Avianca A320ceo Seat Selection Guide (2026)

Eighteen premium seats in a six-abreast row

Avianca sells eighteen seats at the front of the A320ceo across rows 1 to 3. The A320neo sells twelve across the same three rows. The extra six do not come from anywhere: the ceo simply keeps economy’s 3-3 row and sells it as a premium cabin, where the neo fits a genuine 2-2 recliner.

The consequence for a booking: on the ceo, 1B, 1E, 2B, 2E, 3B and 3E are genuine middle seats inside the premium cabin, with a passenger on either side and no aisle of their own. Direct aisle access across the cabin runs to 33 per cent — the two aisle seats in each row. On the neo it is 100 per cent, because there is no middle seat to be stuck behind.

The seats also sit differently. Three abreast in an A320 fuselage means each seat is roughly a tenth narrower than the neo’s four-abreast recliner, and the three abut with only an armrest between them, where the neo leaves a clear gap beside every seat.

If you have a choice of aircraft on the same route and you are paying for the front cabin, this is the difference worth caring about — and the seat count on the booking screen tells you which is which: 186 is the ceo, 180 is the neo.

Which premium seat to take

2C, 2D, 3C and 3D are the four seats to aim for. They are the aisle seats in the two rows that are not the bulkhead, which on this aircraft is the whole specification.

Row 1 looks like the seat to want and is not. It is a cramped bulkhead: the wall sits 51cm (20in) ahead, tighter than a bulkhead normally is, there is no underseat storage on any of the six, and the tray and screen live in the armrest so the seat is narrower still. 1A, 1B and 1C sit in lavatory traffic ahead; 1C, 1D, 1E and 1K take the forward galley noise. Row 1 is the row to avoid in the premium cabin, not the row to book.

If you are travelling as a pair, 2A and 2B or 3A and 3B works — window and middle together, one stranger on the aisle. Travelling alone, take an aisle.

Economy is the same aircraft as the neo, with one exception

Economy on the A320ceo is 168 seats in rows 4 to 32, three and three, lettered A B C | D E K. There is no F, and row 13 is skipped. It is identical seat for seat to the A320neo’s economy cabin — same rows, same letters, same exits, same faults — with one difference.

On the neo, the cabin ahead of row 4 is only four across, so there is no seat in front of 4B and 4E. Both are recorded as extra-legroom seats: middle seats with open floor in front of them, which is a rare thing to get for free. On the ceo, the cabin ahead is six across, so 4B and 4E are ordinary middle seats.

That is the only economy difference between the two aircraft, and it is worth two seats. Everything else in this section applies to both.

Row 14 beats row 12

The A320ceo has two overwing exit rows, 12 and 14, and they are not equivalent.

Both carry extra legroom. But on row 12, four of the six seats — 12A, 12B, 12E and 12K — may not fully recline, because the exit behind them needs a clear path. Row 14 has the legroom and the recline, on all six seats.

This is the single most useful thing on the aircraft, because both rows look identical on a booking map and both are typically sold at the same premium. Book row 14. 14A and 14K each have two windows, which the rest of the cabin does not. If row 14 is gone, 12C and 12D are the two seats in row 12 that keep their recline.

The rest of economy

The clean picks outside the exit rows are 5A, 5K, 8A, 8K, 30A and 30K. Windows sit out of line at 15A, 15K, 29A and 29K, where you lean back to see out.

At the back, 32A and 32K have no window at all — wall only. The whole of row 32 fails to recline, sits against the rear lavatory and takes galley noise, and 32A, 32D and 32K are slightly narrower than the rest of the cabin. Row 31 catches the galley as well.

Row 3 is the last premium row and loses its recline to the monument behind it on all six seats — worth knowing if you are choosing between the back of the premium cabin and the front of economy.

Quick picks by traveller

Frequently asked questions

Is Avianca’s A320ceo business class a real business class seat?

It is the same six-abreast economy seat sold as a premium cabin, with all eighteen recorded as seats rather than a blocked-centre arrangement. That means six of the eighteen are genuine middle seats and only two seats in each row reach an aisle. The A320neo fits a four-abreast recliner in the same three rows, with no middles and direct aisle access for everyone.

How do I tell the A320ceo from the A320neo when I book?

The seat count. 186 seats is the ceo, 180 is the neo. Both run economy in rows 4 to 32 with 168 seats, so the only number that separates them is the total — and the premium cabin behind it.

Which exit row should I book?

Row 14. Both rows 12 and 14 carry extra legroom, but 12A, 12B, 12E and 12K do not fully recline because the exit path behind them has to stay clear. Row 14 gives you both on all six seats.

Which seats have no window?

32A and 32K — wall only, no window at that seat position. They are the last row, they do not recline, and they sit against the rear lavatory, so there is no version of those two seats worth having. The same is true on the A320neo.

Why is there no row 13 and no seat F?

Avianca skips row 13 on both A320 variants, and letters economy A B C | D E K rather than A B C | D E F. Neither affects the layout — it is a normal six-abreast cabin — but it does mean a seat number quoted from another airline’s A320 will not map across.

How many A320ceos does Avianca operate?

Forty-two aircraft are recorded in this 186-seat configuration, alongside sixty-six A320neos at 180 seats. Both cabins were refreshed in 2023.