Lounge Frog guide

Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 (171 Economy) vs Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200 (12 Comfort · 168 Economy)

Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 (171 Economy) has 171 seats and Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200 (12 Comfort · 168 Economy) has 180.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline
Air New Zealand · 171 EconomyEconomy	171	1–29	3-3	Standard seat	—	—	3.9 in
Philippine Airlines · 12 Comfort · 168 EconomyComfort Class	12	21–22	3-3	Standard seat	34 in	17.84 in	5 in
Philippine Airlines · 12 Comfort · 168 EconomyEconomy Class	168	31–58	3-3	Standard seat	28 in	17.84 in	5 in

Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 (171 Economy)

171 seats: 9 good, 6 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Economy): front row by the forward door.
Row 1, seats B and C (Economy): exit row with extra legroom
Row 12, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy): exit row with extra legroom
Row 12, seat C (Economy): second exit row, which reclines.

Seats to avoid

Row 10, seat A (Economy): in front of the exit rows; does not recline.
Rows 10 and 29, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy): does not recline
Row 29, seat A (Economy): last row; does not recline.

Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200 (12 Comfort · 168 Economy)

180 seats: 19 good, 5 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

Row 21, seat A (Comfort Class): front-row Comfort Class seat.
Row 39, seat A (Economy Class): first of the exit rows.
Row 39, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 40, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 58, seat A (Economy Class): last row, beside the rear lavatories.
Row 58, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing