Lounge Frog guide

Etihad Airways Airbus A321-200 (202 seats) vs Saudia Airbus A321-200 (Configuration 321, 165 seats)

Etihad Airways Airbus A321-200 (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
Etihad Airways · 202 seatsBusiness	8	1–2	2-2	—	—	—	—
Etihad Airways · 202 seatsEconomy	194	6–40	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

Etihad Airways Airbus A321-200 (202 seats)

202 seats: 14 good, 8 mixed, 14 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business): front row of Business, by the bassinet position.
Row 6, seat A (Economy): first Economy row, drawn with extra legroom.
Row 13, seat A (Economy): exit row behind the forward exits, with extra legroom.
Rows 13 and 28, seats B, C, D, E and G (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 11, seat B (Economy): no window seat beside it, and it sits in front of the exits, 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 26, seats B, D and E (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 26, seat C (Economy): in front of the exits, 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