Lounge Frog guide

Air France Airbus A320-200 (A320, 174-seat version, 170 seats) vs Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 (180 seats)

Air France Airbus A320-200 (A320, 174-seat version, 170 seats) has 170 seats and Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 (180 seats) has 180.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch
Air France · A320, 174-seat version, 170 seatsBusiness	8	1–2	3-3	Recliner	—
Air France · A320, 174-seat version, 170 seatsEconomy	162	3–30	3-3	Recliner	—
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

Air France Airbus A320-200 (A320, 174-seat version, 170 seats)

170 seats: 8 good, 14 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business): front row of a two-row Business cabin, first off the aircraft.
Row 3, seat A (Economy): first row behind Business, sold as a Front Section seat.
Row 12, seat A (Economy): second overwing exit row: Extra Legroom Seat, and the seat can recline.
Row 12, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 10, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 10, seat C (Economy): in front of the exit rows: likely limited recline.
Row 30, seats A and F (Economy): last row, against the rear lavatory: likely limited recline.
Row 30, seats B, C, D and E (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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