IndiGo ATR 72-600 Seat Map & Best Seats (2026)
✈️ Quick Verdict
Aircraft: ATR 72-600 · Fleet: 42 aircraft · Config: 76 seats, single cabin
Layout: 2-2 throughout (A C · D F). No middle seat, and no B or E seat anywhere
The oddity: 1D and 1F face backwards, towards the rest of the cabin
Version lottery: No — IndiGo operates one ATR 72 layout
Best seats: Row 2 — extra legroom, forward-facing, with a proper window
Seats to avoid: 1F (rear-facing with no usable window), row 20, 12A and 12F
Entertainment: None fitted · WiFi: None recorded
Two seats on this aircraft face the wrong way
Row 1 has only two seats, 1D and 1F, on the right-hand side of the cabin. Both are rear-facing: they look back down the aisle at the passengers in row 2, with the forward bulkhead behind their heads.
Rear-facing seats have all but vanished from commercial aviation outside business class, so almost nobody who ends up in 1D or 1F chose them on purpose. They are not bad seats in themselves. They carry extra legroom, they sit at the quiet end of the cabin relative to the propellers, and nobody can recline into your knees.
What they do carry is a set of trade-offs the booking map does not show: no underseat storage, a tray table folded into the armrest that narrows the seat, and a fixed seat back, because an exit sits immediately behind them.
Between the two, take 1D. The bulkhead beside it covers only about 70 per cent of the row so it gains some floor space, and unlike 1F it has a usable window. 1F looks at glass so far behind the seat that there is no view from it at all.
Row 2 is the row to book
All four row 2 seats carry extra legroom and all four face forwards. They sit behind the exit rather than in front of it, so nothing restricts the seat back.
2D and 2F are the pick. 2A and 2C are the first seats on the left-hand side of the cabin, so they face their own bulkhead and lose their underseat storage and their tray tables to it. 2D and 2F sit behind row 1's seat backs instead and keep both.
The 2-2 cabin, and where the noise is
There is no middle seat on the aircraft. Every one of the 76 seats is a window or an aisle, and the letters run A and C on the left, D and F on the right. There is no B and no E, so a request for 9B will not find a seat.
Beyond legroom, the thing worth choosing for is propeller noise. On an ATR 72 the engines are mounted on the wing above the forward cabin and the propeller discs turn level with the windows in that section, so the rear half of the cabin is noticeably quieter. Rows 13 to 19 are the quiet stretch, behind the propeller line and ahead of the lavatory.
The last row is two seats wide
Row 20 carries only A and C, on the left-hand side, with the aircraft's single lavatory behind it. On a full flight that is where the queue stands. It is the only row on the aircraft we would tell you to steer around on those grounds alone.
Best seats
- 2D and 2F — extra legroom, forward-facing, storage and tray table intact, with a proper window. The best seats on the aircraft.
- 2A and 2C — the same extra legroom on the left-hand side, if you accept losing the underseat storage to the bulkhead.
- Rows 13 to 19 — behind the propeller line and ahead of the rear lavatory. The quietest part of the cabin.
- 1D — if a rear-facing seat does not bother you, this is the better of the pair: half-width bulkhead, extra floor space, usable window.
- Rows 3 to 5 — ordinary seats at the front, ahead of the propeller line, and first off through the forward door when it is used.
Seats to avoid
- 1F — rear-facing, fixed seat back, no underseat storage, and no usable window view. The only seat on the aircraft we rate as one to avoid outright.
- Row 20 — a two-seat last row with the aircraft's only lavatory immediately behind it.
- 12A and 12F — windows set behind the seat, so you lean back to see out. The only two compromised windows in the cabin.
- Rows 6 to 10 if noise bothers you — not bad seats, but this is the section level with the propellers.
Cabin features
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Seat layout | 2-2, A C · D F — no B or E seat on the aircraft |
| Rows in use | 1 to 20. Row 1 is D and F only, row 20 is A and C only — 76 seats |
| Rear-facing seats | 1D and 1F |
| Extra-legroom rows | Rows 1 and 2 |
| Fixed-upright seats | 1D and 1F, which sit in front of an exit |
| Lavatories | One, at the rear behind row 20 |
| Entertainment | None fitted |
| WiFi | None recorded for this aircraft |
Quick-pick summary
| Travelling as | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Legroom priority | 2D or 2F | Extra legroom, forward-facing, storage intact |
| Quiet priority | Rows 13 to 19 | Behind the propellers, ahead of the lavatory |
| Couple | Any A and C pair, or D and F | A 2-2 cabin means a private pair on every row |
| Window priority | Any A or F except row 12 and 1F | Everything else on the aircraft lines up |
| Curious | 1D | A rear-facing seat, which almost nothing else in the fleet has |
| Paying nothing | Rows 13 to 19 | Quiet, aligned windows, clear of the lavatory |
Comparable guides
- Cebu Pacific ATR 72-600 — the same aircraft with the same rear-facing pair
- Air New Zealand ATR 72-600 — 68 seats and no rear-facing row
- IndiGo A320ceo — the jet on the trunk routes
- IndiGo A320neo — two layouts, and the bulk of the fleet
- IndiGo A321neo — four layouts across the stretch fleet
Frequently asked questions
Are 1D and 1F really rear-facing?
Yes. Both look back down the cabin at row 2, with the forward bulkhead behind them. Most booking maps do not mark it, so passengers usually find out when they sit down.
What is the best seat on the IndiGo ATR 72?
2D or 2F. Row 2 has extra legroom, faces forwards, sits behind the exit rather than in front of it, and keeps its underseat storage. 2A and 2C have the same legroom but face their own bulkhead and lose the storage.
Which are the quietest seats?
Rows 13 to 19. The propellers turn level with the forward cabin on an ATR 72, so the back half is the quieter half, and those rows are also ahead of the rear lavatory.
Why is there no seat 9B?
The cabin is 2-2 and lettered A and C on the left, D and F on the right. There is no B or E seat anywhere on the aircraft.
Does the IndiGo ATR 72 have entertainment or WiFi?
No entertainment system is fitted, and no WiFi is recorded for the aircraft. Sectors are short, but bring something to read.
How many seats does it have?
Seventy-six as drawn: row 1 has two, rows 2 to 19 have four each, and row 20 has two. Some published summaries give 78, which does not match the plan.