Lounge Frog guide

Cathay Pacific Airbus A321neo (32P, 12 Business · 183 Economy) vs Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321neo (8 Business · 195 Economy)

Cathay Pacific Airbus A321neo (32P, 12 Business · 183 Economy) has 195 seats and Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321neo (8 Business · 195 Economy) has 203.

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
Vietnam Airlines · 8 Business · 195 EconomyBusiness Class	8	1–2	2-2	Recliner
Vietnam Airlines · 8 Business · 195 EconomyEconomy Class	195	10–44	3-3	Standard seat

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

Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321neo (8 Business · 195 Economy)

203 seats: 11 good, 9 mixed, 3 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 18, seat A (Economy Class): seat behind the second pair of doors, with space in front.
Rows 18 and 32, seats B, C, E and G (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 32, seat A (Economy Class): seat behind the third pair of doors.

Seats to avoid

Row 43, seat A (Economy Class): last side row, beside the rear lavatories.
Row 43, seats B and C (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing