Seats Frog guide

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (36 Business · 183 Economy) vs Thai Airways International Boeing 787-8 (22 Royal Silk · 234 Economy)

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (36 Business · 183 Economy) has 219 seats and Thai Airways International Boeing 787-8 (22 Royal Silk · 234 Economy) has 256.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 183 EconomyBusiness Class	36	11–18	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 183 EconomyEconomy Class	183	31–51	3-3-3	Standard seat
Thai Airways International · 22 Royal Silk · 234 EconomyRoyal Silk ClassPhoto: Thai Airways International	22	11–15	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed
Thai Airways International · 22 Royal Silk · 234 EconomyEconomy Class	234	31–58	3-3-3	Standard seat

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (36 Business · 183 Economy)

219 seats: 3 good, 28 mixed, 10 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, B, C, D, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 39, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 51, seat A (Economy Class): last row, by the rear closet.

Thai Airways International Boeing 787-8 (22 Royal Silk · 234 Economy)

256 seats: 3 good, 22 mixed, 18 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Royal Silk Class): front-row Royal Silk window pair.
Row 12, seat E (Royal Silk Class): royal Silk centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the rear Economy section.

Seats to avoid

Row 45, seats D and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 45, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatory.
Row 46, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 57, seat A (Economy Class): last full row, in front of the rear lavatories.