Who has the right to the middle armrest? – Aftenposten

This annoys people on the plane.

It is often cramped and uncomfortable in a plane seat in economy.

With three consecutive gets you naturally assigned it in the middle. And the plane is full. On each side of you sitting second, unknown passengers. They add both an arm on the armrest. You are sitting with arms in his lap.

The question is: Who has the right to the middle armrest?

The awkward middle seat

The person with a window seat often have the best seat . Then you can lean against the window or wall, and have greater opportunity to relax and rest. Aisle have more legroom and can lean against out against time.

The middle do not have all space. It is claimed that the person in the middle seat is entitled to both armrests, but is it really so?

– There are so far no rules here, a dealer more about what is right to do. In it is a consideration of who has needs. We are all different, and everything is situational. Even if you’ve got the unfortunate place so I think probably not the current level that gives away that privilege by having armrests, professor of sociology shaft Tjora at NTNU.

He believes that people will give each other most possible space.

– Most are able to sit in the seat without irritating over using the entire armrest that should have been shared. They are meant to share, although the design is hopelessly narrow, he says.

It can be difficult when intimate boundaries challenged and must sit or stand closer than one would normally done. As for the bus, on the train or in the elevator. Or that people take their place in the queue or other situations at an airport – like not being able to wait their turn behind a line.

A armrest to all three

Purser Vivi Alfsen SAS has never experienced that passengers have complained about exactly the problem, but understand that the middle seat can offer a certain degree of frustration.

– It is common manners apply. I think it should be room to tell if a feel for sandwiched between the seats and say “excuse me, but I can get one armrest,” she says.

Where practicable might this function:

– I think a good rule is that everyone gets an armrest each. Sitting right in the cabin, it’s right armrest your left side, the same applies, says Alfsen.

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Take matters into your own hands

For many, it will be unthinkable to ask your neighbor about something.

Professor Tjora think it depends on you reluctant to annoy your neighbor you have to sit next to during the flight.

– Why is it like that?

– We talk very little with each other, and when someone takes the whole armrest, so bits we do it in us and becomes irritated. Try to poke a little cautious came near, and try to ask in a polite manner, he said.

Should it go completely off the rails, and side man is not responsive to your needs to share the armrests, so you hope that person must use the toilet along the way.

– So you can coup armrest then, says Tjora.

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Published: 20.apr. 2015 8:35