Lounge Frog guide

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) vs Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 268 Economy)

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) has 303 seats and Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 268 Economy) has 298.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Width	Screen
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	—	—
Asiana Airlines · 30 Business · 268 EconomyBusiness Class	30	7–11	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed	21 in	15.4 in
Asiana Airlines · 30 Business · 268 EconomyEconomy Class	268	28–62	2-4-2	Standard seat	17.7 in	10.6 in

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

Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 268 Economy)

298 seats: 4 good, 19 mixed, 2 to avoid

Best seats

Row 7, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window pair.
Row 9, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 28, seat C (Economy Class): extra Legroom Seat at the front of Economy.
Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): extra Legroom Seat behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 46, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 62, seat D (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear galley.