Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-200 (36 Business) vs Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (36 Business · 178 Economy)

Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-200 (36 Business) has 222 seats and Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-200 (36 Business · 178 Economy) has 214.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Garuda Indonesia · 36 BusinessBusiness	36	6–11	2-2-2	Recliner
Garuda Indonesia · 36 BusinessEconomy	186	21–45	2-4-2	Recliner
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 178 EconomyBusiness Class	36	11–18	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 178 EconomyEconomy Class	178	31–53	2-4-2	Standard seat

Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-200 (36 Business)

222 seats: 20 good, 16 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 10, seats A and K (Business): business window seat in the quieter rear Business section.

Seats to avoid

Row 31, 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 45, 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 (36 Business · 178 Economy)

214 seats: 3 good, 26 mixed, 9 to avoid

Best seats

Row 12, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 16, seat A (Business Class): front row of the smaller rear Business cabin.
Row 40, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 39, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 39, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 53, seat A (Economy Class): last row, by the rear galley.