Lounge Frog guide
Air India Airbus A350-900 (28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 Economy) vs Korean Air Airbus A350-900 (28 Prestige · 283 Economy)
Air India Airbus A350-900 (28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 Economy) has 316 seats and Korean Air Airbus A350-900 (28 Prestige · 283 Economy) has 311. Only the first has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline | Bed | Screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Air India · 28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Air India | 28 | 1–7 | 1-2-1 | Private suite | 48 in | 21.1 in | — | 79 in | 21 in |
Air India · 28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 EconomyPremium Economy | 24 | 8–10 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 38 in | 18.5 in | 8 in | — | 13.3 in |
Air India · 28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 EconomyEconomy Class | 264 | 11–40 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | 31 in | 17.5 in | 6 in | — | 12 in |
Korean Air · 28 Prestige · 283 EconomyPrestige Class | 28 | 7–14 | 2-4-2 | Lie-flat bed | 47 in | 22 in | — | — | — |
Korean Air · 28 Prestige · 283 EconomyEconomy Class | 283 | 28–60 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | — | 18 in | — | — | — |
Air India Airbus A350-900 (28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 Economy)
316 seats: 27 good, 28 mixed, 25 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business suite with a privacy door.
- Rows 2–3 and 5–7, seats A, D, G and K (Business Class): business suites with privacy doors.
- Row 4, seats A, G and K (Business Class): business suites with privacy doors.
- Row 4, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Seats to avoid
- Row 10, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Premium Economy): air India lists 7.5 inches of recline in the last Premium Economy row, against 8 inches elsewhere.
- Row 24, seats A, B, C, D, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 24, seat E (Economy Class): middle seat in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Row 39, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Korean Air Airbus A350-900 (28 Prestige · 283 Economy)
311 seats: 60 good, 17 mixed, 13 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 8, seat A (Prestige Class): prestige window seat set right against the window.
- Row 9, seat E (Prestige Class): centre Prestige pair, good for two travelling together.
- Row 29, seat A (Economy Class): marked Extra Legroom window seat near the front of Economy.
- Row 29, seats B, C, D, E, F, G, H and J (Economy Class): marked Economy Extra Legroom seat
Seats to avoid
- Row 44, seat A (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Row 44, seats B, C, D, E, F, G, H and J (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 59, seat A (Economy Class): last full row, in front of the rear lavatories.
- Row 60, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing