Lounge Frog guide
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) vs Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER (77A, 6 First · 53 Business · 34 Premium Economy · 201 Economy)
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) has 328 seats and Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER (77A, 6 First · 53 Business · 34 Premium Economy · 201 Economy) has 294. Only the second has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline | Screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air India · 8 First · 40 Business · 280 EconomyFirst Class | 8 | 1–2 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | 82 in | 23 in | — | 23 in |
Air India · 8 First · 40 Business · 280 EconomyBusiness Class | 40 | 5–15 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | 43.5 in | 19.95 in | — | 15.4 in |
Air India · 8 First · 40 Business · 280 EconomyEconomy Class | 280 | 16–46 | 3-4-3 | Standard seat | 32 in | 18 in | 6 in | 10.6 in |
Cathay Pacific · 77A, 6 First · 53 Business · 34 Premium Economy · 201 EconomyFirst class | 6 | 1–2 | 1-1-1 | Private suite | — | — | — | — |
Cathay Pacific · 77A, 6 First · 53 Business · 34 Premium Economy · 201 EconomyBusiness class | 53 | 11–26 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | — | — |
Cathay Pacific · 77A, 6 First · 53 Business · 34 Premium Economy · 201 EconomyPremium Economy | 34 | 30–34 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | — | — | — | — |
Cathay Pacific · 77A, 6 First · 53 Business · 34 Premium Economy · 201 EconomyEconomy | 201 | 39–72 | 3-4-3 | Standard seat | — | — | — | — |
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy)
328 seats: 4 good, 41 mixed, 21 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (First Class): front-row First Class window seat.
- Row 8, seat A (Business Class): business window seat behind the second door, away from the front galley.
- Row 19, seat A (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the main Economy section.
- Row 42, seat A (Economy Class): window pair where Economy narrows to 2-4-2.
Seats to avoid
- Row 18, seats B, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 31, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 32, seats D, F and G (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 32, seat E (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER (77A, 6 First · 53 Business · 34 Premium Economy · 201 Economy)
294 seats: 8 good, 21 mixed, 24 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (First class): one of six First class seats, in a cabin of two rows.
- Row 11, seat A (Business class): business window seat in the two-row forward cabin, away from the main galleys.
- Row 31, seat C (Premium Economy): premium Economy aisle seat marked with extra legroom, just behind the exit.
- Row 31, seats D, E, F and G (Premium Economy): exit row with extra legroom
Seats to avoid
- Row 12, seats A, D, G and K (Business class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 15, seat A (Business class): lone Business seat at the front of the rear cabin, which Cathay lists as having no window.
- Row 32, seats H and K (Premium Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 45, seats A, B and C (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing