Lounge Frog guide
Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) vs Qantas Airways Airbus A330-300 (28 Business · 263 Economy)
Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) has 303 seats and Qantas Airways Airbus A330-300 (28 Business · 263 Economy) has 291.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Bed | 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 | — | — | — | — |
 Qantas Airways · 28 Business · 263 EconomyBusinessPhoto: Qantas Airways | 28 | 1–7 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | 23 in | 80 in | 16 in |
Qantas Airways · 28 Business · 263 EconomyEconomy | 263 | 23–60 | 2-4-2 | Standard seat | 31 in | 17.5 in | — | 11 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
Qantas Airways Airbus A330-300 (28 Business · 263 Economy)
291 seats: 55 good, 16 mixed, 12 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (Business): front-row Business window seat.
- Row 3, seat E (Business): centre Business pair, good for two travelling together.
- Row 23, seat A (Economy): economy Plus Front pair at the bulkhead.
- Rows 24 and 35–38, seats A and B (Economy): economy Plus
Seats to avoid
- Row 39, seat A (Economy): last side row before the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Row 41, seats D, E, F and G (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 60, seats A, B, D, F, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 60, seat E (Economy): last row, in front of the rear galley.