Lounge Frog guide
Air India Airbus A350-900 (28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 Economy) vs Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 (Ultra long range, 67 Business · 94 Premium Economy)
Air India Airbus A350-900 (28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 Economy) has 316 seats and Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 (Ultra long range, 67 Business · 94 Premium Economy) has 161. Only the first has 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 |
Singapore Airlines · Ultra long range, 67 Business · 94 Premium EconomyBusiness Class | 67 | 10–29 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | — | — | — |
Singapore Airlines · Ultra long range, 67 Business · 94 Premium EconomyPremium Economy Class | 94 | 31–43 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 (Ultra long range, 67 Business · 94 Premium Economy)
161 seats: 7 good, 19 mixed, 8 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 22, seat A (Business Class): window seat in the larger rear Business section, away from the galleys at either end.
- Row 31, seat A (Premium Economy Class): premium Economy window pair behind the exit, marked Extra Legroom.
- Row 40, seat C (Premium Economy Class): marked Solo Seat, with no seat beside it.
- Row 40, seat H (Premium Economy Class): marked Solo Seat
Seats to avoid
- Row 16, seats A and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 17, seat F (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
- Row 29, seat F (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 43, seat D (Premium Economy Class): last-row centre seat with a galley directly behind.