Lounge Frog guide
Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER (291 seats, 8 First · 56 Prestige · 227 Economy) vs Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER (40 Business Premier · 32 Premium Economy · 296 Economy)
Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER (291 seats, 8 First · 56 Prestige · 227 Economy) has 291 seats and Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER (40 Business Premier · 32 Premium Economy · 296 Economy) has 368. Only the first has First. Only the second has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Korean Air · 291 seats, 8 First · 56 Prestige · 227 EconomyFirst Class | 8 | 1–2 | 1-2-1 | Private suite | 83 in | 26.5 in |
Korean Air · 291 seats, 8 First · 56 Prestige · 227 EconomyPrestige Class | 56 | 7–15 | 2-3-2 | Lie-flat bed | 74 in | 20.1 in |
Korean Air · 291 seats, 8 First · 56 Prestige · 227 EconomyEconomy Class | 227 | 28–53 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | — | 18.1 in |
Air New Zealand · 40 Business Premier · 32 Premium Economy · 296 EconomyBusiness Premier | 40 | 11–23 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — |
Air New Zealand · 40 Business Premier · 32 Premium Economy · 296 EconomyPremium Economy | 32 | 30–33 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | — | — |
Air New Zealand · 40 Business Premier · 32 Premium Economy · 296 EconomyEconomy | 296 | 39–72 | 3-4-3 | Standard seat | — | — |
Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER (291 seats, 8 First · 56 Prestige · 227 Economy)
291 seats: 28 good, 23 mixed, 17 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (First Class): first Class window suite in a cabin of eight.
- Row 11, seat A (Prestige Class): prestige window pair in the main Prestige cabin.
- Row 28, seat B (Economy Class): extra Legroom seat behind the forward exit.
- Row 29, seats A, B, C, D, E, G, H and J (Economy Class): marked Economy front-zone preferred seat
Seats to avoid
- Row 10, seat E (Prestige Class): prestige middle seat of three in the centre block.
- Row 40, seat A (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatory.
- Row 40, seats B, C, G, H and J (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 40, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER (40 Business Premier · 32 Premium Economy · 296 Economy)
368 seats: 5 good, 36 mixed, 17 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 11, seat A (Business Premier): front-row Business Premier seat.
- Row 16, seat D (Business Premier): centre Business Premier seat.
- Row 30, seat A (Premium Economy): front row of Premium Economy.
- Row 43, seat A (Economy): exit row at the front of the middle Economy section.
Seats to avoid
- Row 41, seats H, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 42, seat A (Economy): short row just ahead of the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Row 42, seats D, E, F and G (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 71, seat A (Economy): last row, by the rear lavatory.