Brussels Airlines A319 Seat Selection Guide (2026)
Quick Verdict
Aircraft: Airbus A319 — 141 seats in a single 3-3 cabin · 13 aircraft
Layout: A B C | D E F, rows 1–25, no row 13, row 25 is A B C only
Version lottery: No — one cabin plan, but the Business curtain moves from flight to flight
Best seats: row 10 — the only extra-legroom row on the aircraft, about six inches clear of every other row. All six rated green
Best window: 5A, 5F, 19A, 19F — the four best-aligned windows on board · 10A and 10F have two windows each
Seats to avoid: rows 23, 24 and 25 — nine red seats against the single rear lavatory · 25A — no window and no recline · row 9 — no recline, no legroom
Lavatories: one at the front and one at the back for 105 economy passengers
IFE: none fitted · Wi-Fi: none
The trap: one good row, and everybody wants it
If you have flown the Brussels A320 you will know to book rows 11 or 12 — two full exit rows at about 34 inches. The A319 looks like the same aircraft and is not. It has one pair of overwing exits instead of two, which means one extra-legroom row instead of two: twelve good seats become six.
Row 10 is that row. The cabin plan draws it about six inches further from the row in front than any other row on the aircraft, both its window seats have two windows each, and all six seats rate green. It is the only row on this A319 marked as extra legroom, and on a full flight it will be gone early.
Row 9 is the row that pays for it. It sits directly in front of the exit row, so it cannot fully recline — row 10 has to keep a clear path to the door — and it has ordinary pitch. All six seats give up the recline and get nothing. If row 10 is taken, take a standard row further back rather than settling for row 9.
Business Class is the same seat with the middle blocked
As on every Brussels narrowbody, Business here is the economy seat with the centre seat left empty and a curtain hung behind it, and the curtain moves according to demand. Rows 1 to 6 are the maximum extent of the cabin, not a fixed boundary. On a light load the curtain sits further forward and the rows behind sell as economy with the middle seat on sale.
The Business rows are not the roomiest on the aircraft — row 10 is, by about six inches. What a Business fare buys is the empty seat beside you, the meal, the baggage allowance and the lounge. Inside the cabin, 5A and 5F have the best window alignment, and row 5 is far enough back to avoid the forward galley that sits in front of 1D, 1E and 1F.
The back of this aircraft is worse than the A320’s
The A320 carries two rear lavatories for 144 economy seats. The A319 carries one rear lavatory for 105, so there is more queuing per head and it all happens in one place. Nine seats in the last three rows rate red.
| Row | Problem | Rated |
|---|---|---|
| 22D, 22E, 22F | Near the lavatory, queuing traffic | Caution |
| 23C, 23D, 23E, 23F | Immediately adjacent to the lavatory | Red (23D, 23E, 23F) |
| 24C, 24D, 24E, 24F | Immediately adjacent to the lavatory, galley ahead | Red |
| 25A, 25B, 25C | Three seats only, no recline, galley ahead; 25A has no window | Red (25A, 25C) |
Row 25 is three seats wide. The fuselage has tapered by that point, so there is no D, E or F seat — just 25A, 25B and 25C. None of the three reclines, and 25A faces a blank stretch of wall with no window at all.
The clean part of the back half is rows 18 to 21. 19A and 19F are the best-aligned windows aft of the curtain, and nothing in those four rows carries a warning.
One more window to know about
16A and 16F have a window that sits behind the seat. There is glass, but you lean back to use it. Everything else from row 7 to row 24 lines up normally.
How the A319 compares with the Brussels A320
These are the same seats in a shorter tube, and Brussels rotates both across the same European network, so the aircraft you get is often a matter of which frame is available on the day.
| A319 | A320 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seats | 141 | 180 |
| Rows | 1–25 (no 13), row 25 is three wide | 1–31 (no 13) |
| Extra-legroom rows | One — row 10 | Two — rows 11 and 12 |
| Row that loses its recline | Row 9 | Row 10 |
| Rear lavatories | One, for 105 economy seats | Two, for 144 |
| Standard economy pitch | About an inch more than the A320 | 29in in the cabin data |
| Seats with no window | 25A | 31A and 31F |
The A319 loses on the good rows and wins slightly on the ordinary ones: its standard rows are drawn about an inch further apart than the A320’s, which the cabin data records at 29 inches. If you are not booking an exit row, the A319 is the marginally roomier aircraft.
Quick-pick summary
| Travelling as | Book | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Legroom first | 10C or 10D | The only extra-legroom row, with an aisle |
| Solo, wants the window | 10A or 10F | Exit-row space and two windows each |
| Window, no seat fee | 19A or 19F | The best-aligned windows in the rear cabin |
| A couple | 10A and 10B, or any pair rows 18–21 | The good row, or the clean part of the back half |
| A family of three | Any A B C or D E F block, rows 14–21 | A whole row, clear of the exit row and the single rear lavatory |
| Business fare | 5A or 5F | Best window alignment inside the curtain, away from the forward galley |
| Avoid | Row 9, rows 23–25, 16A, 16F | Recline lost for nothing, nine red seats, and two misaligned windows |
Frequently asked questions
What is the best seat on the Brussels Airlines A319?
Row 10. It is the only extra-legroom row on the aircraft, it sits at the overwing exit, all six seats are rated green, and 10A and 10F have two windows each. If it is taken, pick any standard row between 14 and 21 rather than row 9.
Why does the A319 have only one good row when the A320 has two?
The A320 has two pairs of overwing exits and the A319 has one, so there is a single row level with a door instead of two. It is a difference in the airframe, not a choice Brussels made about the cabin.
Which seats should I avoid on the Brussels A319?
Rows 23, 24 and 25. All three sit against the single rear lavatory, nine of their seats are rated red, and row 25 is three seats wide with no recline and no window at 25A. Row 9 is the other one to skip: it loses its recline to the exit row behind and has ordinary legroom.
Is row 25 really only three seats?
Yes. The fuselage has narrowed by the last row, so there is no D, E or F seat — the row is 25A, 25B and 25C only. None of them reclines.
Does the Brussels Airlines A319 have Wi-Fi?
No. There is no Wi-Fi and no seatback entertainment recorded on this aircraft. Download anything you want to watch before you board.
How many A319s does Brussels Airlines fly?
Thirteen, according to the airline’s own December 2025 fleet list, all in the same 141-seat layout. They fly the European network alongside the A320 and A320neo, so the aircraft type is not always fixed when you book.