Airbus A320neo
About 180 seats · economy layout 3-3
Editorial shortlist starts with 12A, 12F, 13A.
Best seats on Air India
3 configs
Editorial shortlists for every Air India schematic we publish. Open a config, read the heuristic ranking, then confirm the live map with the airline. Air India appears factually. We are not affiliated with Air India. Layouts are illustrative and vary by registration.
Indian flag carrier with a growing A320neo domestic and regional fleet plus 787 and 777 long haul aircraft. Cabin products are changing through fleet renewal.
Boeing 787-8
About 256 seats · economy layout 3-3-3
Editorial shortlist starts with 20A, 20K, 31A.
Boeing 777-300ER
About 342 seats · economy layout 3-4-3
Editorial shortlist starts with 26A, 26K, 39A.
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 India.
Best seats FAQ
What is this Air India best seats page for?
This page collects the editorial best seats shortlists for Air India. 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 India is holding for you. If you want the cabin sketch before the ranking, start from the Air India airline page. Then confirm the aircraft and the live map with Air India before you pay for a row.
Are these Air India shortlists official recommendations?
No. Every shortlist on this page is an editorial opinion from Pick Your Row. These are not official Air India seat recommendations, and Pick Your Row is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Air India. If the airline map and a shortlist disagree, trust Air India. The methodology page separates opinion scores from facts a carrier publishes.
How many Air India shortlists are on this page?
This page shows 3 illustrative configs for Air India: Airbus A320neo, Boeing 787-8, and Boeing 777-300ER. Open a card and choose Best seats to read that ranked shortlist. One example is the Air India Airbus A320neo best seats page. The same card also links to the seat map.
How do the scores on these Air India 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 A320neo 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 India cabin differ from these shortlists?
Yes. Each shortlist follows one typical drawing, not every aircraft Air India 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 180 to 342 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 India before you pay.
How do I open the seat map from a Air India 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 A320neo, open the Air India Airbus A320neo best seats page, then the Air India Airbus A320neo seat map. Use the shortlist for the opinion and the seat map for the layout. Book only after Air India confirms the row.