Lounge Frog guide

Gulf Air Airbus A321-200 (169 seats) vs Saudia Airbus A321-200 (Configuration 321, 165 seats)

Gulf Air Airbus A321-200 (169 seats) has 169 seats and Saudia Airbus A321-200 (Configuration 321, 165 seats) has 165.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline	Power	Wi-Fi
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	—
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

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.

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