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Air France Airbus A320-200 (A320, 178-seat version, 165 seats) vs Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 (A320, 172 seats)

Air France Airbus A320-200 (A320, 178-seat version, 165 seats) has 165 seats and Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 (A320, 172 seats) has 172.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Air France · A320, 178-seat version, 165 seatsBusiness	26	1–7	3-3	Recliner
Air France · A320, 178-seat version, 165 seatsEconomy	139	8–32	3-3	Recliner
Aer Lingus · A320, 172 seatsAerSpace	4	1–1	2-2	Standard seat
Aer Lingus · A320, 172 seatsEconomy	168	2–29	3-3	Standard seat

Air France Airbus A320-200 (A320, 178-seat version, 165 seats)

165 seats: 8 good, 13 mixed, 11 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat D (Business): front row of Business on the right, first off the aircraft.
Row 2, seat A (Business): front row of Business on the left, with the middle seat beside it kept free.
Row 14, seat A (Economy): second overwing exit row: Extra Legroom Seat, and the seat can recline.
Row 14, seats B, C, D and E (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 11, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 11, seat C (Economy): in front of the exit rows: likely limited recline.
Row 31, seats D, E and F (Economy): backs onto a lavatory, galley or wall, so recline is likely limited
Row 32, seat A (Economy): last row, by the rear lavatory and door: likely limited recline.

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 (A320, 172 seats)

172 seats: 16 good, 0 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seats A, C, D and F (AerSpace): aerSpace front-row seat: Aer Lingus keeps the middle seat beside you free (it is greyed out on the map), with private overhead storage on AerSpace fares.
Rows 12–13, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): overwing exit row, sold as an Extra Legroom seat: more room for your legs. Aer Lingus doesn't seat children under 14 or people with reduced mobility in exit rows.

Seats to avoid

Row 11, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): in front of an overwing exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 29, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): last row of the cabin, with lavatories or a galley drawn right behind it: recline is likely limited and there is traffic and noise.