Lounge Frog guide
Korean Air Airbus A330-300 (272 seats, 24 Prestige · 248 Economy) vs SWISS Airbus A330-300 (236 seats)
Korean Air Airbus A330-300 (272 seats, 24 Prestige · 248 Economy) has 272 seats and SWISS Airbus A330-300 (236 seats) has 236. Only the second has First.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Korean Air · 272 seats, 24 Prestige · 248 EconomyPrestige Class | 24 | 1–9 | 2-2-2 | Lie-flat bed | 75 in | 21 in |
Korean Air · 272 seats, 24 Prestige · 248 EconomyEconomy Class | 248 | 28–60 | 2-4-2 | Standard seat | — | 18.1 in |
SWISS · 236 seatsSWISS First | 8 | 1–2 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — |
SWISS · 236 seatsSWISS Business | 45 | 4–14 | 2-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — |
SWISS · 236 seatsSWISS Economy | 183 | 22–45 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | — | — |
Korean Air Airbus A330-300 (272 seats, 24 Prestige · 248 Economy)
272 seats: 35 good, 19 mixed, 10 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (Prestige Class): front-row Prestige window pair.
- Row 8, seat D (Prestige Class): centre Prestige pair with aisle access on both sides.
- Row 28, seat A (Economy Class): extra Legroom window pair at the front of Economy.
- Row 29, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): marked Economy front-zone preferred seat
Seats to avoid
- Row 45, seat C (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Row 45, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 60, seat A (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear lavatory.
- Row 60, seats B, D, E, G and H (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
SWISS Airbus A330-300 (236 seats)
236 seats: 20 good, 22 mixed, 19 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (SWISS First): sWISS First window seat in a cabin of only eight seats.
- Row 2, seats A and K (SWISS First): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
- Row 4, seat A (SWISS Business): extra space seat: a single seat at the window with wide surfaces either side and its own aisle access.
- Row 7, seat K (SWISS Business): single window seat on the right with direct aisle access.
Seats to avoid
- Row 5, seat B (SWISS Business): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 5, seats D and G (SWISS Business): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
- Row 9, seat A (SWISS Business): sWISS lists this Business seat with no window.
- Row 28, seats A, B, E, F, G, J and K (SWISS Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing