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Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 (A320, 172 seats) vs Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 (180 seats)

Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200 (A320, 172 seats) has 172 seats and Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 (180 seats) has 180.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch
Aer Lingus · A320, 172 seatsAerSpace	4	1–1	2-2	Standard seat	—
Aer Lingus · A320, 172 seatsEconomy	168	2–29	3-3	Standard seat	—
Austrian Airlines · 180 seatsBusiness Class	36	1–6	3-3	Recliner	29 in
Austrian Airlines · 180 seatsEconomy Class	144	7–31	3-3	Recliner	28 in

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.

Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 (180 seats)

180 seats: 13 good, 6 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 7, seat A (Economy Class): front of the Preferred Zone, the first Economy rows; the curtain ahead moves with demand.
Row 12, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 12, seat C (Economy Class): first exit row on the aisle, marked with extra legroom.
Row 14, seat A (Economy Class): second exit row: marked with extra legroom, and Austrian notes no recline limit here.

Seats to avoid

Row 11, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy Class): austrian's map notes limited recline in row 11
Row 11, seat C (Economy Class): in front of the exit rows: Austrian's map notes limited recline in row 11.
Row 31, seat A (Economy Class): last row, against the rear lavatories: limited recline and a queue beside you.
Row 31, seats B, C, D and E (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing