ANDERSON: Well, you might want to sit down for this next story, but don't lean back. Oh, no, no, no, not yet. Anyway, Richard Quest takes a closer look at this viral video which begs a line from Shakespeare to recline or not to recline. That is the question.</s>RICHARD QUEST, CNN INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: When Wendi Williams reclined her seat on an American Airlines flight, she had a little idea of the trouble that was in store. She says she was flying back from a teacher's convention. When the man sitting behind her, asked if she would return her seat forward while he ate his meal. Williams says she did, and that she reclaimed it again, only when he was finished eating. But William says, the man started punching her seat repeatedly as the video shows. CNN is not able to reach the man in the viral video for comment. To recline or not recline, it's not the first time the issue has been brought up in the close quarters of economy. In 2014, a United Airlines flight was forced to divert when two passengers got into an altercation over a gadget called the knee defender. The tool was invented by Ira Goldman in 2003. The idea is to block the seat in front of you from reclining. Goldman told me it's all about passenger consent.</s>IRA GOLDMAN, INVENTOR, KNEE DEFENDER: If I buy an economy ticket, and it's this much space, that's the space I get. But I don't agree when I get on an airplane, to saying, sure, come and whack me on the knees.</s>QUEST: And so, the traveling world is once again roiled by the question of reclining seats in economy, and just what is the right thing to do? As airlines cram in more seats to fit more passengers, they're going to have to reckon with the consequences of their design. Richard Quest, CNN, New York.</s>ANDERSON: What a world we live in. More from us after this very short break. Do stay with us.
Viral Video Sparks Plane Seat Debate To Recline Or Not To Recline?