Air France Boeing 777-200ER (772) Seat Selection Guide (2026)

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The Configuration Situation

Air France is converging the entire 18-aircraft 777-200ER fleet to a single layout: 28J/32W/268Y (328 seats). This uses the Safran Cirrus II in a 1-2-1 layout — the same seat found on the 777-300ER (without doors). All seats have direct aisle access and convert to a fully flat 6'7" bed.

Every seat-map source we can check today — AeroLOPA and Simple Flying — documents exactly one 777-200ER layout, the 328-seat one described here. Older 2-3-2 angled-flat Business cabins flew on this type historically, but no second configuration is currently documented in the fleet.

Business Class — Safran Cirrus II (1-2-1)

28 seats across 7 rows, all with direct aisle access. The Cirrus II is a proven, comfortable reverse-herringbone seat that converts to a fully flat bed. Seat width is 20 inches and the seat lies fully flat into a 6'7" bed, with a 15.6-inch HD touchscreen, 110V AC power and two USB-A ports. There are no privacy doors on this version, and the armrest adjusts on the aisle side only.

This is the same seat as on the 777-300ER (non-doors version) — so if you've flown AF long-haul Business on the 773 recently, you know exactly what to expect.

Best seats

• Window seats rows 2–6 (A or L): Every one of these rates well for window alignment, and all are clear of the forward galley and of the rear galley between Business and Premium Economy. Rows 3–5 are the quietest of them.
• Row 4E/4F: Centre pairs for couples — close enough to interact, but each still has its own aisle access.
• 7E/7F: The quietest pair in the cabin, and better than their last-row position suggests. See below for why the same is not true of 7A/7L.

Seats to avoid

• 1E and 1F: These are the bassinet positions. Families travelling with infants get priority, so you can be moved, and you are within earshot of the bassinet opposite either way. 1A and 1L are fine by comparison — one window each rather than the better alignment further back, and closest to the forward galley, but no bassinet.
• 7A and 7L: The seat angle faces a blank section of wall, so the window sits behind your shoulder and you turn to look out. The rest of row 7 is quiet and good — this is specifically the two window seats.

Premium Economy (2-4-2)

32 Recaro PL3530 seats with a 38-inch pitch, 19-inch width and a 10-inch recline, in rows 10, 11, 12 and 14. There is no row 13. Footrest and dedicated meal service included.

The lettering is A B | E F G H | K L — there is no C, D or J in this cabin. The window pairs are A/B on the left and K/L on the right, and both work well for couples. In the centre block, E and H are the aisles; F and G are the two stuck middles with nobody's aisle to reach without climbing.

Best seats: 12A and 12L. Two windows each, mid-cabin, and the only window pair clear of both problems at either end of the cabin.

Also worth knowing: 14A and 14L have no window at all — that position is solid wall. Row 14 is also the last Premium Economy row, with bassinet positions immediately behind it, so expect some infant noise across the whole row.

Economy Class (3-4-3)

268 seats at 31-inch pitch and 17.3-inch width. The 3-4-3 layout (10-abreast) on the 777 is tight — this is the same Economy width as BA, Cathay, and most 777 operators. Not the most spacious Economy experience, but standard for the aircraft type.

The lettering is A B C | D E G H | J K L — there is no F in Economy. In the centre block D and H are the aisles, and E and G are the two stuck middles.

Economy runs rows 19–31 and 34–48; rows 32 and 33 do not exist, and row 34 is a four-seat centre block only. Rows 46, 47 and 48 lose their C and J seats as the cabin narrows.

Best seats

• Rows 20, 21 and 36: Economy Comfort at roughly 35 inches of pitch, about four inches more than standard, and without the bulkhead penalties of row 19. These are the best economy seats on the aircraft.
• 46B, 46K, 47B and 47K: The cabin tapers here, so there is no seat beside you — extra side space, and the underseat spot next to you is yours as well.
• 35B, 35C, 35J and 35K: Exit row. Economy Comfort legroom and nobody reclines into you, at the cost of no underseat storage and a tray table in the armrest, which makes the seat narrower.

Seats to avoid

• Rows 30 and 31, and row 34: All three back directly onto a lavatory bank — 30 and 31 have it immediately behind, row 34 immediately ahead. Twenty-four seats, and the worst block in the cabin.
• 35A and 35L: No window at all, and exit doors L3 and R3 curve into the legroom from about 40cm ahead, so your legs go out at a diagonal. Take 35B or 35C instead.
• Row 19: Economy Comfort pitch, but it is the bulkhead: no underseat storage, and the tray table lives in the armrest so the seat is narrower than the rest. Rows 20 and 21 give you the same extra pitch without either.
• Row 48: Last row, limited recline, against the rear galley and lavatories. The overhead lockers above 48K and 48L are reserved for crew, so bring nothing you need overhead.
• 22A, 22L, 24A, 24L, 42A and 42L: The window is set behind the seat, so you lean back to see out.

How It Compares to the 777-300ER and A350

In Business, the seat is identical to the 777-300ER's Cirrus product (non-doors version). If you can choose the 777-300ER with the new 2023 Business with doors, that's a significant upgrade. The A350-900 with the new STELIA Opera seats with doors is also a step up. But the 777-200ER's Cirrus is a perfectly solid lie-flat product — don't avoid AF flights just because it's a 772 rather than a 773 or 359.

In Economy, all three are 3-4-3 on the 777s and 3-3-3 on the A350. The A350 Economy is noticeably better due to the wider fuselage in 9-abreast configuration.

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