Lounge Frog guide

Air France Airbus A350-900 (A350-900, 290 seats) vs Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 (48 Business, 293 seats)

Air France Airbus A350-900 (A350-900, 290 seats) has 290 seats and Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 (48 Business, 293 seats) has 293.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Air France · A350-900, 290 seatsBusiness	48	1–14	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed
Air France · A350-900, 290 seatsPremium	32	15–18	2-4-2	Recliner
Air France · A350-900, 290 seatsEconomy	210	22–45	3-3-3	Recliner
Lufthansa · 48 Business, 293 seatsBusiness Class	48	1–8	2-2-2	Lie-flat bed
Lufthansa · 48 Business, 293 seatsPremium Economy	21	12–15	2-3-2	Recliner
Lufthansa · 48 Business, 293 seatsEconomy Class	224	16–42	3-3-3	Recliner

Air France Airbus A350-900 (A350-900, 290 seats)

290 seats: 68 good, 30 mixed, 10 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business): front row of Business at the window, with direct aisle access.
Rows 2–7, 11–12 and 14, seats A and L (Business): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
Row 10, seat A (Business): front row of the second Business cabin, a bassinet position.
Row 15, seat A (Premium): front row of Premium at the window, a bassinet position.

Seats to avoid

Row 28, seat B (Economy): backs onto the lavatories at door 3: likely limited recline.
Row 28, seats D, E and H (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 44, seats J, K and L (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 45, seats D, E and H (Economy): backs onto a lavatory, galley or wall, so recline is likely limited

Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 (48 Business, 293 seats)

293 seats: 7 good, 22 mixed, 32 to avoid

Best seats

Row 7, seat A (Business Class): small rear Business cabin of two rows, quieter than the front section.
Row 16, seat A (Economy Class): first Economy row, marked with more legroom.
Row 18, seat C (Economy Class): no seat in front (16C is missing), so Lufthansa marks it with more legroom.
Row 18, seat H (Economy Class): lufthansa's map marks this seat with its extra-legroom arrow

Seats to avoid

Row 6, seats A, C, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Rows 6–7, seats D and G (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 7, seats C, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 26, seats A, B, C, D, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing