Lounge Frog guide
China Airlines Airbus A350-900 (40 Premium Business · 32 Premium Economy · 228 Economy) vs Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 (X11 domestic, 12 First · 94 Class J · 263 Economy)
China Airlines Airbus A350-900 (40 Premium Business · 32 Premium Economy · 228 Economy) has 300 seats and Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 (X11 domestic, 12 First · 94 Class J · 263 Economy) has 369. Only the second has First. Only the first has Business.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China Airlines · 40 Premium Business · 32 Premium Economy · 228 EconomyPremium Business Class | 40 | 10–21 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | 78 in |
China Airlines · 40 Premium Business · 32 Premium Economy · 228 EconomyPremium Economy Class | 32 | 30–33 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 38 in | — |
China Airlines · 40 Premium Business · 32 Premium Economy · 228 EconomyEconomy Class | 228 | 40–76 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | — | — |
Japan Airlines · X11 domestic, 12 First · 94 Class J · 263 EconomyFirst Class | 12 | 1–2 | 2-2-2 | Recliner | — | — |
Japan Airlines · X11 domestic, 12 First · 94 Class J · 263 EconomyClass J | 94 | 5–19 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | — | — |
Japan Airlines · X11 domestic, 12 First · 94 Class J · 263 EconomyEconomy Class | 263 | 27–61 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | — | — |
China Airlines Airbus A350-900 (40 Premium Business · 32 Premium Economy · 228 Economy)
300 seats: 7 good, 25 mixed, 7 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 10, seat K (Premium Business Class): front-row Premium Business window seat.
- Row 20, seat A (Premium Business Class): two-row Premium Business cabin behind the galley, quieter than the main section.
- Row 31, seat A (Premium Economy Class): premium Economy window pair.
- Row 60, seat A (Economy Class): extra Comfort Seat at the front of the rear Economy section.
Seats to avoid
- Row 50, seat A (Economy Class): last row of the forward Economy section, in front of the lavatories.
- Row 50, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 76, seat E (Economy Class): last row, by the rear galley.
Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 (X11 domestic, 12 First · 94 Class J · 263 Economy)
369 seats: 3 good, 23 mixed, 19 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (First Class): first seat in a two-row cabin of twelve.
- Row 8, seat A (Class J): class J window seat in the middle of the forward cabin.
- Row 45, seat B (Economy Class): exit-row seat with open space ahead.
Seats to avoid
- Row 12, seats D, E, F and G (Class J): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 39, seat A (Economy Class): economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.
- Row 39, seat K (Economy Class): window seat that JAL lists as having no window and no recline.
- Row 59, seats A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing