Seats Frog guide

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 259 Economy) vs Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 (28 Business · 283 Economy)

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 259 Economy) has 289 seats and Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 (28 Business · 283 Economy) has 311.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Hainan Airlines · 30 Business · 259 EconomyBusiness Class	30	11–17	2-2-2	Angled-flat bed
Hainan Airlines · 30 Business · 259 EconomyEconomy Class	259	31–60	3-3-3	Standard seat
Vietnam Airlines · 28 Business · 283 EconomyBusiness Class	28	1–7	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed
Vietnam Airlines · 28 Business · 283 EconomyEconomy Class	283	16–50	3-3-3	Standard seat

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 259 Economy)

289 seats: 3 good, 22 mixed, 16 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window pair.
Row 15, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 46, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 44, seats D and G (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 44, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 45, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 59, seat A (Economy Class): short row near the rear lavatory.

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 (28 Business · 283 Economy)

311 seats: 3 good, 20 mixed, 7 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 4, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
Row 34, seat A (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the rear Economy section.

Seats to avoid

Row 31, seats D, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 31, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 50, seat E (Economy Class): last row, by the rear galley.