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Annoyed on a plane? Stop touching the seat in front of you

That includes endlessly tapping your inflight entertainment screen — and drum solos

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Christopher Elliott
Jul 02, 2023
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New rule: The seat in front of you on a plane is off-limits.

Don't touch it, don't use it as a brace when you stand up, and definitely no drum solos on the tray table.

Especially no drum solos. 

Janet Ruth Heller remembers a recent flight from Phoenix to Detroit where the baby behind her channeled his inner Art Blakey. The…

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