Lounge Frog guide
Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)
Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) has 303 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats) has 264. Only the second has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — | — | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsUpper Class | 31 | 1–11 | 1-1-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | 22 in | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsPremium | 48 | 18–25 | 2-3-2 | Recliner | 38 in | 21 in | 7 in |
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsEconomy | 185 | 40–65 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 31 in | 17 in | 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
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)
264 seats: 48 good, 26 mixed, 11 to avoid
Best seats
- Rows 1–10, seats A and K (Upper Class): window seat angled toward the window in Virgin's herringbone Upper Class: private, with direct aisle access.
- Row 50, seats A, C, H and K (Economy): exit row on Virgin Atlantic's map, with open floor in front by the door: lots of legroom, though people gather by the door and lavatories. You must be able to help in an emergency.
- Rows 51–56, seats A, C, H and K (Economy): economy Delight seat, marked on the map: up to 34 inches of pitch against up to 31 in the rest of Economy, per Virgin Atlantic.
Seats to avoid
- Row 45, seats A and C (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 46, seats H and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 64, seats A, C, H and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 65, seats D, F and G (Economy): last seat in its block, with galleys drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.