Lounge Frog guide

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) vs Saudia Airbus A330-300 (Configuration 33D, 284 seats)

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) has 307 seats and Saudia Airbus A330-300 (Configuration 33D, 284 seats) has 284.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Wi-Fi
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	—	—	—
Saudia · Configuration 33D, 284 seatsBusiness Class	36	15–20	2-2-2	—	61 in	18.77 in	Yes
Saudia · Configuration 33D, 284 seatsGuest Class	248	30–61	2-4-2	Recliner	32 in	—	Yes

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.

Saudia Airbus A330-300 (Configuration 33D, 284 seats)

284 seats: 5 good, 22 mixed, 17 to avoid

Best seats

Row 15, seat A (Business Class): front row of Business by the window, with nobody in front.
Row 18, seat A (Business Class): business window seat in the middle of the cabin, away from the galleys at either end.
Row 30, seat A (Guest Class): first Guest Class row, drawn as extra legroom.
Row 47, seat A (Guest Class): exit seat behind the mid-cabin doors, as Saudia colours it.

Seats to avoid

Row 20, seats A, C, J and L (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 20, seat D (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 45, seat A (Guest Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 45, seat C (Guest Class): backs onto the left-hand mid-cabin toilet, so recline is likely limited.