Lounge Frog guide
Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER (6 Business Premier Preferred · 53 Business Premier · 34 Premium Economy · 201 Economy) vs Thai Airways International Boeing 777-300ER (8 Royal First · 40 Royal Silk · 255 Economy)
Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER (6 Business Premier Preferred · 53 Business Premier · 34 Premium Economy · 201 Economy) has 294 seats and Thai Airways International Boeing 777-300ER (8 Royal First · 40 Royal Silk · 255 Economy) has 303. Only the second has First. Only the first has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Air New Zealand · 6 Business Premier Preferred · 53 Business Premier · 34 Premium Economy · 201 EconomyBusiness Premier Preferred | 6 | 1–2 | 1-1-1 | Lie-flat bed |
Air New Zealand · 6 Business Premier Preferred · 53 Business Premier · 34 Premium Economy · 201 EconomyBusiness Premier | 53 | 11–26 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed |
Air New Zealand · 6 Business Premier Preferred · 53 Business Premier · 34 Premium Economy · 201 EconomyPremium Economy | 34 | 30–34 | 2-4-2 | Recliner |
Air New Zealand · 6 Business Premier Preferred · 53 Business Premier · 34 Premium Economy · 201 EconomyEconomy | 201 | 39–72 | 3-4-3 | Standard seat |
_fc.jpg) Thai Airways International · 8 Royal First · 40 Royal Silk · 255 EconomyRoyal First ClassPhoto: Thai Airways International | 8 | 1–2 | 1-2-1 | Private suite |
Thai Airways International · 8 Royal First · 40 Royal Silk · 255 EconomyRoyal Silk Class | 40 | 11–21 | 2-4-2 | Lie-flat bed |
Thai Airways International · 8 Royal First · 40 Royal Silk · 255 EconomyEconomy Class | 255 | 31–60 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat |
Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300ER (6 Business Premier Preferred · 53 Business Premier · 34 Premium Economy · 201 Economy)
294 seats: 6 good, 20 mixed, 15 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (Business Premier Preferred): business Premier Preferred seat in the six-seat front cabin.
- Row 11, seat A (Business Premier): front-row Business Premier seat.
- Row 16, seat D (Business Premier): centre Business Premier seat.
- Row 31, seat A (Premium Economy): premium Economy exit row pair.
Seats to avoid
- Row 45, seat A (Economy): last side row before the mid-cabin lavatory.
- Row 45, seats B and C (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 46, seats D, E, F, G, H, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 72, seat A (Economy): last row, by the rear lavatories.
Thai Airways International Boeing 777-300ER (8 Royal First · 40 Royal Silk · 255 Economy)
303 seats: 8 good, 40 mixed, 16 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (Royal First Class): royal First suite in the front row; only eight First seats.
- Row 2, seats A, E, F and K (Royal First Class): royal First.
- Row 11, seat A (Royal Silk Class): royal Silk window seat in the two-row cabin ahead of the second door.
- Row 33, seat A (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the middle Economy section.
Seats to avoid
- Row 32, seats A, B, C, D, F, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 32, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Row 46, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
- Row 59, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing