LATAM A320 & A320neo Seat Selection Guide (2026)

The trap: the roomiest seats are behind the premium cabin, not in it

LATAM sells the first three rows of its A320 as Premium Economy. It is a blocked-middle product — the same slimline seat as the rest of the cabin, with the B and E seats left empty so a 3-3 row works as a 2-2. You get the empty seat beside you, a dedicated overhead bin and a better onboard service. What you do not get is more legroom than the row behind the curtain.

Rows 1–3 measure roughly 33 inches of pitch, and economy rows 4 and 5 measure roughly 33 inches too, explicitly flagged as about 11–12cm more than the rest of the cabin. Rows 4 and 5 are ordinary economy seats at an ordinary economy price.

That is the whole argument for Premium Economy on this aircraft: it is an empty middle seat and a better sandwich, not a bigger seat. If the empty seat beside you is what you are buying, it is a reasonable deal — and 2A or 2F is the row to buy. If you are buying legroom, buy 4A instead and keep the difference.

A320 or A320neo? It does not change your seat

LATAM operates both the A320ceo and the A320neo, and this is one of the rare cases where the distinction genuinely does not matter to a passenger choosing a seat. Both are configured 180WM: 18 Premium Economy positions in rows 1–3, 162 economy seats in rows 4–30, 3-3 throughout, the same two overwing exit pairs in the same places, the same streamed IFE and the same Intelsat 2Ku WiFi.

Comparing the two layouts seat by seat turns up differences at exactly three positions, and none of them are worth rebooking over:

• 19A is a well-aligned window on the ceo and merely average on the neo.
• 7B picks up the small pitch bonus on the ceo and not on the neo.
• 29C is flagged as slightly narrow on the ceo; on the neo that flag sits on 30C instead.

Everything else — every exit row, every windowless seat, every lavatory-adjacent row — is identical. The neo is quieter and burns less fuel. Your knees will not notice.

This is worth stating plainly because it is not true of the rest of LATAM's narrowbody fleet. On the A321 and A321neo the two generations are also sold as an identical seat count, but there the ceo puts twelve rows at 28 inches and the neo does not — a real lottery hiding behind the same booking screen. On the A320 the generations genuinely are interchangeable. The lottery you should care about is which aircraft type you are on: the A319 carries 144 seats, the A320 carries 180 and the A321 carries 224, and none of their row numbers transfer.

Premium Economy — rows 1 to 3

Twelve sellable seats across three rows, with B and E blocked. Roughly 33in pitch.

Best in cabin

• 2A and 2F — the only two seats in the cabin with everything working at once: a well-aligned window, full underseat storage, an empty seat beside you, and enough distance from the bulkhead and the galley to be left alone. These are the seats to ask for.
• 2C, 2D, 3C and 3D — if you want the aisle, take one of these rather than 1C or 1D. Same empty middle, none of the bulkhead compromises.

Be aware

• 3A and 3F — paid premium window seats where the window is set behind the seat. You lean back to see out. If you are paying for a window, pay for 2A or 2F.
• Row 1, all of it — a tighter-than-usual bulkhead at about 23in, and no underseat storage. 1C and 1D do get some extra foot room because the bulkhead only covers 55–60% of the row, but the forward galley and the forward lavatory queue are both immediately in front of you.
• 1A and 1B specifically sit alongside the forward lavatory queue for the whole flight.

Economy — rows 4 to 30

162 seats, 3-3, on a pitch that steps down three times as you move back. Rows 4–5 measure about 33in and rows 6–12 about 30in, the latter roughly 4–6cm more than typical for the cabin — which puts rows 13–30 at roughly 28in. The difference between the front and the back of this economy cabin is about five inches of knee room, and it costs nothing extra to sit in the right part of it.

The exit rows: take row 12, not row 11

The A320 has two overwing exits on each side, and on this configuration they fall after row 10 and after row 11. That puts row 11 sandwiched between them.

• 12A and 12F — the best economy seats on the aircraft. Exit-row legroom, full recline, and two windows at the seat rather than one.
• 12C and 12D — the same deal on the aisle.
• 12B and 12E — still middle seats, but comfortably the best middle seats in the cabin.
• 11C and 11D — the exception inside row 11. 11A, 11B, 11E and 11F are flagged for restricted recline but these two aisle seats are not, so they keep the exit-row legroom without the upright penalty. If row 12 is gone, these are the next best seats on the aircraft.
• Row 10 is the row to skip. It sits in front of the first exit, so 10A, 10B, 10E and 10F are flagged for restricted recline without getting any extra legroom in return. 10C and 10D escape the flag and are fine.

