Don't become a casualty of the shoe wars!

People are fighting over footwear on planes. Here's how to avoid a conflict.

Imagine settling into your economy class seat on a 13-hour flight, only to find a stranger's shoes occupying the space beside you.

That's what happened to Jaskaran Gautam when he flew from Tokyo to New York recently. The passenger next to him had switched seats but abandoned his foul-smelling footwear next to him.

"I complained to the flight attendant tha…