Lounge Frog guide

Cathay Pacific Airbus A321neo (32P, 12 Business · 183 Economy) vs SWISS Airbus A321neo (215 seats)

Cathay Pacific Airbus A321neo (32P, 12 Business · 183 Economy) has 195 seats and SWISS Airbus A321neo (215 seats) has 215.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Cathay Pacific · 32P, 12 Business · 183 EconomyBusiness class	12	11–14	2-2	Recliner
Cathay Pacific · 32P, 12 Business · 183 EconomyEconomy	183	39–69	3-3	Standard seat
SWISS · 215 seatsSWISS Business	48	1–8	3-3	Lie-flat bed
SWISS · 215 seatsSWISS Economy	167	9–38	3-3	Recliner

Cathay Pacific Airbus A321neo (32P, 12 Business · 183 Economy)

195 seats: 13 good, 9 mixed, 8 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Business class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 49, seat A (Economy): exit-row window seat between the overwing exits.
Row 49, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy): exit row with extra legroom
Row 50, seats A, B, H, J and K (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 60, seat A (Economy): economy window seat that Cathay lists as having no window.
Row 60, seat K (Economy): no window at this window seat
Row 68, seat A (Economy): last row on the left, directly in front of the lavatories.
Row 68, seats B and C (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

SWISS Airbus A321neo (215 seats)

215 seats: 19 good, 8 mixed, 8 to avoid

Best seats

Row 9, seat A (SWISS Economy): front of the Preferred zone, right behind Business.
Row 17, seats A, B, C, D and E (SWISS Economy): exit row with extra legroom
Row 17, seat F (SWISS Economy): overwing exit row with extra legroom.
Row 18, seat A (SWISS Economy): second overwing exit row, marked Extra legroom, at the window.

Seats to avoid

Row 25, seats D and E (SWISS Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 25, seat F (SWISS Economy): backs onto the mid-cabin lavatory: recline is likely limited, with a queue alongside.
Row 38, seats B, C, D, E and F (SWISS Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing