easyJet Airbus A320neo Seat Selection Guide (2026)
✈️ Quick Verdict
Aircraft: Airbus A320neo — 54 aircraft, easyJet's growth fleet, one configuration
Config: 186 seats, single Economy cabin, 3-3, rows 1–31
Version lottery: Yes, across the A320 family. easyJet flies five layouts from 156 to 235 seats and every one of them shows as "Airbus A320" or "A321" at booking
Recline: None. Every seat back is fixed
Best seats: Row 13 — all six at 35in pitch with nothing against them. Then 12C and 12D
Best windows: 3A, 3F, 8A, 8F, 20A, 20F, 23A, 23F, 26A, 26F
Seats to avoid: 31A, 31B and 31C — narrower seats against the lavatory door, and 31A has no window. All twelve seats in rows 30 and 31 are flagged as narrower than standard
IFE: None · Power: None — no AC, no USB · WiFi: None
The newest aircraft in the fleet is not the roomier one
easyJet flies five different A320-family cabins, and your booking confirmation will tell you almost nothing about which one you are getting.
| Type | Fleet | Seats | Rows |
|---|---|---|---|
| A319 | 67 | 156 | Shortest cabin in the fleet |
| A320ceo | 112 | 186 | 1–31 |
| A320ceo (ex-Peach) | 26 | 180 | 1–30 |
| A320neo | 54 | 186 | 1–31 |
| A321neo | 28 | 235 | Densest in the fleet |
The instinct is that the newest airframe is the better one to draw. On seat count it is not: the A320neo carries 186 seats, exactly the same as the 112-aircraft A320ceo sub-fleet. The neo buys you a quieter cabin and better fuel burn. It does not buy you a centimetre of legroom.
The 180-seat A320ceo is not the roomy draw either, whatever the seat count suggests. Those 26 ex-Peach aircraft are geometrically identical to the 186-seat cabin all the way back to row 13 — same front section, same exit rows. They simply stop at row 30 instead of row 31. The six missing seats come out of cabin length, not out of anyone's pitch, and the 180-seat jet actually carries twelve seats rated avoid — rows 29 and 30 in full — against the 186-seat cabin's six. Fewer seats, more bad ones.
How to tell which one you are on
Count the seats on the map at booking. 156 means an A319. 180 means the ex-Peach A320ceo, and the cabin ends at row 30. 235 means an A321neo.
A count of 186 across 31 rows leaves two possibilities — the 112-aircraft A320ceo or one of the 54 A320neos — and they look identical on any seat map. For most of the cabin that genuinely does not matter: rows 1 through 24 are the same seats with the same flags on both. The back is where they diverge. On the neo, all twelve seats in rows 30 and 31 are marked as narrower than standard for the aircraft; on the 186-seat ceo, they are not. The window alignment also shifts by a row: on the neo the last good window row is 26, on the ceo it is 23.
In practical terms: if you end up in the last two rows, the ceo is the better draw. Everywhere else in the cabin, they are the same aircraft.
The one thing to know: nothing reclines
All 186 Recaro SL3510 slimlines have fixed seat backs. Not reduced recline, not a shorter throw — none at all, in every row.
This cuts both ways, and it should change how you pick a seat.
In your favour: the person in front cannot drop into your knees. On a 29-inch seat that is normally the single biggest comfort variable on the aircraft, and here it is removed entirely.
It also makes the restricted-recline warnings on rows 11 and 12 meaningless. Seat maps flag the row ahead of an exit because it cannot recline. On this aircraft nothing reclines, so that flag costs you nothing you had. 12A, 12B, 12E and 12F all carry it, and all four still have the full 35 inches of exit-row pitch. If row 13 has sold out and the tool you are booking through is steering you away from row 12, ignore it — you are being warned about a downside that does not physically exist on this cabin.
Against you: you cannot recline either, and 29 inches of pitch with no give is a long sit. That matters more than it sounds, because easyJet's most-flown A320neo routes are not short hops — the busiest runs include London Gatwick to Sal, Bristol to Sal and Glasgow to Hurghada, all around 4,300 km and four and a half hours in the air. For those flights, buying the extra-legroom row is not a luxury.
Rows 12 and 13 — the only real legroom on the aircraft
Standard pitch is 29 inches at 18 inches wide. The two exit rows sit at 35 inches — six inches over the cabin standard, and the only meaningful legroom anywhere on the jet.
Row 13 is the best row on the aircraft, and all six seats are equally good. 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E and 13F all carry the extra-legroom flag with no offsetting penalty of any kind — the only row in the cabin where that is true. 13A and 13F each get a double window on top. If you buy one thing on this flight, buy a row 13 seat, and it does not matter which.
Row 12 is the same 35 inches, and in practice nearly as good. 12C and 12D are the two clean seats — the aisle pair, no flags at all. 12A, 12B, 12E and 12F carry only the restricted-recline warning, which as covered above costs nothing on a fixed-back seat.
Row 11 is the one to skip. It sits immediately ahead of the exit, so 11A, 11B, 11E and 11F carry the same restricted-recline flag — but at standard 29-inch pitch, with no legroom bonus to compensate. It is an ordinary seat with a warning attached.
Row 1 — the legroom trap
Row 1 looks like a bargain: extra legroom at the bulkhead, right at the front for a fast exit, and easyJet prices it accordingly. Every seat in it is rated be-aware, and the reasons stack up.
- No underseat storage — the bulkhead is in front, so everything goes overhead for the whole flight
- Tray table in the armrest, which narrows the effective seat width
- 1A, 1B and 1C catch lavatory queuing traffic immediately ahead
- 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F catch galley noise and bright light during service
- Row 1 is also the only row in the cabin without adjustable armrests
1C and 1F are the two worth having if you want the front row anyway. Both get a partial bulkhead — 50% coverage at 1C, 90% at 1F — with genuine extra room on the right side that the other four seats do not get. But for comfort over four hours, row 13 beats row 1 comfortably.
Windows — five good rows and four bad ones
The A320 fuselage puts windows where the structure allows, not where the seats are, and easyJet's 31-row layout means several window seats do not line up with a window.
| Great window (A and F) | Poor window (A and F) | No window at all |
|---|---|---|
| Rows 3, 8, 20, 23, 26 | Rows 2, 7, 22, 25 | 31A and 31F |
3A, 3F, 8A, 8F, 20A, 20F, 23A, 23F, 26A and 26F are the ten best window seats on the aircraft if you are not paying for legroom. Rows 2, 7, 22 and 25 give you a window seat with a badly placed window — you will be craning either forwards or back to see out of it.
Rows 30 and 31 — narrower seats and the lavatory
The fuselage tapers at the back and the seats narrow with it. All twelve seats in rows 30 and 31 are flagged as slightly narrower than standard for this aircraft — a flag the visually identical 186-seat A320ceo does not carry. 30D, 30E and 30F add galley noise from behind.
Row 31 is the last row and the worst on the aircraft.
| Seat | Rating | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 31A | Avoid | No window at the seat position, narrower seat, lavatory door behind |
| 31B | Avoid | Narrower seat, lavatory door behind |
| 31C | Avoid | Narrower seat, lavatory door behind, galley behind |
| 31D, 31E | Be aware | Narrower, lavatory traffic, galley behind |
| 31F | Be aware | No window at the seat position, narrower, galley behind |
Cabin features
| Seats | 186, single Economy cabin |
| Rows · layout | 1–31 · 3-3 (A B C / D E F) |
| Pitch | 29in standard · 35in in rows 12 and 13 |
| Width | 18in · 4.8 sq ft per seat |
| Recline | None — fixed seat backs |
| Seat | Recaro SL3510 slimline |
| Adjustable armrest | Yes, every row except row 1 |
| Gasper vent | Yes, throughout |
| Power / USB | None |
| IFE | None |
| WiFi | None |
Quick-pick summary
| Travelling as | Take | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Tall, or flying over three hours | Row 13, any seat | 35in pitch and all six seats clean — the only row in the cabin with no caveat |
| Legroom, row 13 gone | 12C or 12D, then any row 12 seat | Same 35in pitch; the recline warning on 12A/B/E/F is meaningless here |
| Window seat | 3A, 8A, 20A, 23A or 26A, and the same on F | The five rows where the window actually lines up with the seat |
| A couple | 13A and 13B | Exit-row pitch, a double window, and one shared aisle crossing between you |
| A family of three | 13D, 13E and 13F | The only clean triple in the cabin with the extra legroom attached |
| First off the aircraft | 1C or 1F | The two least-compromised seats in row 1, thanks to a partial bulkhead |
| Budget, want it tolerable | Rows 14–19 | Mid-cabin, clear of both galleys, no flags of any kind |
| Anyone | Not 31A, 31B or 31C | Narrower seats at the lavatory door, and 31A has no window |
Frequently asked questions
Do easyJet A320neo seats recline?
No. All 186 Recaro SL3510 seats have fixed backs. The upside is that nobody can recline into you either — on a 29-inch seat that is normally the biggest single comfort variable, and here it is removed. The downside is that four and a half hours to Sal or Hurghada is four and a half hours bolt upright.
What are the best seats on the easyJet A320neo?
Row 13 — all six seats sit at 35 inches of pitch against the 29-inch cabin standard, with no offsetting drawback on any of them. It is the only row in the cabin where that is true. Row 12 has identical pitch, and 12C and 12D are the two seats in it with no flags at all.
Which easyJet A320neo seats should I avoid?
31A, 31B and 31C are the three rated avoid — narrower seats against the lavatory door, and 31A has no window at the seat position. All twelve seats in rows 30 and 31 are narrower than standard. Rows 2, 7, 22 and 25 give you badly aligned windows in A and F, and row 11 carries a recline warning with no legroom to compensate.
Is the easyJet A320neo roomier than the A320ceo?
No, and in the last two rows it is slightly worse. Both the neo and the 112-aircraft A320ceo sub-fleet carry 186 seats across 31 rows in the same 3-3 layout, with the same exit rows at 12 and 13. The difference is at the back: rows 30 and 31 on the neo are flagged as narrower than standard for the aircraft, and the ceo's are not. The 26 ex-Peach 180-seat A320ceos are not roomier either — they are one row shorter, and carry twice as many avoid-rated seats.
Does the easyJet A320neo have WiFi, power or screens?
None of the three. No WiFi, no USB or AC power at any seat, and no seatback or streamed entertainment. Charge everything and download before you board — several of easyJet's busiest A320neo routes run well over four hours.
Which rows are the exit rows on the easyJet A320neo?
Rows 12 and 13, both at 35 inches. Row 11 sits immediately ahead of the exit at standard 29-inch pitch, so it carries the restricted-recline flag with no legroom benefit — and on a cabin where nothing reclines, that flag is the only thing row 11 gives you.