Lounge Frog guide

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (36 Business · 178 Economy) vs Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (18 Business · 240 Economy)

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (36 Business · 178 Economy) has 214 seats and Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (18 Business · 240 Economy) has 258.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 178 EconomyBusiness Class	36	11–18	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 178 EconomyEconomy Class	178	31–53	2-4-2	Standard seat
Hainan Airlines · 18 Business · 240 EconomyBusiness Class	18	11–15	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed
Hainan Airlines · 18 Business · 240 EconomyEconomy Class	240	31–61	2-4-2	Standard seat

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (36 Business · 178 Economy)

214 seats: 3 good, 26 mixed, 9 to avoid

Best seats

Row 12, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 16, seat A (Business Class): front row of the smaller rear Business cabin.
Row 40, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 39, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 39, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 53, seat A (Economy Class): last row, by the rear galley.

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (18 Business · 240 Economy)

258 seats: 3 good, 20 mixed, 9 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window pair.
Row 12, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 47, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 47, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 60, seat A (Economy Class): last side row, by the rear lavatory.