Lounge Frog guide

Finnair Airbus A330-300 (265 seats) vs Air China Airbus A330-300 (311 seats)

Finnair Airbus A330-300 (265 seats) has 265 seats and Air China Airbus A330-300 (311 seats) has 311.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width
Finnair · 265 seatsBusiness Class	26	1–7	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed	—	—
Finnair · 265 seatsPremium Economy	21	21–23	2-3-2	Recliner	38 in	18.1 in
Finnair · 265 seatsEconomy Class	218	31–67	2-4-2	Recliner	30 in	17.7 in
Air China · 311 seatsBusiness Class	36	11–16	2-2-2	Lie-flat bed	—	—
Air China · 311 seatsPremium Economy	20	31–33	2-4-2	Recliner	—	—
Air China · 311 seatsEconomy Class	255	34–66	2-4-2	Recliner	—	—

Finnair Airbus A330-300 (265 seats)

265 seats: 9 good, 18 mixed, 39 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat D (Business Class): front-row Business seat in the middle pair, away from the aisle traffic of the later rows.
Row 2, seat A (Business Class): business window seat with its own aisle access, at the front of the cabin.
Row 21, seat A (Premium Economy): front row of Premium Economy with Extra leg room.
Row 31, seat A (Economy Class): first Economy row with Extra leg room.

Seats to avoid

Row 7, seat A (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 42, seat D (Economy Class): backs onto the mid-cabin lavatories: recline is likely limited.
Row 42, seats E, G and H (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 43, seat A (Economy Class): last row of the front Economy cabin, against the lavatory.

Air China Airbus A330-300 (311 seats)

311 seats: 8 good, 28 mixed, 10 to avoid

Best seats

Rows 12–15, seats A and L (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private

Seats to avoid

Row 16, seats C and J (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 48, seats A, C, D, E, F, H, J and L (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing