Lounge Frog guide
Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) vs Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (255 seats)
Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) has 303 seats and Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (255 seats) has 255. Only the second has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hainan Airlines · 24 Business · 279 EconomyBusiness Class | 24 | 11–18 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed |
Hainan Airlines · 24 Business · 279 EconomyEconomy Class | 279 | 31–67 | 2-4-2 | Standard seat |
Lufthansa · 255 seatsBusiness Class | 42 | 1–11 | 2-2-2 | Lie-flat bed |
Lufthansa · 255 seatsPremium Economy | 28 | 15–19 | 2-3-2 | Recliner |
Lufthansa · 255 seatsEconomy Class | 185 | 22–46 | 2-4-2 | Recliner |
Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy)
303 seats: 3 good, 18 mixed, 12 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 11, seat D (Business Class): front-row Business centre seat.
- Row 15, seat A (Business Class): business window seat angled toward the aisle.
- Row 50, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.
Seats to avoid
- Row 49, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 49, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Row 64, seat A (Economy Class): last side row, by the rear lavatories.
- Row 64, seats C, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (255 seats)
255 seats: 10 good, 20 mixed, 26 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat D (Business Class): front row of Business, in the middle pair; nobody to climb over.
- Row 22, seat E (Economy Class): bulkhead seat in Economy's first row, marked with more legroom.
- Row 23, seats A, C, H and K (Economy Class): lufthansa's map marks this seat with its extra-legroom arrow
- Row 30, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door, marked with more legroom.
Seats to avoid
- Row 5, seats A, C, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Rows 5 and 10, seats D and G (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
- Row 10, seats C, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 28, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing