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Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 (171 Economy) vs Saudia Airbus A320-200 (Configuration 32U, retrofit, 110 seats)

Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 (171 Economy) has 171 seats and Saudia Airbus A320-200 (Configuration 32U, retrofit, 110 seats) has 110. Only the second has Business.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline	Wi-Fi
Air New Zealand · 171 EconomyEconomy	171	1–29	3-3	Standard seat	—	—	3.9 in	—
Saudia · Configuration 32U, retrofit, 110 seatsBusiness Class	20	1–5	2-2	—	63 in	20 in	—	Yes
Saudia · Configuration 32U, retrofit, 110 seatsGuest Class	90	30–44	3-3	Recliner	31 in	—	—	Yes

Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 (171 Economy)

171 seats: 9 good, 6 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Economy): front row by the forward door.
Row 1, seats B and C (Economy): exit row with extra legroom
Row 12, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy): exit row with extra legroom
Row 12, seat C (Economy): second exit row, which reclines.

Seats to avoid

Row 10, seat A (Economy): in front of the exit rows; does not recline.
Rows 10 and 29, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy): does not recline
Row 29, seat A (Economy): last row; does not recline.

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Saudia Airbus A320-200 (Configuration 32U, retrofit, 110 seats)

110 seats: 4 good, 8 mixed, 9 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front row of Business by the window, with nobody in front.
Row 3, seat A (Business Class): business window seat in the middle of the cabin, away from the galley and doors.
Row 30, seat A (Guest Class): exit row by the window, which Saudia colours as an exit seat.
Row 30, seat C (Guest Class): exit row on the aisle, which Saudia colours as an exit seat.

Seats to avoid

Row 5, seats A, J and L (Business Class): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 44, seats A and L (Guest Class): last row, against the rear toilets; recline is likely limited.
Row 44, seats B, C, J and K (Guest Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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