Lounge Frog guide
Korean Air Airbus A330-300 (272 seats, 24 Prestige · 248 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)
Korean Air Airbus A330-300 (272 seats, 24 Prestige · 248 Economy) has 272 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — |
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 |
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
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.