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China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) vs Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 (33B regional, 42 Business · 265 Economy)

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy) has 307 seats and Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 (33B regional, 42 Business · 265 Economy) has 307.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch
China Airlines · 30 Business · 277 EconomyBusiness Class	30	1–5	2-2-2	Recliner	62 in
China Airlines · 30 Business · 277 EconomyEconomy Class	277	7–44	2-4-2	Standard seat	—
Cathay Pacific · 33B regional, 42 Business · 265 EconomyBusiness class	42	11–18	2-2-2	Recliner	—
Cathay Pacific · 33B regional, 42 Business · 265 EconomyEconomy	265	39–75	2-4-2	Standard seat	—

China Airlines Airbus A330-300 (30 Business · 277 Economy)

307 seats: 3 good, 23 mixed, 7 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business seat in a 2-2-2 layout.
Row 8, seat D (Economy Class): extra Comfort Seat at the front of the Economy centre block.
Row 27, seat D (Economy Class): extra Comfort Seat behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 26, seat D (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 26, seats E, F, G, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 44, seat E (Economy Class): last row, by the rear galley.

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Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 (33B regional, 42 Business · 265 Economy)

307 seats: 2 good, 22 mixed, 13 to avoid

Best seats

Row 14, seat A (Business class): business window seat in the middle of the cabin.
Row 59, seat C (Economy): exit-row aisle seat with extra legroom.

Seats to avoid

Row 18, seat G (Business class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 55, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 55, seat D (Economy): last row of the forward Economy section, directly in front of the lavatories.
Row 75, seat A (Economy): last row, in front of the rear galley.

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