Airplane struggles
Most people are familiar with how uncomfortable and restricting airline seats can be, even if it takes place immediately or after a few hours in the air. For tall individuals, this is much worse. If he’s going to have any chance of fitting in the aircraft, he’ll need to ask for this seat.
To be honest, despite the additional leg room, he doesn’t appear to be all that happy. Which, compared to what the person sitting next to him will look like, is probably nothing.