Condor A320ceo Seat Selection Guide (2026)
✈️ Quick Verdict
Aircraft: Airbus A320ceo — 180 seats, 17 aircraft, the largest narrowbody sub-fleet Condor flies
Layout: 3-3 throughout, A B C | D E F, rows 1–30 — Business is rows 1–6 with the centre seat blocked
Version lottery: Yes — against the A320neo, whose 180-seat map is identical row for row. The seat plan cannot tell them apart
The trap: row 11 loses its recline to the exit behind it and gains no legroom for it. Row 12 gets the legroom but keeps the recline problem
Best in Economy: row 13 — extra legroom, full recline, and clean windows at 13A and 13F (which the neo does not have)
Seats to avoid: row 30 — last row, no recline, lavatories behind · row 29 — lavatory doors · row 11
IFE: streamed to your own device · Wi-Fi: none fitted — on any of the 17
The aircraft with no Wi-Fi
Condor's A320 fleet splits 17 ceo against eight neo. The ceo is the older of the two and the bigger sub-fleet, and it carries the same 180 seats in the same 30 rows as the neo — same blocked-middle Business section, same overwing exits, same last row.
One difference is decisive if you plan to work: no A320ceo in the fleet has Wi-Fi fitted. Not a paid tier, not a slow tier — none. The eight A320neos carry Intelsat's 2Ku system. If connectivity matters, the equipment type on your itinerary is the only thing that tells you, because the seat map will not.
Entertainment is a different story: the ceo's cabin record documents audio-visual content streamed to your own device, so bring a tablet and download before you fly.
Where the older aircraft wins
💡 Row 13 is the best economy row on both aircraft — and on the ceo its window seats actually have windows. On the A320neo, 13A and 13F carry a misaligned window that sits behind the seat. On the ceo, row 13's windows are clean. If you have a choice of flights and you want the best row with a view, the older jet is the one to pick.
The ceo is not uniformly better on windows, though — across the whole cabin it has eight seats with a misaligned window against the neo's four: 7A, 7F, 14A, 14F, 17A, 17F, 20A and 20F. All eight have glass set behind the seat, so the view is there if you lean back. None of them is in row 13.
The exit rows: 11 is the one that catches people
The overwing exits sit between rows 11 and 12, and again between 12 and 13. Three rows in a row, three different propositions:
| Row | Extra legroom? | Reclines? | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | No | Restricted | Avoid — pays the exit-row cost, collects none of the benefit |
| 12 | Yes | Restricted | Fine for a daytime hop |
| 13 | Yes | Yes | The best row on the aircraft — all six seats |
Row 11 is the trap. It sits immediately ahead of the first exit, so all six seats give up recline to keep the path clear — and because the exit is behind rather than in front, they get no extra legroom at all. On a booking map it is indistinguishable from row 10. On board it is strictly worse.
Row 13 is the answer, and on this aircraft you can take any of the six, windows included.
Business Class: the curtain moves
Rows 1 to 6, 3-3, centre seat of each three blocked. Condor sizes the cabin to demand, sliding the curtain forward and aft and capping it at six rows — 24 sold seats. A row you booked expecting a blocked neighbour can end up behind the curtain if the load shifts, so check on the day.
Row 1 carries the tray table in the armrest across all six seats, narrowing the usable width a little. 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F sit behind the forward galley and take its noise and light through the service. 1A and 1B are the quiet pair. 1C gets a small amount of extra room on its right from a partial bulkhead covering about 60% of the width.
The back of the aircraft
Row 30 is the row to avoid: last row, wall directly behind, no recline on any of the six, lavatories immediately aft, and 30C and 30D additionally take galley noise. Row 29 sits against the lavatory doors and row 28 catches the queue. Two lavatories serve 144 economy seats, so that queue is not theoretical.
Rows 21 to 27 are the quiet stretch — clear of both galleys, clear of the lavatories, and clear of every misaligned window on the aircraft.
Quick-Pick Summary
| Travelling as | Take | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Legroom priority | Row 13, any seat | Extra legroom, full recline, and clean windows on this variant |
| Window seat | 13A or 13F | The one row that combines the legroom with a properly aligned window |
| Couple | 13A + 13B | Best row, window pair, one stranger on the aisle |
| Quiet | Rows 21–27 | No galley, no lavatory queue, no misaligned windows |
| Fast exit | 7C or 7D | First economy row, aisle, immediately behind the curtain |
| Need to work online | Not this aircraft | No Wi-Fi on any of the 17 — the A320neo is the one with 2Ku |
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Condor's A320ceo have Wi-Fi?
No. None of the 17 A320ceos has Wi-Fi fitted. The A320neos do — Intelsat 2Ku — and that is the clearest practical difference between the two, since their seat maps are identical.
How do I tell which A320 I am on?
Not from the seat map: both are 180 seats in rows 1 to 30 with the same exits and the same last row. The equipment type on your itinerary is the only reliable indicator before departure, and it can change with an aircraft swap.
Which is the best seat?
Row 13, and on this variant any of the six works — extra legroom from the exit ahead, a full recline, and no window problem. Row 12 has the legroom but a restricted recline; row 11 has neither.
Is the older A320 worse than the neo?
Not across the board. The neo has Wi-Fi and half as many misaligned windows overall. The ceo has the better row 13 — the neo's 13A and 13F have a window set behind the seat, and the ceo's do not. Same cabin, different small compromises.
Which seats have a poor window view?
Eight: 7A, 7F, 14A, 14F, 17A, 17F, 20A and 20F. In each the glass sits behind the seat, so you can see out by leaning back. No seat on this aircraft is against a blank wall.
Related guides
- Condor A320neo seat guide — the other half of this lottery
- Condor A321neo seat guide
- Condor A330-900neo seat guide
- Iberia A320ceo seat guide
- Turkish Airlines A320ceo seat guide