Lounge Frog guide
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) vs Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER (2-class, version 1, 402 seats)
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) has 328 seats and Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER (2-class, version 1, 402 seats) has 402. Only the first has First.
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 |
Etihad Airways · 2-class, version 1, 402 seatsBusiness | 28 | 5–11 | 2-4-2 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | — | — |
Etihad Airways · 2-class, version 1, 402 seatsEconomy | 374 | 15–55 | 3-4-3 | Recliner | — | — | — | — |
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.
Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER (2-class, version 1, 402 seats)
402 seats: 9 good, 32 mixed, 36 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 5, seat A (Business): business window seat in the front row, by the bassinet position.
- Row 7, seat A (Business): business window seat away from the galleys at either end.
- Row 7, seat K (Business): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
- Row 9, seats A and K (Business): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
Seats to avoid
- Row 11, seats E and F (Business): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
- Row 26, seats A, B, C, E, F, G, H, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 26, seat D (Economy): in front of the toilets, so recline is likely limited.
- Row 40, seats A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J and K (Economy): backs onto a toilet, galley or wall as Etihad draws it, so recline is likely limited