Armrest battle likened to 'a cage fight in the air'

Nearly a fifth of people surveyed said middle-seat passengers have more right to the armrests than flyers in other seats. (Image: SuperJet International)

The Wall Street Journal

Sun, 05 Nov 2023

By Joseph De AvilaSuzanne Coppola hates an armrest hog.If Coppola is taking a flight and her seatmate’s elbow spills over the armrest and encroaches on her space, she knows how to deal with it.She taps into her roots as a New Yorker.“Look, I’m a Brooklyn girl,” explains Coppola, a 71-year-old retiree in Winter Garden, Florida. “I just look at them, and I give him a gentle push back. If it happens again, I then say, ‘Hey, this isn’t your space.’ It always gets a good reaction.”Airline travell...

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