Scoot A320 Seat Map & Best Seats (2026)

The trap: the wrong half of the exit pair

Rows 12 and 13 are the overwing exit pair and both are drawn about a fifth deeper than a standard row. Row 12 sits in front of the aft exit and does not fully recline; row 13 has nothing behind it to protect and reclines normally. Row 11, immediately ahead of the pair, takes the same recline restriction with ordinary legroom and nothing in return.

Scoot sells both exit rows as extra-legroom seating at the same price. Row 13 is the one to buy. On a five-hour sector to Athens or Berlin the difference between a seat that reclines and one that does not is the whole of the value.

The back two rows are the real problem

The rear lavatories on this aircraft sit immediately behind row 29, which puts all twelve seats in rows 29 and 30 hard against a lavatory door. That is noise, odour and a standing queue for the whole flight, and row 30 does not recline either. Every seat this plan rates worst is in those two rows.

It is worth knowing that Scoot's A320neo does not have this problem. That aircraft carries one more row and moves the lavatories behind it, so only the last row takes the hit. Same airline, same cabin, ten fewer bad seats.

Row 1 is sold as legroom and costs you storage

All six row 1 seats carry extra legroom and Scoot prices them accordingly. All six also lose their underseat storage to the bulkhead, so everything you want during the flight lives overhead or on your lap, and all six carry the tray table in the armrest, which costs about an inch of usable width. A lavatory sits ahead of 1A, 1B and 1C and the forward galley ahead of 1C to 1F.

1C is the pick of the six: the bulkhead in front of it covers only about 60 per cent of the row, so it gains a little real floor space on the open side.

Ten window seats that are not quite window seats

2A, 2F, 7A, 7F, 14A, 14F, 17A, 17F, 20A and 20F all have glass set behind the seat, plus 23F. None is a blank wall, but you have to lean back to see out of any of them. That is more than a fifth of the aircraft's window seats.

If the view is what you are buying, the clean stretch runs from row 24 to row 28, and row 13 at the exit is clean as well.

Best seats

• 13A and 13F — the aft overwing exit row. Extra legroom, a working recline and a window that lines up. The best seats on the aircraft.
• 13C and 13D — the same row on the aisle, for a fast exit through the overwing door.
• Rows 15, 16, 18 and 19 — just behind the wing, clear of both galleys and well ahead of the lavatory queue, with windows that line up.
• Rows 24 to 27 — the quiet stretch of the aft cabin before the lavatory zone starts.
• 1C — if you want the front row, this is the one with a partial bulkhead and some real extra floor space.

Seats to avoid

• Rows 29 and 30 — twelve seats immediately against the rear lavatories, with row 30 fixed upright and 30A narrower than the rest of the cabin.
• Row 11 — fixed upright with ordinary legroom. The worst value on the aircraft.
• Row 12 — the legroom trap. Exit-row space, no recline, full extra-legroom price.
• Row 28 — one row better than the lavatory pair, but still inside the queue.
• 2A, 2F, 7A, 7F, 14A, 14F, 17A, 17F, 20A and 20F — windows set behind the seat.

Cabin features

Quick-pick summary

Comparable guides

• Scoot A320neo — the same cabin plus a row, with a much better back end
• Scoot A321neo — the 236-seat stretch
• Scoot Embraer 190-E2 — the regional jet, with no middle seat
• Singapore Airlines 737 MAX 8 — the full-service alternative from the same hub
• Cebu Pacific A320neo — another Asian low-cost A320

Frequently asked questions

What is the best seat on the Scoot A320?

13A or 13F. Row 13 is the aft overwing exit row, so it has the extra legroom and, unlike row 12, a seat back that reclines. Both rows cost the same.

Which Scoot A320 seats should I avoid?

Rows 29 and 30. The rear lavatories sit immediately behind row 29, so all twelve seats are lavatory-adjacent, and row 30 does not recline. Row 11 is also worth avoiding: fixed upright with no extra legroom to show for it.

Is the Scoot A320neo better than the A320?

At the back, yes, clearly. The neo carries one more row and puts the lavatories behind it, so only the last row is lavatory-adjacent instead of the last two. The rest of the cabin is drawn identically.

Does the Scoot A320 have WiFi or seatback screens?

No WiFi is fitted, and no entertainment system is recorded for this aircraft. Bring a charged device with something already downloaded.

Is row 1 worth paying for?

Only if you want the front of the aircraft. Row 1 has the legroom but no underseat storage, a narrower seat because the tray table folds out of the armrest, and the galley and a lavatory immediately ahead. Row 13 gives you the space without any of that.

How do I tell a Scoot A320 from an A320neo?

The last row. The A320ceo stops at row 30 and the A320neo runs to row 31. Everything from row 1 to row 30 is drawn the same on both.