Aurigny

Aurigny is the Channel Islands carrier that keeps Guernsey connected to the mainland and its near neighbours. Most of its network is short, weather-exposed hops across the English Channel, and the schedule leans on frequency rather than range. For anyone choosing a seat, the trade-offs are the ones that matter on a sub-two-hour flight: how quickly you get off, how much noise you sit next to and whether the row you picked has a full window.

The seat maps here cover the turboprop that flies the core routes. There is one cabin class throughout, so seat choice is about position within a single economy layout rather than choosing between products.

The workhorse for the routes we map is the ATR 72-600, a modern high-wing turboprop built for exactly this kind of short regional flying. It boards through the rear on many stands, which changes the usual maths on where to sit if you want off first.

Because the aircraft is a turboprop, the propeller line sits roughly level with the wing, and the rows either side of it carry more engine noise than the nose or the tail. That single fact drives most of the useful seat advice on this aircraft.

The ATR cabin is a single economy class laid out in pairs on each side of the aisle, so nobody is more than one seat from a window or an aisle. Recline is modest, which is normal for the type and rarely an issue on a flight this length.

The cabin is narrow and the ceiling is lower than a jet, so tall passengers will notice the aisle more than the seat. Overhead space is tight, and larger cabin bags often go in the hold at the gate.

For the quietest ride, sit forward of the wing towards the nose where the propellers are behind you rather than beside you. The rows in line with the propellers are the loudest on the aircraft and worth avoiding if you are sensitive to noise.

If a fast exit matters, check which door your flight uses before you pick. On rear-boarding turboprops the back rows can be first off, which reverses the usual advice to sit near the front. A window seat gives you the wing and Channel views on a clear day, though a handful of rows have the wing itself blocking the outlook.