Lounge Frog guide

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (36 Business · 277 Economy) vs Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (32 Business · 264 Economy)

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (36 Business · 277 Economy) has 313 seats and Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (32 Business · 264 Economy) has 296.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch
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	—
Hainan Airlines · 32 Business · 264 EconomyBusiness Class	32	11–20	2-4-2	Lie-flat bed	—
Hainan Airlines · 32 Business · 264 EconomyEconomy Class	264	31–64	2-4-2	Standard seat	—

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.

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (32 Business · 264 Economy)

296 seats: 3 good, 18 mixed, 9 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat E (Business Class): business centre pair in the front row.
Row 12, seat A (Business Class): business seat right against the window.
Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 47, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 47, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 63, seat A (Economy Class): last full side row, by the rear lavatories.