Air France A319 Seat Selection Guide (2026)

The cabin runs out of fuselage

Most narrowbodies keep six seats across right to the back wall. Air France's A319 does not. The rear of the cabin tapers as the fuselage narrows around the rear galley and lavatory, and the last two rows are cut down to fit:

• Row 25 has three seats — A, B and C only. The D, E and F side has ended.
• Row 26 has two seats — A and B.

Those five seats are the ones to understand before you book, because a seat map showing a short row at the back looks like it might be quiet and spacious. It is the opposite.

26B has one redeeming feature: with no seat beside it, you get the side space and the underseat stowage next to you to yourself. It still does not recline and it is still beside the galley, but if you are stuck in row 26, take B over A — you lose a window that does not exist anyway and gain real space.

Row 25 is a different problem. All three seats are narrower than the standard seat on this aircraft, because of how the row is fitted into the tapering cabin, and 25C sits immediately against the lavatory and galley.

Where the good window seats are

Most of the A319's economy windows are unremarkable but fine. Three stand out as genuinely clean, properly aligned views:

• 24A — the pick of the aircraft for a view, and far enough forward to stay clear of the galley.
• 21A — clean view, mid-cabin.
• 18F — the best on the right-hand side.

Two to steer around: 11A, the first economy row on the left, has a restricted view, and 23A combines a window set behind the seat with a lavatory immediately behind it — a bad seat on two counts.

Seats to avoid

• 26A — no window, no recline, galley behind.
• Row 25 — narrower seats than the rest of the cabin; 25C also against the lavatory and galley.
• Rows 23 and 24 (C and D seats) — lavatory adjacent, with the queue in the aisle beside you.
• 11A — restricted window view.

Business: a curtain, not a cabin

Air France states it plainly — the business cabin is modular and adapts to the number of passengers booked, with the middle seat blocked for comfort. The curtain can sit as far back as row 10, which is what puts 60 physical seats on the business side of the aircraft at maximum extent. On a lightly booked morning it may be at row 3.

The seat is the same one economy gets. What you are buying is the empty middle beside you, the catering, and getting off first. Row 1 has its tray table in the armrest, which narrows the seat, and a bulkhead ahead that gives less usable space than it appears to.

Which A319 are you on?

Air France publishes two A319 cabin layouts: one at 142 seats and one at 143. This guide maps the 143-seat version. Air France runs its narrowbodies in both "Euro" and "Metropolitan" configurations depending on whether the aircraft is working European or French domestic routes, and the A319 is no exception.

The tell is the back of the cabin. On the 143-seat layout mapped here, the rows run to 26 and the last two rows are cut down — three seats at row 25, two at row 26. If the seat map you are shown ends differently, you are looking at the other layout, and the row numbers in this guide will not line up. Check the map on your booking before you pay for a seat.

Quick picks by traveller

FAQ

Why do rows 25 and 26 have fewer seats?

The fuselage narrows towards the tail and the rear galley and lavatory take up the right-hand side, so the last two rows are built short. Row 25 has A, B and C; row 26 has only A and B. It is a real structural feature of this layout, not a booking-system artefact.

Which is the worst seat on the Air France A319?

26A. It has no window at all — wall where the glass would be — it does not recline because the rear wall is directly behind it, and the galley is immediately behind, so you get noise and light for the whole service. If you are assigned it, 26B beside it is meaningfully better despite being lettered as a middle seat.

Which is the best seat?

24A for a window, or 18F if you prefer the right-hand side. Both have properly aligned glass, which is less common on this aircraft than you would expect. If you want to be off quickly, take an aisle in row 11 or 12 immediately behind the business curtain.

How big is Air France's business cabin on the A319?

It varies flight by flight. The cabin is modular: Air France moves the curtain to match the number of business passengers booked and blocks the middle seat in every row ahead of it. At its fullest extent the curtain sits behind row 10, putting 60 physical seats in the business section; on a quiet flight it may be as far forward as row 3.

Is there WiFi on the Air France A319?

Yes, over a Ku-band satellite connection. It is the older of the two systems Air France uses across its narrowbody fleet — the A220s carry Starlink — so expect reasonable browsing rather than high-speed streaming.

How many A319s does Air France fly?

Very few, and shrinking. Cabin layout records show only a single aircraft in the 143-seat layout mapped here, with Air France publishing a second 142-seat A319 configuration alongside it. The type is being displaced by A220s across the short-haul network, so the A319 is an increasingly rare draw out of Paris.