Lounge Frog guide
British Airways Airbus A350-1000 (A350, 331 seats) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seats)
British Airways Airbus A350-1000 (A350, 331 seats) has 331 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seats) has 397.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
British Airways · A350, 331 seatsClub World | 56 | 1–17 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | — |
British Airways · A350, 331 seatsWorld Traveller Plus | 56 | 20–26 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | — | — | — |
British Airways · A350, 331 seatsWorld Traveller | 219 | 30–59 | 3-3-3 | Recliner | — | — | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seatsUpper Class | 16 | 1–4 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | 20 in | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seatsPremium | 56 | 21–27 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 38 in | 18.5 in | 7 in |
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seatsEconomy | 325 | 45–82 | 3-3-3 | Recliner | 31 in | 17.4 in | 5 in |
British Airways Airbus A350-1000 (A350, 331 seats)
331 seats: 40 good, 20 mixed, 14 to avoid
Best seats
- Rows 2–11 and 16–17, seats A and K (Club World): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
- Row 15, seats A and K (Club World): exit row with extra legroom
- Row 31, seat C (World Traveller): no seat in front: BA's map has no seat 30C, so there is more room for your legs.
- Row 31, seat D (World Traveller): no seat in front: BA's map has no seat 30D, so there is more room for your legs.
Seats to avoid
- Row 11, seats E and F (Club World): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 35, seats A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J and K (World Traveller): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 59, seats D, E and F (World Traveller): last row of World Traveller, with lavatories and galleys drawn right behind it: expect queues and galley noise.
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seats)
397 seats: 56 good, 23 mixed, 26 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat K (Upper Class): single window seat with direct aisle access: the most private Upper Class seats.
- Rows 2–4, seats A and K (Upper Class): single window seat with direct aisle access: the most private Upper Class seats.
- Row 65, seats B, C, H and J (Economy): exit row on Virgin Atlantic's map, with open floor in front by the door: lots of legroom, though people gather by the door and lavatories. You must be able to help in an emergency.
- Rows 65 and 70–71, seats D, F and G (Economy): economy Delight seat, marked on the map: up to 34 inches of pitch against up to 31 in the rest of Economy, per Virgin Atlantic.
Seats to avoid
- Row 27, seats A and C (Premium): last seat in its block, with lavatories and galleys drawn right behind it: expect queues and galley noise.
- Row 27, seats D, E, F and G (Premium): last seat in its block, with galleys drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.
- Row 27, seats H and K (Premium): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 63, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.