Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-200 (18 Business) vs Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (18 Business · 240 Economy)

Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-200 (18 Business) has 260 seats and Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (18 Business · 240 Economy) has 258.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Garuda Indonesia · 18 BusinessBusiness	18	6–8	2-2-2	Recliner
Garuda Indonesia · 18 BusinessEconomy	242	21–52	2-4-2	Recliner
Hainan Airlines · 18 Business · 240 EconomyBusiness Class	18	11–15	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed
Hainan Airlines · 18 Business · 240 EconomyEconomy Class	240	31–61	2-4-2	Standard seat

Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-200 (18 Business)

260 seats: 18 good, 10 mixed, 13 to avoid

Best seats

Row 7, seats A and K (Business): business window seat in the 2-2-2 cabin.
Row 7, seats C and H (Business): business aisle seat in the 2-2-2 cabin: easy to get out.
Row 7, seats D and G (Business): business centre pair: both seats on an aisle.
Row 21, seats A, C, H and K (Economy): first Economy row, behind the bulkhead: nobody reclines into you.

Seats to avoid

Row 38, seats A, C, D, E, F, G, H and K (Economy): backs onto the mid-cabin lavatories: likely limited recline and the queue beside you.
Row 52, seats A, C, D, F and G (Economy): last row of the aircraft, in front of the rear galley: likely limited recline, galley light and noise.

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (18 Business · 240 Economy)

258 seats: 3 good, 20 mixed, 9 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window pair.
Row 12, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 47, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 47, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 60, seat A (Economy Class): last side row, by the rear lavatory.