Lounge Frog guide

Finnair Airbus A321-200 (209 seats) vs Gulf Air Airbus A321-200 (169 seats)

Finnair Airbus A321-200 (209 seats) has 209 seats and Gulf Air Airbus A321-200 (169 seats) has 169.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline	Power
Finnair · 209 seatsBusiness Class	52	1–9	3-3	Recliner	32 in	17.7 in	—	—
Finnair · 209 seatsEconomy Class	157	10–36	3-3	Recliner	29 in	17.7 in	—	—
Gulf Air · 169 seatsFalcon Gold	8	1–2	2-2	Lie-flat bed	77 in	—	—	Every seat
Gulf Air · 169 seatsEconomy	161	8–36	3-3	Recliner	—	—	4 in	Every seat

Finnair Airbus A321-200 (209 seats)

209 seats: 13 good, 5 mixed, 25 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front row of Business, first off the aircraft.
Row 10, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the second doors, with room to stretch out.
Row 10, seats B, C, D and E (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 10, seat F (Economy Class): exit row at the window on the right.

Seats to avoid

Row 9, seats B, D and E (Business Class): finnair's map marks this a Narrower seat (42 cm wide at the armrest, against 45 cm in a normal row)
Row 9, seat C (Business Class): narrower seat (42 cm) that Finnair marks No recline, in front of the doors.
Row 22, seat E (Economy Class): finnair's map marks this a No recline seat
Row 22, seat F (Economy Class): in front of the row 23 seats and the doors: Finnair marks it No recline.

Gulf Air Airbus A321-200 (169 seats)

169 seats: 15 good, 8 mixed, 14 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Falcon Gold): one of only eight Falcon Gold flat beds, in the front row.
Row 2, seat D (Falcon Gold): second Falcon Gold row, away from the front galley and toilet.
Row 8, seat A (Economy): first Economy row, behind the partition, with no one in front.
Row 12, seat A (Economy): exit row behind the second doors, with open floor in front.

Seats to avoid

Row 11, seat B (Economy): row 11 has no window seat, and it sits in front of the doors, so recline is likely limited.
Row 11, seats C, D and E (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 25, seats B, D and E (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 25, seat C (Economy): in front of the third doors, so recline is likely limited.