Lounge Frog guide

Etihad Airways Airbus A321-200 (202 seats) vs Philippine Airlines Airbus A321-200 (12 Business · 182 Economy)

Etihad Airways Airbus A321-200 (202 seats) has 202 seats and Philippine Airlines Airbus A321-200 (12 Business · 182 Economy) has 194.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline
Etihad Airways · 202 seatsBusiness	8	1–2	2-2	—	—	—	—
Etihad Airways · 202 seatsEconomy	194	6–40	3-3	Recliner	—	—	—
Philippine Airlines · 12 Business · 182 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Philippine Airlines	12	1–3	2-2	Recliner	45 in	22 in	10 in
Philippine Airlines · 12 Business · 182 EconomyEconomy Class	182	31–61	3-3	Standard seat	—	18.1 in	5 in

Etihad Airways Airbus A321-200 (202 seats)

202 seats: 14 good, 8 mixed, 14 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business): front row of Business, by the bassinet position.
Row 6, seat A (Economy): first Economy row, drawn with extra legroom.
Row 13, seat A (Economy): exit row behind the forward exits, with extra legroom.
Rows 13 and 28, seats B, C, D, E and G (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 11, seat B (Economy): no window seat beside it, and it sits in front of the exits, so recline is likely limited.
Row 11, seats C, D and E (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 26, seats B, D and E (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 26, seat C (Economy): in front of the exits, so recline is likely limited.

Philippine Airlines Airbus A321-200 (12 Business · 182 Economy)

194 seats: 13 good, 9 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business seat.
Row 35, seat A (Economy Class): first exit row.
Row 35, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 49, seats A, B, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 61, seat A (Economy Class): last row, beside the rear lavatories.
Row 61, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing