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Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) vs Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (255 seats)

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy) has 303 seats and Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (255 seats) has 255. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Hainan Airlines · 24 Business · 279 EconomyBusiness Class	24	11–18	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed
Hainan Airlines · 24 Business · 279 EconomyEconomy Class	279	31–67	2-4-2	Standard seat
Lufthansa · 255 seatsBusiness Class	42	1–11	2-2-2	Lie-flat bed
Lufthansa · 255 seatsPremium Economy	28	15–19	2-3-2	Recliner
Lufthansa · 255 seatsEconomy Class	185	22–46	2-4-2	Recliner

Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 (24 Business · 279 Economy)

303 seats: 3 good, 18 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat D (Business Class): front-row Business centre seat.
Row 15, seat A (Business Class): business window seat angled toward the aisle.
Row 50, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

Row 49, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 49, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 64, seat A (Economy Class): last side row, by the rear lavatories.
Row 64, seats C, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 (255 seats)

255 seats: 10 good, 20 mixed, 26 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat D (Business Class): front row of Business, in the middle pair; nobody to climb over.
Row 22, seat E (Economy Class): bulkhead seat in Economy's first row, marked with more legroom.
Row 23, seats A, C, H and K (Economy Class): lufthansa's map marks this seat with its extra-legroom arrow
Row 30, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door, marked with more legroom.

Seats to avoid

Row 5, seats A, C, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Rows 5 and 10, seats D and G (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 10, seats C, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 28, seats A, C, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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