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Starlux Airlines Airbus A350-1000 (4 First · 40 Business · 36 Premium Economy · 270 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seats)
Starlux Airlines Airbus A350-1000 (4 First · 40 Business · 36 Premium Economy · 270 Economy) has 350 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seats) has 397. Only the first has First.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starlux Airlines · 4 First · 40 Business · 36 Premium Economy · 270 EconomyFirst Class | 4 | 1–1 | 1-2-1 | Private suite | — | — | — |
 Starlux Airlines · 4 First · 40 Business · 36 Premium Economy · 270 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Starlux Airlines | 40 | 2–11 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | — |
Starlux Airlines · 4 First · 40 Business · 36 Premium Economy · 270 EconomyPremium Economy | 36 | 20–24 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 40 in | — | — |
Starlux Airlines · 4 First · 40 Business · 36 Premium Economy · 270 EconomyEconomy Class | 270 | 30–69 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | — | — | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seatsUpper Class | 16 | 1–4 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | 20 in | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seatsPremium | 56 | 21–27 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 38 in | 18.5 in | 7 in |
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seatsEconomy | 325 | 45–82 | 3-3-3 | Recliner | 31 in | 17.4 in | 5 in |
Starlux Airlines Airbus A350-1000 (4 First · 40 Business · 36 Premium Economy · 270 Economy)
350 seats: 5 good, 30 mixed, 23 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (First Class): first Class suite; only four on the aircraft.
- Row 2, seat A (Business Class): front Business Class seat by the window.
- Row 20, seat A (Premium Economy): front row of Premium Economy.
- Row 30, seat E (Economy Class): extra Legroom centre seat with a bassinet position.
Seats to avoid
- Rows 3 and 11, seats A and K (Business Class): seat with partially obstructed view.
- Row 7, seat A (Business Class): seat with partially obstructed view.
- Row 41, seat A (Economy Class): last row before the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Rows 41 and 69, seats B, C, D, E, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Booth, 397 seats)
397 seats: 56 good, 23 mixed, 26 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat K (Upper Class): single window seat with direct aisle access: the most private Upper Class seats.
- Rows 2–4, seats A and K (Upper Class): single window seat with direct aisle access: the most private Upper Class seats.
- Row 65, seats B, C, H and J (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 65 and 70–71, seats D, F and G (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 27, seats A and C (Premium): last seat in its block, with lavatories and galleys drawn right behind it: expect queues and galley noise.
- Row 27, seats D, E, F and G (Premium): last seat in its block, with galleys drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.
- Row 27, seats H and K (Premium): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 63, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.