Lufthansa City A319 Seat Map & Best Seats (2026)
✈️ Quick Verdict
Lufthansa City Airlines is Lufthansa's Munich-based subsidiary, flying under LH flight numbers with its own A319s. There are already two different cabins: a 150-seat layout ending at row 27, and a newer 144-seat layout ending at row 26.
The counter-intuitive part: the smaller 144-seat cabin is the worse draw. It has six fewer seats but twelve red-rated seats at the back against just two on the 150. On both versions, row 10 is the seat to buy — extra legroom and a full recline on all six.
Lufthansa City Airlines started flying in 2024 and is still small enough that almost nothing has been written about its cabins in English. It already operates its A319 in two configurations, and which one you draw changes the back third of the aircraft completely.
The Two Cabins
| 150-seat layout | 144-seat layout | |
|---|---|---|
| Total seats | 150 | 144 |
| Last row | Row 27 | Row 26 |
| Euro-Business rows | 1–6 | 1–6 |
| Economy rows | 7–27 | 7–26 |
| Extra-pitch rows | 7 and 8 (~31″) | 7 and 8 (~31″) |
| Exit rows | 9 and 10 | 9 and 10 |
| Best row | Row 10 | Row 10 |
| Red-rated seats | 2 (27A, 27F) | 12 (all of rows 25 and 26) |
| Rows to avoid | Row 27 | Rows 24, 25 and 26 |
| IFE | None — stream to your device | None |
| WiFi | GX Ka-band, rollout in progress | GX Ka-band, rollout in progress |
How to tell which one you are on
- Look at the last row. Row 27 is the 150-seat cabin. Row 26 is the 144.
- The seat count on the booking map (150 vs 144) is the other giveaway.
- Everything from row 1 to row 23 is effectively the same on both, so if you are sitting forward of row 24 the lottery does not affect you.
- Rows 13 and 17 are skipped on both. No seats are missing.
Use the map toggle above to switch between the two layouts.
Business Class (Euro-Business, rows 1–6)
Same arrangement as Lufthansa mainline short-haul: an Economy seat with the middle seat (B and E) blocked and never sold. The curtain moves with demand, so the cabin can be anything from two rows to six.
✅ Best in Business: a window or aisle seat in rows 2–4, clear of the forward galley. Row 1 is the bulkhead: the tray folds out of the armrest and 1D, 1E and 1F sit against the galley.
Economy — where the good seats are
Standard pitch is about 28″. Rows 7 and 8 run about 31″, three inches more, which makes them the best non-exit seats on either aircraft. On the 144-seat layout, note that 7A and 7F have a misaligned window — the 150-seat layout does not have that problem.
The two overwing exits sit beside rows 9 and 10 on both versions, and as on Lufthansa's A320neo they are not equal.
❌ Row 9 is the wrong exit row. Row 10 behind it is also an exit, so 9A, 9B, 9E and 9F cannot fully recline. Only 9C and 9D keep a normal recline. Both rows are sold as extra legroom and look identical when you pick a seat.
✅ Row 10 is the best row on either aircraft — all six seats. Extra legroom, nothing behind it to restrict the seat back, and every seat rated clean. 10A and 10F for a window, 10C and 10D for an aisle.
The Back of the Aircraft — where the two versions split
This is the whole reason to check which A319 you are on.
On the 150-seat layout
Only the last row is genuinely bad. Row 27 does not recline, sits by the rear lavatory, and 27A and 27F have no window at all — wall only. Row 26 backs onto the galley. Everything from row 18 to row 25 is ordinary, with misaligned windows at 18A/18F, 21A/21F and 24F.
On the 144-seat layout
❌ The last three rows are all compromised. Row 24 sits in the lavatory queue. Rows 25 and 26 are rated red across every one of their twelve seats — hard against the lavatory doors — and row 26 does not recline either. Six fewer seats than the 150-seat cabin, and six times as many red seats.
If you are assigned anything from row 24 back on a 144-seat aircraft, it is worth paying to move forward. On the 150-seat aircraft only row 27 is worth avoiding at that end.
Quick-Pick Summary
| Travelling as | Take | Because |
|---|---|---|
| Legroom above all | 10A, 10C, 10D or 10F | Exit-row legroom with a full recline, on both versions |
| Legroom, row 10 gone | 9C or 9D | Exit-row legroom and the recline still works |
| Extra pitch, no exit row | Row 8 | ~31″ and clean on both layouts (row 7 has a window issue on the 144) |
| Couple | 10A/10B or 8A/8B | Window pair with legroom or pitch |
| Window and a view | 19A, 22A, 25A (150-seat) | Clean window alignment; on the 144 stay ahead of row 24 |
| Cheapest decent seat | Rows 14–16 | Mid-cabin, no flags, on either version |
| Never | Row 27 (150) · rows 25–26 (144) | No recline, lavatory doors, and on the 150 no window at 27A/27F |
FAQ
What is Lufthansa City Airlines?
It is a Lufthansa Group subsidiary based in Munich, launched in 2024 to fly short-haul routes under Lufthansa flight numbers. You book it as a Lufthansa flight; the aircraft and crew are Lufthansa City's.
Which A319 layout is better?
The 150-seat one, despite having more seats. Its only genuinely bad row is the last one. The 144-seat layout has twelve red-rated seats across rows 25 and 26 plus a lavatory queue at row 24.
What is the best seat?
Row 10, on either version. It is the aft overwing exit row, so it has extra legroom, and there is no exit behind it to restrict the recline. All six seats are clean.
Which seats have no window?
On the 150-seat layout, 27A and 27F have no window at all. Several seats on both layouts have a misaligned window, which is a milder problem: 18A/18F, 21A/21F and 24F on the 150, and 7A/7F and 11A/11F on the 144.
Is there Business Class?
Euro-Business, in rows 1 to 6 — the same seat as Economy with the middle blocked. The curtain moves depending on how many Business fares sell, so the size of the cabin changes flight to flight.
Seat maps and row numbers can change with aircraft swaps and retrofits. Always check the live seat map for your specific flight before selecting.