Lounge Frog guide
China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) vs Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (255 seats)
China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) has 307 seats and Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (255 seats) has 255. 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 | — |
Lufthansa · 255 seatsBusiness Class | 42 | 1–11 | 2-2-2 | Lie-flat bed | — |
Lufthansa · 255 seatsPremium Economy | 28 | 15–19 | 2-3-2 | Recliner | — |
Lufthansa · 255 seatsEconomy Class | 185 | 22–46 | 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.
Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (255 seats)
255 seats: 10 good, 20 mixed, 26 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat D (Business Class): front row of Business, in the middle pair; nobody to climb over.
- Row 22, seat E (Economy Class): bulkhead seat in Economy's first row, marked with more legroom.
- Row 23, seats A, C, H and K (Economy Class): lufthansa's map marks this seat with its extra-legroom arrow
- Row 30, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door, marked with more legroom.
Seats to avoid
- Row 5, seats A, C, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Rows 5 and 10, seats D and G (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
- Row 10, seats C, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 28, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing