During a recent trip in Spain, Bruce Poon Tip hopped on a quick flight to Mallorca on the budget airline Ryanair.

The time in the air was short, but two passengers quickly got into a loud disagreement. Someone had reclined their seat into another person’s space, and they weren’t having it.

“My Spanish is weak at best, but I could get the gist of what they were saying: ‘I paid for my seat and have some respect for other people,'” said Poon Tip, founder of the Toronto-based tour company G Adventures.

The offended party was “exceptionally tall with very long legs,” Poon Tip added.

Like screaming babies, armrest battles and tuna salad for a mid-flight snack, the question of whether reclining is bad form sparks debate among anyone who spends time in economy. Social media rants, furniture a

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