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British Airways Airbus A350-1000 (A350, 331 seats) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seats)

British Airways Airbus A350-1000 (A350, 331 seats) has 331 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seats) has 335.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthRecline
British Airways · A350, 331 seatsClub World
561–171-2-1Lie-flat bed———
British Airways · A350, 331 seatsWorld Traveller Plus
5620–262-4-2Recliner———
British Airways · A350, 331 seatsWorld Traveller
21930–593-3-3Recliner———
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seatsUpper Class
441–111-2-1Lie-flat bed—20 in—
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seatsPremium
5621–272-4-2Recliner38 in18.5 in7 in
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seatsEconomy
23545–713-3-3Recliner31 in17.4 in5 in

British Airways Airbus A350-1000 (A350, 331 seats)

331 seats: 40 good, 20 mixed, 14 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 2–11 and 16–17, seats A and K (Club World): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
  • Row 15, seats A and K (Club World): exit row with extra legroom
  • Row 31, seat C (World Traveller): no seat in front: BA's map has no seat 30C, so there is more room for your legs.
  • Row 31, seat D (World Traveller): no seat in front: BA's map has no seat 30D, so there is more room for your legs.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 11, seats E and F (Club World): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 35, seats A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J and K (World Traveller): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 59, seats D, E and F (World Traveller): last row of World Traveller, with lavatories and galleys drawn right behind it: expect queues and galley noise.

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Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seats)

335 seats: 62 good, 24 mixed, 18 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 1–11, seats A and K (Upper Class): single window seat with direct aisle access: the most private Upper Class seats.
  • Row 53, seats B, C, H and J (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.
  • Row 54, seat A (Economy): no seat in front: Virgin's map has no seat 53A, so there is more room for your legs.
  • Row 54, seats B, C, D, F, G, H and J (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 52, seats A and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
  • Row 52, seats B, C, D, F, G, H and J (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 70, seats A, B and C (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
  • Row 70, seats H, J and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with galleys drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.

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