Lounge Frog guide

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (36 Business · 277 Economy) vs China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-300 (33W, 289 seats)

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (36 Business · 277 Economy) has 313 seats and China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-300 (33W, 289 seats) has 289.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width
China Airlines · 36 Business · 277 EconomyBusiness Class	36	1–6	2-2-2	Recliner	52 in	—
China Airlines · 36 Business · 277 EconomyEconomy Class	277	7–44	2-4-2	Standard seat	—	—
China Southern Airlines · 33W, 289 seatsBusiness Class	28	1–7	2-4-2	Lie-flat bed	44 in	20.3 in
China Southern Airlines · 33W, 289 seatsEconomy Class	261	31–64	2-4-2	Recliner	32 in	17.4 in

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (36 Business · 277 Economy)

313 seats: 3 good, 23 mixed, 7 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business seat in a 2-2-2 layout.
Row 8, seat D (Economy Class): extra Comfort Seat at the front of the Economy centre block.
Row 27, seat D (Economy Class): extra Comfort Seat behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 26, seat D (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 26, seats E, F, G, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 44, seat E (Economy Class): last row, by the rear galley.

China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-300 (33W, 289 seats)

289 seats: 14 good, 12 mixed, 15 to avoid

Best seats

Rows 2, 4 and 6, seats A and K (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
Row 49, seats A, C, D, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 7, seats C and H (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 7, seats E and F (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 46, seats A and C (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 47, seats H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing