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Air Canada Airbus A321-200 seat map

Air Canada's own seat map for this Airbus A321 shows 196 seats: 16 Business and 180 Economy. Business Class runs from row 1 to 4 in a 2-2 layout. Economy Class runs from row 12 to 42 in a 3-3 layout. Rows 16, 17, 29 and 30, behind the mid-cabin exits, have the extra legroom of an exit row. Business Class is 2-2 recliners. Economy is 3-3, with doors behind rows 15 and 28; in row 30 only the window seats A and F have open floor in front. The map shades row 12 and the exit-row seats as Preferred seats. Seats 28D to 28F are replaced by a lavatory.

321, 196 seats✓ Checked against Air Canada's seat map · October 2026

Cabins at a glance

  • Business

    Business Class

    16seats · 2-2

    Recliner · 37" pitch · 21" wide · rows 1–4

    Least bad: row 1, seats A, C, D and FBulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

  • Economy

    Economy Class

    180seats · 3-3

    Recliner · 30" pitch · 18" wide · rows 12–42

    Best pick: row 16, seats A, B, C, D and EExit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.

Seat map

Green seats are good, amber are a trade-off, red are best avoided. Hover over or tap a seat to see why.

Front of aircraft

LavatoryCloset
GalleyCloset

Business Class

2-2 · Recliner · 37" pitch · 21" wide

1
Bulkhead
2
3
4

Economy Class

3-3 · Recliner · 30" pitch · 18" wide

12
Bulkhead
13
14
15
Exit
16
Exit
17
Exit
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Lav
Lavatory
28
Exit
29
Exit
30
Exit
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Galley
GalleyLavatory
Galley

Back of aircraft

Seat map updated October 2026. Rows and seats are as Air Canada's own seat map shows them. Airlines change layouts and swap aircraft, so check the seat map in your booking too.

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Cabins

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthReclinePower
Business Class
161–42-2Recliner37 in21 in6 inEvery seat
Economy Class
18012–423-3Recliner30 in18 in3 inEvery seat

Best and worst seats

Best seats

  • Row 16, seats A, B, C, D and E · Economy Class

    Exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.

  • Row 17, seats A, B, C, D, E and F · Economy Class

    Exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.

  • Row 29, seats B, C, D and E · Economy Class

    Exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.

  • Row 30, seats A and F · Economy Class

    Exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.

Trade-offs

  • Row 1, seats A, C, D and F · Business Class

    Bulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

  • Row 12, seats A, B, C, D, E and F · Economy Class

    Bulkhead row, so nobody reclines into you

Seats to avoid

  • Row 27, seats D, E and F · Economy Class

    Next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

  • Row 42, seats A, B, C, D, E and F · Economy Class

    Last row of Economy Class, with lavatories or a galley behind it: recline is likely limited and there is traffic and noise.

Quick answers

How many seats does Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats) have?

Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats) has 196 seats: 16 in Business Class and 180 in Economy Class.

What are the best Economy seats on Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats)?

On Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats), the best Economy seats are row 16, seats A, B, C, D and E (exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.), row 17, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.) and row 29, seats B, C, D and E (exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.).

Which seats should I avoid on Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats)?

On Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats), avoid row 27, seats D, E and F (next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing) and row 42, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (last row of Economy Class, with lavatories or a galley behind it: recline is likely limited and there is traffic and noise.).

What is Business Class like on Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats)?

Business Class on Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats) has 16 seats, rows 1 to 4, in a 2-2 layout, 37-inch pitch, 21-inch-wide seats (recliner).

How much legroom is there in Economy on Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats)?

Economy on Air Canada's Airbus A321-200 (321, 196 seats) has about 30 inches of seat pitch and seats about 18 inches wide, in a 3-3 layout. Exit rows and bulkheads have more legroom.

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