Most airlines have banned knee defenders, so if your seat won't recline, tell a flight attendant. And the airlines we've flown recently will tell the person reclining to bring the seat back up during meal times.
My husband almost lost a laptop screen once when the person in front of him abruptly reclined his seat, and it got caught. He and the guy next to him grabbed the seat back and pushed it far enough back up to release the laptop screen, then let the seat come down. It's a nice idea to check behind you before reclining, and then do it gently.
I wish they would modify the seats so they cannot recline as much as they could when there was more room between you and the person in front of you.
The premium economy seats on a flight to Australia are $2K apiece extra, so "just buy a premium upgrade" is not always financially possible. To Europe on Air France, they're $200 extra per flight, so $800 for a couple.
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