Lounge Frog guide

Air France Airbus A321-200 (A321, 3SA version, 202 seats) vs Saudia Airbus A321-200 (Configuration 321, 165 seats)

Air France Airbus A321-200 (A321, 3SA version, 202 seats) has 202 seats and Saudia Airbus A321-200 (Configuration 321, 165 seats) has 165.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Wi-Fi
Air France · A321, 3SA version, 202 seatsBusiness	20	1–5	3-3	Recliner	—	—	—
Air France · A321, 3SA version, 202 seatsEconomy	182	6–37	3-3	Recliner	—	—	—
Saudia · Configuration 321, 165 seatsBusiness Class	20	1–5	2-2	—	46 in	21 in	No
Saudia · Configuration 321, 165 seatsGuest Class	145	30–54	3-3	Recliner	—	—	No

Air France Airbus A321-200 (A321, 3SA version, 202 seats)

202 seats: 13 good, 9 mixed, 16 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business): front row of Business, first off the aircraft, with the middle seat kept free.
Row 10, seat A (Economy): extra Legroom Seat in the exit row behind the forward wing door.
Row 10, seats B, C, E and F (Economy): exit row with extra legroom
Row 11, seat D (Economy): no seat in front (10D is missing), so Air France marks it an Extra Legroom Seat.

Seats to avoid

Row 9, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 9, seat C (Economy): in front of the exit row: likely limited recline.
Row 24, seat B (Economy): in front of the aft exit row: likely limited recline.
Row 24, seats C, D and E (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited

Saudia Airbus A321-200 (Configuration 321, 165 seats)

165 seats: 11 good, 6 mixed, 11 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front row of Business by the window, with nobody in front.
Row 3, seat C (Business Class): business aisle seat in the middle of the cabin.
Row 30, seat C (Guest Class): exit seat right behind Business, as Saudia colours it.
Row 31, seat A (Guest Class): row 30 has no window seat, so this window seat likely has open space in front.

Seats to avoid

Row 42, seats A, B, J and K (Guest Class): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 42, seat C (Guest Class): in front of the mid-cabin exit row, so recline is likely limited.
Row 54, seat A (Guest Class): last row, against the rear toilets; recline is likely limited.
Row 54, seats B, C, J, K and L (Guest Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing