Lounge Frog guide
EVA Air Airbus A330-300 (New Premium Laurel, 30 Premium Laurel · 279 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)
EVA Air Airbus A330-300 (New Premium Laurel, 30 Premium Laurel · 279 Economy) has 309 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats) has 264. Only the second has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EVA Air · New Premium Laurel, 30 Premium Laurel · 279 EconomyPremium Laurel Class | 30 | 6–10 | 2-2-2 | Angled-flat bed | 60 in | — | — |
EVA Air · New Premium Laurel, 30 Premium Laurel · 279 EconomyEconomy Class | 279 | 20–57 | 2-4-2 | Standard seat | — | — | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsUpper Class | 31 | 1–11 | 1-1-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | 22 in | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsPremium | 48 | 18–25 | 2-3-2 | Recliner | 38 in | 21 in | 7 in |
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsEconomy | 185 | 40–65 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 31 in | 17 in | 6 in |
EVA Air Airbus A330-300 (New Premium Laurel, 30 Premium Laurel · 279 Economy)
309 seats: 4 good, 27 mixed, 13 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 6, seat A (Premium Laurel Class): front-row Premium Laurel window pair.
- Row 8, seat D (Premium Laurel Class): premium Laurel centre pair.
- Row 20, seat A (Economy Class): exit Seat window pair at the front of Economy.
- Row 41, seat A (Economy Class): exit Seat window pair at the front of the rear Economy section.
Seats to avoid
- Row 10, seats A and C (Premium Laurel Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 25, seat A (Economy Class): economy window seat that EVA lists as having no window view.
- Row 25, seat K (Economy Class): no window at this window seat
- Row 38, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)
264 seats: 48 good, 26 mixed, 11 to avoid
Best seats
- Rows 1–10, seats A and K (Upper Class): window seat angled toward the window in Virgin's herringbone Upper Class: private, with direct aisle access.
- Row 50, seats A, C, H and K (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 51–56, seats A, C, H and K (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 45, seats A and C (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 46, seats H and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 64, seats A, C, H and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 65, seats D, F and G (Economy): last seat in its block, with galleys drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.