Caribbean Airlines ATR 72 Seat Map & Best Seats (2026)

✈️ Quick Verdict

Aircraft: ATR 72-600 turboprop — 68 seats, all economy

Layout: 2-2 (A B | C D), rows 1–17, nothing skipped. No middle seat anywhere on the aircraft.

Version lottery: No — one layout on every Caribbean Airlines ATR

Best seats: 13A, 13D, 15A, 15D (quiet rear half, well-aligned windows) · 1B, 1C for legroom

Seats to avoid: row 17 (lavatory behind) · 12A, 12D (window behind the seat) · 1A, 1D unless legroom beats storage

Entertainment: no seatback screens · Wi-Fi: none recorded · Lavatory: one, at the back

The catch: the legroom row is the last one off

Caribbean Airlines uses the ATR 72-600 on its shortest routes, most famously the air bridge between Port of Spain and Tobago, a hop of about 25 minutes, and on short regional sectors from Trinidad. Every seat is economy and every seat is a window or an aisle.

The only seats with extra legroom are in row 1, and on a booking map they look like the obvious upgrade. They come with three costs. There is no underseat storage, because a bulkhead is in front of you, so your bag goes in the overhead bin, and turboprop bins are smaller than jet bins. The tray table folds out of the armrest, which makes the seat a little narrower. And row 1 sits level with the forward exit doors, so expect the usual exit-row conditions when you choose it.

The bigger surprise is the door. You board the ATR through the rear door, behind row 17. That turns the usual advice around: row 1 is the longest walk on and the last seat off, and the back rows are first off at the gate.

If you want row 1 anyway, take 1B or 1C. The bulkhead in front of them covers only about 40 per cent of the row, so the two aisle seats gain real floor space on the open side. 1A and 1D get the bulkhead and nothing extra.

Economy (rows 1–17)

68 seats, four across, in 17 full rows at a uniform spacing of about 30in from front to back. Window seats are A and D; aisle seats are B and C. A couple gets a private pair on any row.

Window alignment changes row by row. The window lines up neatly with the seat in rows 2, 4, 6 and 8, and again in rows 13, 15 and 17. Most other rows sit between two windows: still a view, just less tidy. The one poor row is row 12, where the window is set behind the seat. No seat on the aircraft is without a window.

The propellers turn beside the forward cabin on the ATR 72, so the front half is the noisier half, and on a sunny day a window seat there catches the flicker of the blades. The rear half is quieter.

Best seats

13A, 13D, 15A, 15D — in the quieter rear half, with the window in line with the seat, and two or more rows ahead of the lavatory queue.
1B, 1C — the most legroom on the aircraft, with extra floor space beside the partial bulkhead. No underseat storage.
2A, 2D, 4A, 4D, 6A, 6D, 8A, 8D — well-aligned windows further forward. Good views, more propeller noise.
Rows 14 to 16 — quick off the aircraft through the rear door, without sitting next to the lavatory.

Seats to avoid

Row 17 (17A–17D) — the last row, with the only lavatory on the aircraft directly behind. The queue forms beside you.
12A, 12D — the window is set behind the seat; you lean back to see out. The only compromised windows on the aircraft.
1A, 1D — legroom, but no floor storage, the tray in the armrest, and none of the extra floor space 1B and 1C get.

Things to know before you choose

Rear boarding: the back of the cabin is first on and first off. On a 25-minute flight to Tobago, that can matter more than legroom.
Bags: overhead bins on a turboprop are shallower than on the 737 MAX 8. If you have a full-size cabin bag, a row 1 seat leaves you with nowhere else to put it.
No screens, no Wi-Fi: nothing is fitted to the seat, and no Wi-Fi is recorded on this aircraft. Bring something you have downloaded.

Cabin features

Feature	Detail
Seats	68, all economy
Layout	2-2, A B \| C D — no middle seat
Rows	1 to 17, every row full
Pitch	About 30in, uniform; extra legroom only in row 1
Recline restrictions	None recorded on any row
Windowless seats	None; 12A and 12D have the window behind the seat
Boarding door	Rear, behind row 17
Lavatories	One, at the rear behind row 17
Entertainment	No seatback screens
Wi-Fi	None recorded

Quick-pick summary

Travelling as	Pick	Why
Window, quiet	13A, 13D, 15A or 15D	Rear half, window in line with the seat
Legroom	1B or 1C	Partial bulkhead, extra floor space; no underseat storage
Couple	Any A + B or C + D pair	Every row is two pairs
Family of three	A + B plus C across the aisle, rows 13–16	Two plus one is the only shape a 2-2 cabin allows
Fastest off	Rows 14–16	Nearest the rear door, clear of the lavatory
Avoid	Row 17, 12A, 12D	Lavatory queue, window behind the seat

Frequently asked questions

Does the Caribbean Airlines ATR 72 have a middle seat?

No. The cabin is 2-2 from row 1 to row 17, so every seat is a window or an aisle.

Which seat has the most legroom on the Caribbean Airlines ATR?

Row 1, the only row with extra legroom. Of the four, 1B and 1C are the better pair, because the bulkhead covers only part of the row and leaves extra floor space beside them. All four lose their underseat storage and carry the tray table in the armrest.

Which door do you board the ATR 72 through?

The rear door, behind row 17. The back rows are first off, and row 1 is the last.

Where are the quietest seats?

In the rear half of the cabin. The propellers turn beside the forward cabin, so the front rows hear more of them. Rows 13 to 16 are the quiet stretch; row 17 is quiet too, but it backs onto the lavatory.

Which Caribbean Airlines routes use the ATR?

Mainly the Port of Spain–Tobago air bridge, plus short regional sectors from Trinidad. Longer flights, including every route to North America, use the 737 MAX 8. Check the aircraft type on your booking.

Is there Wi-Fi or entertainment?

No seatback screens are fitted, and no Wi-Fi is recorded for this aircraft. On a flight this short it rarely matters.

Comparable guides

Caribbean Airlines 737 MAX 8 — the jet on every longer Caribbean Airlines route
Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 — the same aircraft, also with 68 seats
IndiGo ATR 72-600 — 76 seats, with two rear-facing ones in row 1
Cebu Pacific ATR 72-600 — the high-density 78-seat version
Porter Airlines Dash 8-400 — the other regional turboprop, with a front boarding door

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