I have criss-crossed France and Europe early June (BA, LX, EZY, AF), and AF with its NEO was, by far, the worst experience in terms of seat. Not that the rest (punctuality, OLCI, boarding process. food) made up for it. I just try to avoid seating in NEO for two hours, which was what happened on a Paris-Nice with lengthy boarding and delays at the gate. I gladly pay 30 or more to get a decent seat. Some people will say that it is not the end of the world, and they are right. But when you spend a good part of your life in planes, why should you be masochistic.