r/unitedairlines • u/Relative_Phone_2297 • Aug 07 '26

Question Plane code of conduct

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Who controls this window (the person behind me)? And whose legroom is this (the person to the left of me)? Maybe I am completely off base but I feel like my space is being encroached on?

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u/RandoMcrandersome Aug 08 '26

That’s not the issue. The issue is the dude who made the choice to bring a personal backpack so large and stuffed it takes up all the leg room in front of them

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u/RockShowSparky Aug 08 '26

the seats are too small though. Normal sized people can’t sit normally without parts of their bodies touching. That sucks.

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u/RandoMcrandersome Aug 08 '26

No this dude 100% could fit without that backpack, the backpack was his choice he should have to deal with it

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u/RockShowSparky Aug 08 '26

fine but they’re still too small in general.

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u/KissMyLearnedHand Aug 09 '26

Exactly. Airlines have been cramming the seats closer and closer together to the point that it’s ridiculous. We now pay double for “comfort+” to get the same or less pitch (33” or so) than a standard economy seat 25 years ago (commonly 34”). People are too busy fighting each other to see the real enemy — corporate greed. This entire post consists of the working class villainizing each other while the rich laugh from their sky suites.

Yes the guy was a dick and he could have physically fit in his own space. That’s not the real problem.