A seat map packs in a lot of information quickly. Here is what each part means on this site, and the fastest way to use it.
The five seat ratings
Every seat is rated best, good, standard, caution, or avoid, shown as both a colour and an icon — a star, a check mark, nothing, an exclamation mark, or a cross — so the rating still reads correctly if you are colour-blind or viewing in greyscale.
The rating comes from a fixed set of rules applied consistently to every seat: legroom from a bulkhead or exit row, distance from a galley or lavatory, whether the seat has a genuine aligned window, whether it reclines, and several others. Tap any seat to see exactly which of these applied to it and why.
| Rating | Colour | Icon | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Dark green | Star | A standout seat — one or more genuinely strong traits and nothing working against it. |
| Good | Light green | Check mark | A solidly above-average seat, no significant downside. |
| Standard | Grey | None | Nothing notable either way — an ordinary seat. |
| Caution | Amber | Exclamation mark | At least one real downside worth knowing before you pick it. |
| Avoid | Red | Cross | A seat with a specific, significant complaint attached — we say exactly what it is. |
The grey bands across the cabin
A full-width grey strip between rows marks something that is not a seat: a galley, a lavatory, an emergency exit, or a bulkhead wall. These matter because the row immediately next to one usually trades something (extra legroom at a bulkhead or exit) for something else (noise, queuing, or no recline).
Shaded rows
A soft grey shading behind a block of seats marks the rows that sit over the wing. You lose part of the window view there, but it is usually the smoothest, quietest part of the cabin — we flag both sides of that trade-off rather than just marking it as a downside.
What tapping a seat shows you
A detail panel opens showing that exact seat's designator, its rating, and every rule that fired for it in plain English — not just "avoid" with no explanation. Keyboard users can reach every seat with the arrow keys and open the same panel with Enter, so nothing here depends on a mouse or a touchscreen.
The fastest way to use it
Check the "Best seats" and "Seats to avoid" lists above the map first — they surface the standout seats in each cabin with the reason in plain English, so you often do not need to scan the whole map at all. Use the map itself when you want to see the full picture for a specific row or check exactly how far a seat sits from the nearest lavatory.