Lounge Frog guide
Air Canada Airbus A330-300 (333, 285 seats) vs Finnair Airbus A330-300 (265 seats)
Air Canada Airbus A330-300 (333, 285 seats) has 285 seats and Finnair Airbus A330-300 (265 seats) has 265. Only the second has Premium Economy. Economy legroom is more generous on the first (32 vs 30 inches of pitch).
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air Canada · 333, 285 seatsBusiness Class | 30 | 1–5 | 2-2-2 | Angled-flat bed | 60 in | 19 in | — | Every seat |
Air Canada · 333, 285 seatsEconomy Class | 255 | 6–38 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 32 in | 18 in | 6 in | Every seat |
Finnair · 265 seatsBusiness Class | 26 | 1–7 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | — | — |
Finnair · 265 seatsPremium Economy | 21 | 21–23 | 2-3-2 | Recliner | 38 in | 18.1 in | — | — |
Finnair · 265 seatsEconomy Class | 218 | 31–67 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 30 in | 17.7 in | — | — |
Air Canada Airbus A330-300 (333, 285 seats)
285 seats: 4 good, 20 mixed, 19 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 23, seats A, C, H and K (Economy Class): exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.
Seats to avoid
- Row 5, seats A, C, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 5, seats E and F (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
- Row 22, seats C, D, E, F, G and H (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 37, seats A, C, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Finnair Airbus A330-300 (265 seats)
265 seats: 9 good, 18 mixed, 39 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat D (Business Class): front-row Business seat in the middle pair, away from the aisle traffic of the later rows.
- Row 2, seat A (Business Class): business window seat with its own aisle access, at the front of the cabin.
- Row 21, seat A (Premium Economy): front row of Premium Economy with Extra leg room.
- Row 31, seat A (Economy Class): first Economy row with Extra leg room.
Seats to avoid
- Row 7, seat A (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 42, seat D (Economy Class): backs onto the mid-cabin lavatories: recline is likely limited.
- Row 42, seats E, G and H (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 43, seat A (Economy Class): last row of the front Economy cabin, against the lavatory.