Lounge Frog guide

Air Canada Airbus A330-300 (333, 285 seats) vs Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 (33E, 39 Business · 223 Economy)

Air Canada Airbus A330-300 (333, 285 seats) has 285 seats and Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 (33E, 39 Business · 223 Economy) has 262.

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
Cathay Pacific · 33E, 39 Business · 223 EconomyBusiness class	39	11–21	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed	—	—	—	—
Cathay Pacific · 33E, 39 Business · 223 EconomyEconomy	223	39–75	2-4-2	Standard seat	—	—	—	—

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

Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 (33E, 39 Business · 223 Economy)

262 seats: 3 good, 22 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 20, seat A (Business class): window seat in the small three-row rear Business cabin.
Row 40, seat A (Economy): window seat in a 2-seat pair near the front of Economy.
Row 59, seat C (Economy): exit-row aisle seat with extra legroom.

Seats to avoid

Row 18, seats D and G (Business class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 50, seats A, C, E, F and G (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 50, seat D (Economy): last row of the forward Economy section, directly in front of the lavatories.
Row 75, seat A (Economy): last row, in front of the rear galley.