Turkish Airlines A321ceo Seat Selection Guide (2026)

Turkish flies four different A321ceo cabins, and the gap between them is not a few rows. It is 42 seats, two entirely different Business products, and one aircraft in the group that has thirty economy seats at a pitch none of the other three offer anywhere.

“Business Class” is two different things on this aircraft

This is the part worth knowing before you pay for it.

On the 180-seat and 178-seat aircraft, Business is a real four-abreast cabin: A B | E F, with the C and D positions not fitted at all. A wider seat, a proper recliner, and an aisle on one side of every pair.

On the 194-seat and 220-seat aircraft, Business is the European short-haul convention: the same 3-3 economy seat you would sit in at the back, A B C | D E F, with B and E left unsold and a fixed tray console dropped into the middle. You get the space of an empty seat beside you and the width of an economy seat under you.

The four configurations at a glance

Not one economy row number transfers between them. Row 22 is an exit row on the 180-seat aircraft, an ordinary row on the 178, an exit row again on the 194 and an ordinary row on the 220. Any guide that gives you a single set of Turkish A321ceo row numbers is wrong three times out of four.

The 180-seat aircraft (49 of them — the one you will probably get)

Business is rows 1 to 4, four abreast. Row 1 leads the cabin with extra room at the bulkhead; 1E and 1F sit against the forward galley, so 1A and 1B are the better half of that row.

Economy runs rows 6 to 33. Rows 8 and 21 have no A or F seat — the overwing doors take those positions. What is left is four seats in each row, and every one of them has direct aisle access with nobody to climb over. 8B, 8E, 21B and 21E additionally have empty space where the window seat would have been, so the underseat storage next to you is yours.

Best on the 180-seat

• 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E and 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E — direct aisle access, space beside the B and E seats. Note 8B is drawn slightly narrower than the cabin standard.
• 9B, 9C and 9D — extra legroom behind the forward exit, with none of the bulkhead penalties. 9A, 9E and 9F in the same row lose their underseat storage and some width to the armrest tray.
• 7A and 7F, and further back 27A, 29F and 31F — window seats with a properly aligned view.

Avoid on the 180-seat

• 22A and 22F — no window at all. They are exit-row seats, so the map shows the extra legroom and says nothing about the wall.
• Row 32 — against the rear lavatory doors, and 32A is drawn at about 29in, two inches below the cabin standard.
• Row 33 — the last row. Lavatories immediately behind and no recline.
• 15A, 15F, 17A, 17F, 19A, 19F, 24A and 26F — the window sits behind the seat; you lean back to see out.

The 194-seat aircraft: thirty economy seats at 32 inches

This is the configuration to hope for, and the reason is a block of seats nobody markets. Economy rows 4 to 8 are drawn at about 32 inches, two inches above the cabin standard. Thirty seats, immediately behind the Business curtain, sold as ordinary economy, and there is nothing equivalent on any of the other three A321ceo cabins.

Row 8 gives up recline to the exit behind it. Rows 4, 5, 6 and 7 keep the pitch and the recline both — twenty-four seats with no catch at all. That is why this aircraft carries 39 clean-rated seats against just 8 on the 220-seat version of the same airframe.

• Best: rows 4 to 7, any seat. Then 22B, 22C, 22D and 22E, the exit row with no window seats and direct aisle access throughout. Then 11A, 11F, 20A, 20F, 27A, 27F, 29A and 29F for the windows.
• Careful: 23A and 23F have the exit legroom but the window sits behind the seat. 9B, 9C, 9D and 9E have the legroom and lose underseat storage.
• Avoid: row 33, the last row — lavatories behind, no recline.

The 220-seat aircraft: the one to avoid

Twenty-four Business seats over four rows and 196 economy seats over rows 5 to 38 — 42 seats more than the 178-seat version of the same aeroplane. Nothing in this economy cabin is sold at extra pitch, and only eight seats on the whole aircraft rate clean.

• Best: 25B, 25C, 25D and 25E — the rear exit row, no window seats, direct aisle access. Then 3A, 3F, 33A and 33F for the windows.
• Avoid: 26A and 26F have the exit row's extra legroom and no usable window view — the window sits well behind the seat. Rows 36 and 37 back onto the rear lavatories. Row 38 is a two-seat row, E and F only, against the lavatories and without recline.

The 178-seat aircraft (4 ex-Kingfisher airframes)

Twenty Business seats over five rows, four abreast — the largest recliner cabin on any Turkish A321ceo — and the only ones in the fleet with a Thales entertainment system rather than the standard fit.

Economy is rows 6 to 32. Row 6 is both the first economy row and an exit row, with no A or F seat: 6B, 6C, 6D and 6E get bulkhead legroom, direct aisle access, and in the case of 6B and 6E no seat alongside. Row 19 is the second exit row on the same pattern.

• Best: 19B, 19C, 19D, 19E, then 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E. For windows in Economy: 18A, 25A, 25F, 27A and 27F. (4A and 4F are the best-aligned windows on the aircraft, but they sit in Business.)
• Avoid: 20A and 20F — exit-row legroom, no window at all. Row 31 sits against the lavatory doors and row 32 is the last row without recline.

Quick picks by traveller

Frequently asked

How do I tell which Turkish A321ceo I am on?

Count the Business seats across the row, then check where Economy starts. Four across and Economy from row 6 is the 180-seat aircraft. Four across and Economy from row 6 with Business running to row 5 is the 178. Six across with Economy from row 4 is the 194; six across with Economy from row 5 and a last row of 38 is the 220.

Why do rows 8 and 21 have no window seats?

The overwing exit doors occupy the A and F positions in those rows. On the 178-seat aircraft the same thing happens at rows 6 and 19, on the 194 at rows 9 and 22, and on the 220 at rows 11 and 25. It leaves four seats per row, all with direct aisle access.

Is Turkish's A321ceo Business Class lie-flat?

No. On short and medium-haul A321s it is either a four-abreast recliner or a blocked-middle economy seat, depending on the aircraft. Turkish's lie-flat Business is on the widebodies.

Which seats have no window?

22A and 22F on the 180-seat, 20A and 20F on the 178-seat, and 26A and 26F on the 220-seat. All three pairs are exit-row seats, which is what makes them dangerous: the seat map shows the legroom. The 194-seat configuration has no fully windowless seats, though 23A and 23F have the window set behind them.

Is there Wi-Fi?

Anuvu Airconnect Global Ku-band, free for Miles&Smiles members, with the rollout still in progress across the A321ceo fleet — so it is not yet fitted to every aircraft.