Lounge Frog guide
China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) vs Iberia Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 292 seats)
China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) has 307 seats and Iberia Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 292 seats) has 292. Only the second has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China Airlines · 30 Business · 277 EconomyBusiness Class | 30 | 1–5 | 2-2-2 | Recliner | 62 in |
China Airlines · 30 Business · 277 EconomyEconomy Class | 277 | 7–44 | 2-4-2 | Standard seat | — |
Iberia · A330-300, 292 seatsBusiness | 29 | 1–8 | 2-4-2 | Lie-flat bed | — |
Iberia · A330-300, 292 seatsPremium Economy | 21 | 11–14 | 2-3-2 | Recliner | — |
Iberia · A330-300, 292 seatsEconomy | 242 | 21–52 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | — |
China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy)
307 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.
Iberia Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 292 seats)
292 seats: 33 good, 19 mixed, 15 to avoid
Best seats
- Rows 2, 4 and 6, seats A and L (Business): window-side seat in Iberia's staggered Business cabin: set against the window with the aisle further away, the most private kind of seat here (seat letters likely).
- Rows 3, 5 and 7, seats E and G (Business): one of the two centre seats drawn side by side in this row: the best pair for two people travelling together (seat letters likely).
- Row 11, seats A, C, D, E, H, J and L (Premium Economy): exit row on Iberia's plan, with open floor in front at the door: lots of legroom, though people pass through to the door and lavatories (seat letters likely).
- Row 22, seat D (Economy): no seat in front: Iberia's plan has no seat 21D, so there is more room for your legs (seat letters likely).
Seats to avoid
- Row 35, seats A, C, D, E, G, H, J and L (Economy): row 35 backs onto the lavatories Iberia draws behind it mid-cabin: queues beside you and likely limited recline (seat letters likely).
- Row 52, seats A, C, D, E, H, J and L (Economy): last row of Economy, with galleys and lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues and galley noise (seat letters likely).