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Air China Airbus A330-300 (311 seats) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)

Air China Airbus A330-300 (311 seats) has 311 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats) has 264.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthRecline
Air China · 311 seatsBusiness Class
3611–162-2-2Lie-flat bed———
Air China · 311 seatsPremium Economy
2031–332-4-2Recliner———
Air China · 311 seatsEconomy Class
25534–662-4-2Recliner———
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsUpper Class
311–111-1-1Lie-flat bed—22 in—
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsPremium
4818–252-3-2Recliner38 in21 in7 in
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsEconomy
18540–652-4-2Recliner31 in17 in6 in

Air China Airbus A330-300 (311 seats)

311 seats: 8 good, 28 mixed, 10 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 12–15, seats A and L (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private

Seats to avoid

  • Row 16, seats C and J (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 48, seats A, C, D, E, F, H, J and L (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)

264 seats: 48 good, 26 mixed, 11 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 1–10, seats A and K (Upper Class): window seat angled toward the window in Virgin's herringbone Upper Class: private, with direct aisle access.
  • Row 50, seats A, C, H and K (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.
  • Rows 51–56, seats A, C, H and K (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 45, seats A and C (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
  • Row 46, seats H and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
  • Row 64, seats A, C, H and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
  • Row 65, seats D, F and G (Economy): last seat in its block, with galleys drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.

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