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Air France Airbus A330-200 (224 seats) vs Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (36 Business · 178 Economy)

Air France Airbus A330-200 (224 seats) has 224 seats and Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (36 Business · 178 Economy) has 214. Only the first has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Air France · 224 seatsBusiness	36	1–6	2-2-2	Lie-flat bed
Air France · 224 seatsPremium	21	19–21	2-3-2	Recliner
Air France · 224 seatsEconomy	167	23–44	2-4-2	Recliner
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 178 EconomyBusiness Class	36	11–18	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 178 EconomyEconomy Class	178	31–53	2-4-2	Standard seat

Air France Airbus A330-200 (224 seats)

224 seats: 50 good, 29 mixed, 23 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat C (Business): aisle seat of a Business pair at the front: no climbing over a neighbour.
Row 19, seat A (Premium): front row of Premium in a pair by the window.
Row 23, seat A (Economy): duo pair by the window at the front of Economy, a bassinet position.
Rows 24–29 and 32–36, seats A, C, J and L (Economy): duo seat: Air France sells the pairs at the front of the A330 Economy cabin as Duo seats, two together by the window

Seats to avoid

Row 4, seats A, C, D and H (Business): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Rows 4–5, seats J and L (Business): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 5, seats A, C and H (Business): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 29, seats D, G and H (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (36 Business · 178 Economy)

214 seats: 3 good, 26 mixed, 9 to avoid

Best seats

Row 12, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 16, seat A (Business Class): front row of the smaller rear Business cabin.
Row 40, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 39, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 39, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 53, seat A (Economy Class): last row, by the rear galley.

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