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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ted Thornhill

Hands off my seat: Shocking mid-air moment sparks debate on plane etiquette

Flying economy class for eight hours is hard to bear even if the flight goes smoothly.

So, when frequent flyer JT Genter took to X to reveal that for the duration of a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Toronto with his wife, the passenger behind him constantly grabbed his seat and yanked it, commenters were quick to sympathize.

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