Originally Posted by
Urban Sun
Personally I never select row 1 in CE as the leg room doesn’t seem quite as good as row 2 and further back since you can extend your legs under the seat in front.
Provided you pick the aisle seats you can stick your legs out a lot further than row 2 and rearwards. Mind you you have to watch out for out of control trolleys!
Another much bigger advantage is that there is nobody in front to recline their seat into your lap.