Lounge Frog guide

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) vs Saudia Airbus A330-300 (Configuration 33R, 338 seats)

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) has 307 seats and Saudia Airbus A330-300 (Configuration 33R, 338 seats) has 338.

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 33R, 338 seatsBusiness Class	30	1–5	2-2-2	—	60 in	18.77 in	Yes
Saudia · Configuration 33R, 338 seatsGuest Class	308	30–70	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 33R, 338 seats)

338 seats: 6 good, 18 mixed, 20 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front row of Business, with nobody in front.
Row 3, seat D (Business Class): business middle seat in the middle of the cabin, away from the toilets and galleys.
Row 30, seat E (Guest Class): extra-legroom middle seat in the first Guest Class row.
Row 31, seat A (Guest Class): exit seat by the window behind the second doors, as Saudia colours it.

Seats to avoid

Row 5, seats A, C, D, H and J (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 51, seats A, C, J and L (Guest Class): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 52, seats D, F and H (Guest Class): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 52, seat E (Guest Class): in front of the mid-cabin exit row, so recline is likely limited.