Lounge Frog guide
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) vs Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER (77K, 40 Business · 32 Premium Economy · 296 Economy)
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) has 328 seats and Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER (77K, 40 Business · 32 Premium Economy · 296 Economy) has 368. Only the first has First. 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 · 77K, 40 Business · 32 Premium Economy · 296 EconomyBusiness class | 40 | 11–23 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | — | — |
Cathay Pacific · 77K, 40 Business · 32 Premium Economy · 296 EconomyPremium Economy | 32 | 30–33 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | — | — | — | — |
Cathay Pacific · 77K, 40 Business · 32 Premium Economy · 296 EconomyEconomy | 296 | 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 (77K, 40 Business · 32 Premium Economy · 296 Economy)
368 seats: 5 good, 37 mixed, 26 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 22, seat A (Business class): window seat in the smaller rear Business cabin, away from the galleys.
- Row 31, seat A (Premium Economy): premium Economy window pair in a short four-row cabin.
- Row 40, seats C and H (Economy): listed by Cathay as extra legroom
- Row 43, seat B (Economy): exit-row 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 19, seat A (Business class): business window seat that Cathay lists as having no window.
- Row 19, seat K (Business class): no window at this window seat
- Row 21, seat A (Business class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing