat down constantly," Clare told her followers.

The video gone viral after being viewed more than 1.5 million times on TikTok at the time of writing, though a few are not too impressed.

"This is ridiculous and quite frankly, you should be banned from flying... bloody pathetic," one person commented.

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A second added: "Clever! But they are entitled to put seat back, like," while a third remarked: "I pay for a reclining seat it goes back. If you don’t like it fly private."

Not everyone was against the hack, however, with a fellow TikTok user offering their point of view by saying: "They should just have set times when people can recline seats. It's fine during restful hours, but the worst thing is if you're eating your meals and someone reclines."

The hack has divided opinion (TikTok/@clareduggan1982)
The hack has divided opinion (TikTok/@clareduggan1982)

And another quipped: "They need to remove the recline option or create more room between the seats."

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Meanwhile, a fellow TikTok user in favour of Clare's hack stated: "I do not understand why plane seats do not recline in their own shell so it only affects the seat users own space."

And a fellow passenger shared their own hack. They wrote: "I did this with the water bottles. Eight-hour flight with someone's seat touching your nose. No thank you. I didn’t put my seat back out of respect for the people behind."

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Image

Topics: Travel, TikTok

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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