Whoops! You are all correct, of course, there is no footrest on CX and there never has been (in fact it is partly why the seat is better). I confess to confusing CX with AA FS (and yes, I know there is absolutely nothing in common between them!). Too many flights on BA and not enough Krug, makes the mind go feeble. Sorry for the bad info, but I could even envision it as I typed (wondered why it looked like a b/w movie, all shades of gray).