Seats Frog guide

Air India Airbus A350-900 (28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 Economy) vs Air China Airbus A350-900 (312 seats)

Air India Airbus A350-900 (28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 Economy) has 316 seats and Air China Airbus A350-900 (312 seats) has 312.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline	Bed	Screen
Air India · 28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Air India	28	1–7	1-2-1	Private suite	48 in	21.1 in	—	79 in	21 in
Air India · 28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 EconomyPremium Economy	24	8–10	2-4-2	Recliner	38 in	18.5 in	8 in	—	13.3 in
Air India · 28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 EconomyEconomy Class	264	11–40	3-3-3	Standard seat	31 in	17.5 in	6 in	—	12 in
Air China · 312 seatsBusiness Class	32	11–18	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed	—	—	—	—	—
Air China · 312 seatsPremium Economy	24	31–33	2-4-2	Recliner	—	—	—	—	—
Air China · 312 seatsEconomy Class	256	34–63	3-3-3	Recliner	—	—	—	—	—

Air India Airbus A350-900 (28 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 264 Economy)

316 seats: 27 good, 28 mixed, 25 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business suite with a privacy door.
Rows 2–3 and 5–7, seats A, D, G and K (Business Class): business suites with privacy doors.
Row 4, seats A, G and K (Business Class): business suites with privacy doors.
Row 4, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.

Seats to avoid

Row 10, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Premium Economy): air India lists 7.5 inches of recline in the last Premium Economy row, against 8 inches elsewhere.
Row 24, seats A, B, C, D, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 24, seat E (Economy Class): middle seat in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 39, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

Air China Airbus A350-900 (312 seats)

312 seats: 12 good, 27 mixed, 20 to avoid

Best seats

Rows 12–17, seats A and L (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private

Seats to avoid

Row 18, seats D and H (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 47, seats A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K and L (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 62, seats A, B, C, J, K and L (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 63, seats D, E and H (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service