The value seats: rows 4, 5 and 8

• 4A and 4F — first row of economy at roughly 33in, matching the Premium Economy pitch. Full underseat storage, unlike row 1.
• 5A and 5F — the same 33in pitch with a normal row of seats in front rather than a curtain, and the gain here measures about 12cm over the standard cabin.
• 8A and 8F — the best-aligned windows in the forward economy cabin, at about 30in pitch and clear of both the galleys and the exit rows. If your priority is the view rather than your knees, this is the row.
• 9A and 9F — two windows at the seat position, so a generous view even though the alignment is only average.

Window seats that are not really window seats

Four rows on this aircraft put the window behind the seat rather than beside it, so you have to lean back to look out. They price and book like any other window seat:

• 3A / 3F — inside the paid Premium Economy cabin. Take 2A or 2F.
• 7A / 7F — take 8A or 8F, one row back.
• 21A / 21F — take 22A or 22F, one row back.
• 24A / 24F — take 25A or 25F, one row back.

The pattern is consistent: on this airframe the well-aligned windows in the rear cabin are 22A/22F and 25A/25F, and 19A on the A320ceo. Everything between them is average rather than bad.

The back three rows

• 30A and 30F have no window at all. Not a misaligned window — it is wall only at both positions. 30A also has a lavatory door immediately behind it. These are the two worst seats on the aircraft.
• 30B, 30C and 30D — last row, backed onto the rear lavatories, with the galley alongside. The lavatory adjacency here is a major problem rather than a minor one, and 30D has lavatories behind it on both sides.
• Row 29 — not against the lavatory doors, but the rear galley is directly behind 29C to 29F. Expect the lights on and the carts moving through the service.
• Rows 29 and 30 are also physically narrower than the rest of the cabin, because the fuselage has started to taper. It is a small difference, but it is real and it stacks on top of everything else.

Cabin features

Quick picks

How to tell what you are actually on

Because the ceo and the neo share a seat map, the only thing you need to confirm is the type:

• Count the rows. If the cabin ends at row 30, you are on an A320 or A320neo and this guide applies. LATAM's A319 (144 seats) and A321 (224 seats) have different row counts and different exit positions, so none of the row numbers here carry across.
• Check the equipment code. LATAM's booking flow shows 320 for the ceo, 32N for the neo, 319 for the A319 and 321 or 32Q for the A321.
• Look out at the engines. LATAM's A320neos are the −271N variant, which means Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans — noticeably larger in diameter than the engines on the ceo. It is the only tell available from your seat, and it will not change which seat you should have booked.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best seats on LATAM's A320?

12A and 12F. They sit behind the second overwing exit, so they get the exit-row legroom without the recline restriction that applies to row 11 in front of them, and each position has two windows rather than one. 12C and 12D are the aisle equivalents. If row 12 is unavailable, 11C and 11D keep the legroom and the recline; if you would rather not pay an exit-row fee at all, 4A and 4F give you roughly 33 inches of pitch at a standard economy price.

Is LATAM's A320 Premium Economy worth paying for?

Only if you are buying the empty seat beside you. It is a blocked-middle product in rows 1–3 using the same seat as the rest of the cabin, and at roughly 33 inches of pitch it is no roomier than economy rows 4 and 5. You do get a dedicated overhead bin and a better onboard service. If you buy it, take 2A or 2F — row 1's bulkhead sits about 23 inches away and has no underseat storage, and row 3's windows are misaligned.

Which seats should I avoid on the LATAM A320?

30A and 30F first — there is no window at either position, just wall, and 30A has a lavatory door immediately behind it. Then the rest of row 30, which is backed onto the rear lavatories with the galley alongside. Row 29 is noisy from the same galley. Row 10 is the quiet mistake: it sits in front of the first overwing exit, so four of its six seats have restricted recline without any extra legroom to show for it.

Should I pick exit row 11 or exit row 12?

Row 12, unless you are choosing an aisle. The A320's two overwing exits fall after row 10 and after row 11, which leaves row 11 with an exit directly behind it — so 11A, 11B, 11E and 11F have to stay upright. Row 12 sits behind both exits with ordinary seats behind it, and gets the legroom and the recline. The exception is 11C and 11D, which are not flagged for restricted recline.

Does the LATAM A320 have seatback screens and WiFi?

No seatback screens — entertainment is streamed to your own phone, tablet or laptop, so bring a device and a way to prop it up. WiFi is Intelsat 2Ku and is fitted across the fleet; it rates “Better”, which is roughly 10–40 Mbps and comfortable for messaging, browsing and light streaming. No in-seat power specification is published for this airframe, so charge before you board rather than assuming a socket.

Is the A320neo better than the A320?

Not from a seat-selection point of view. Both are configured 180WM with the same cabin, the same row numbers, the same exit positions and the same streamed IFE. Comparing the two layouts turns up differences at three seat positions and nothing else. The neo is quieter and more efficient, which matters to LATAM more than it will to you.

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