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Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 (33A regional, 50 Business) vs Iberia Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 292 seats)

Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 (33A regional, 50 Business) has 280 seats and Iberia Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 292 seats) has 292. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeat
Cathay Pacific · 33A regional, 50 BusinessBusiness class
811–121-2-1Lie-flat bed
Cathay Pacific · 33A regional, 50 BusinessBusiness class
4214–202-2-2Recliner
Cathay Pacific · 33A regional, 50 BusinessEconomy
23039–762-4-2Standard seat
Iberia · A330-300, 292 seatsBusiness
291–82-4-2Lie-flat bed
Iberia · A330-300, 292 seatsPremium Economy
2111–142-3-2Recliner
Iberia · A330-300, 292 seatsEconomy
24221–522-4-2Recliner

Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 (33A regional, 50 Business)

280 seats: 3 good, 31 mixed, 19 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 11, seat A (Business class): one of only eight flat-bed Business seats, at the window.
  • Row 12, seat D (Business class): flat-bed Business seat in the centre pair.
  • Row 59, seat C (Economy): exit-row aisle seat with extra legroom.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 17, seats A, C, H and K (Business class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 17, seats D and G (Business class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 50, seats D, E, F and G (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 51, seat A (Economy): last row of the forward Economy section, which Cathay lists as having no window.

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Iberia Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 292 seats)

292 seats: 33 good, 19 mixed, 15 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 2, 4 and 6, seats A and L (Business): window-side seat in Iberia's staggered Business cabin: set against the window with the aisle further away, the most private kind of seat here (seat letters likely).
  • Rows 3, 5 and 7, seats E and G (Business): one of the two centre seats drawn side by side in this row: the best pair for two people travelling together (seat letters likely).
  • Row 11, seats A, C, D, E, H, J and L (Premium Economy): exit row on Iberia's plan, with open floor in front at the door: lots of legroom, though people pass through to the door and lavatories (seat letters likely).
  • Row 22, seat D (Economy): no seat in front: Iberia's plan has no seat 21D, so there is more room for your legs (seat letters likely).

Seats to avoid

  • Row 35, seats A, C, D, E, G, H, J and L (Economy): row 35 backs onto the lavatories Iberia draws behind it mid-cabin: queues beside you and likely limited recline (seat letters likely).
  • Row 52, seats A, C, D, E, H, J and L (Economy): last row of Economy, with galleys and lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues and galley noise (seat letters likely).

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