Lounge Frog guide

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 259 Economy) vs Korean Air Boeing 787-9 (278 seats, 24 Prestige · 254 Economy)

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 259 Economy) has 289 seats and Korean Air Boeing 787-9 (278 seats, 24 Prestige · 254 Economy) has 278.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width
Hainan Airlines · 30 Business · 259 EconomyBusiness Class	30	11–17	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed	—	—
Hainan Airlines · 30 Business · 259 EconomyEconomy Class	259	31–60	3-3-3	Standard seat	—	—
Korean Air · 278 seats, 24 Prestige · 254 EconomyPrestige Class	24	7–10	2-2-2	Lie-flat bed	75 in	21 in
Korean Air · 278 seats, 24 Prestige · 254 EconomyEconomy Class	254	28–57	3-3-3	Standard seat	32 in	17 in

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 259 Economy)

289 seats: 3 good, 22 mixed, 16 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window pair.
Row 15, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 46, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 44, seats D and G (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 44, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 45, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 59, seat A (Economy Class): short row near the rear lavatory.

Korean Air Boeing 787-9 (278 seats, 24 Prestige · 254 Economy)

278 seats: 36 good, 15 mixed, 18 to avoid

Best seats

Row 8, seat A (Prestige Class): prestige window seat in the middle of the four-row cabin.
Row 28, seat G (Economy Class): extra Legroom seat at the front of Economy.
Row 29, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): marked Economy Extra Legroom seat
Row 29, seats G, H and J (Economy Class): marked Economy front-zone preferred seat

Seats to avoid

Row 10, seats A, B, E, H and J (Prestige Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 43, seat A (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 43, seats B, C, G, H and J (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 57, seats B, C, E, F, G and H (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing