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Etihad Airways Airbus A380-800 (487 seats) vs Korean Air Airbus A380-800 (12 First · 94 Prestige · 301 Economy)

Etihad Airways Airbus A380-800 (487 seats) has 487 seats and Korean Air Airbus A380-800 (12 First · 94 Prestige · 301 Economy) has 407.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidth
Etihad Airways · 487 seatsFirstUpper deck
111–52-2Private suite——
Etihad Airways · 487 seatsBusinessUpper deck
708–262-4-2Lie-flat bed——
Etihad Airways · 487 seatsEconomyMain deck
40640–833-4-3Recliner——
Korean Air · 12 First · 94 Prestige · 301 EconomyFirst ClassMain deck
121–31-2-1Private suite83 in26.5 in
Korean Air · 12 First · 94 Prestige · 301 EconomyPrestige ClassUpper deck
947–232-2-2Lie-flat bed——
Korean Air · 12 First · 94 Prestige · 301 EconomyEconomy ClassMain deck
30128–593-4-3Standard seat—18.1 in

Etihad Airways Airbus A380-800 (487 seats)

487 seats: 78 good, 48 mixed, 30 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (First): the Residence: one of its two seats (1A and 1C), with a living room, bed and shower room of its own.
  • Row 1, seat H (First): first Apartment at the very front of the upper deck, by the shower room on the right.
  • Row 3, seat A (First): window First Apartment in the middle of the cabin, away from the doors and the lounge.
  • Row 8, seat A (Business): business window seat in a row of only two (8A and 8K), right behind the lounge.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 18, seats E and F (Business): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 26, seat F (Business): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 62, seat D (Economy): middle seat in front of the toilets, so recline is likely limited.
  • Row 62, seats E, F and G (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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Korean Air Airbus A380-800 (12 First · 94 Prestige · 301 Economy)

407 seats: 45 good, 54 mixed, 37 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 2, seat A (First Class): first Class window suite in a main-deck cabin of twelve.
  • Row 8, seat A (Prestige Class): upper-deck Prestige window pair with aisle access.
  • Row 10, seat A (Prestige Class): prestige window seat in a row with no centre seats, so the cabin feels open.
  • Row 28, seat A (Economy Class): extra Legroom window seat at the front of Economy.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 23, seat H (Prestige Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 40, seats A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 41, seat A (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
  • Row 41, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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