Best seats on Air Canada

3 configs

Editorial shortlists for every Air Canada schematic we publish. Open a config, read the heuristic ranking, then confirm the live map with the airline. Air Canada appears factually. We are not affiliated with Air Canada. Layouts are illustrative and vary by registration.

Canadian network carrier with narrowbody domestic fleets and long haul widebodies. Cabin products and densities vary by aircraft and retrofit.

Scores are editorial opinions for planning only. Configurations vary by aircraft registration and retrofit. Always confirm seats with your airline. See Methodology for how scores work. Pick Your Row is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Air Canada.

Best seats FAQ

What is this Air Canada best seats page for?

This page collects the editorial best seats shortlists for Air Canada. One card covers each of the 3 illustrative cabins we publish for this airline. Open a card for a ranked opinion of seats on that drawing. The ranking is a planning aid. It is not a seat Air Canada is holding for you. If you want the cabin sketch before the ranking, start from the Air Canada airline page. Then confirm the aircraft and the live map with Air Canada before you pay for a row.

Are these Air Canada shortlists official recommendations?

No. Every shortlist on this page is an editorial opinion from Pick Your Row. These are not official Air Canada seat recommendations, and Pick Your Row is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Air Canada. If the airline map and a shortlist disagree, trust Air Canada. The methodology page separates opinion scores from facts a carrier publishes.

How many Air Canada shortlists are on this page?

This page shows 3 illustrative configs for Air Canada: Airbus A320, Boeing 787-9, and Boeing 777-300ER. Open a card and choose Best seats to read that ranked shortlist. One example is the Air Canada Airbus A320 best seats page. The same card also links to the seat map.

How do the scores on these Air Canada shortlists work?

Scores are editorial opinions on a 1 to 10 scale. They start near the middle, then move with a simple heuristic on our schematic. Exit rows and bulkheads usually gain points for space. Window and aisle seats gain a small preference over middle seats. Seats next to a lavatory or a galley lose points for traffic and noise, and many rear rows lose a little as well. On the Airbus A320 shortlist, the editorial ranking starts with 12A, 12F, 13A. The full rules are in the methodology. A plain language walkthrough is in How Pick Your Row scores work.

Can the real Air Canada cabin differ from these shortlists?

Yes. Each shortlist follows one typical drawing, not every aircraft Air Canada flies. Economy block patterns behind these shortlists are blocks of 3 and 3, blocks of 3, 3, and 3, or blocks of 3, 4, and 3. Drawn seat counts on these configs run about 146 to 400 seats. Another registration can move galleys, lavatories, exit rows, or the number of rows. Confirm the aircraft on your ticket, and the live seat map, with Air Canada before you pay.

How do I open the seat map from a Air Canada shortlist card?

Each card on this page has a Best seats link and a Seat map link for the same config. Best seats opens the ranked shortlist. Seat map opens the cabin sketch so you can see where those seats sit. For Airbus A320, open the Air Canada Airbus A320 best seats page, then the Air Canada Airbus A320 seat map. Use the shortlist for the opinion and the seat map for the layout. Book only after Air Canada confirms the row.