Lounge Frog guide

Hainan Airlines Airbus A320neo (4 Business · 168 Economy) vs Lufthansa Airbus A320neo (180 seats)

Hainan Airlines Airbus A320neo (4 Business · 168 Economy) has 172 seats and Lufthansa Airbus A320neo (180 seats) has 180.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Hainan Airlines · 4 Business · 168 EconomyBusiness Class	4	1–1	2-2	Recliner
Hainan Airlines · 4 Business · 168 EconomyEconomy Class	168	31–58	3-3	Standard seat
Lufthansa · 180 seatsBusiness Class	42	1–7	3-3	Recliner
Lufthansa · 180 seatsEconomy Class	138	8–32	3-3	Recliner

Hainan Airlines Airbus A320neo (4 Business · 168 Economy)

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

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): one of only four Business seats.
Row 39, seat A (Economy Class): first overwing exit row.
Row 39, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 40, seats A, B, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 58, seats A, B, C, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 58, seat H (Economy Class): last row, beside the rear lavatories.

Lufthansa Airbus A320neo (180 seats)

180 seats: 7 good, 13 mixed, 11 to avoid

Best seats

Row 8, seat A (Economy Class): front of the Preferred Zone; the curtain ahead moves with demand.
Row 12, seat A (Economy Class): second exit row: more legroom as Lufthansa marks it, and the seat can recline.
Row 12, seats B, C, D and E (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 12, seat F (Economy Class): second exit row with more legroom and normal recline.

Seats to avoid

Row 10, seats A, B, C, E and F (Economy Class): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 10, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the exit rows, so recline is likely limited.
Row 32, seats B and C (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 32, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing