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I'm on the road this week, and as I write this on my laptop I'm sitting on a United 757 and I have -- really -- 5 feet of leg room. (A little extra space is important to me since I'm 6'3" tall.) I'm in the first row of the main cabin, right by the main door, so there has to be plenty of room for people to get in and out. (Added bonus: when we arrive I'll be the first one off the plane; the riff-raff in first class can just wait.) Once you know your airline and plane type, you can go onto Seat Guru and find out where the best seats are to accommodate your needs: it has the seat configurations for hundreds of planes so you know exactly what to ask for when you check in. From This is True for 4 December 2005 Suggestions for further reading:
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