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Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300 (18 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 267 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)

Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300 (18 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 267 Economy) has 309 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats) has 264.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthRecline
Philippine Airlines A330-300 Business Class seats
Philippine Airlines · 18 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 267 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Philippine Airlines
181–51-2-1Lie-flat bed44 in——
Philippine Airlines · 18 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 267 EconomyPremium Economy Class
2421–242-3-2Recliner38 in19.55 in8 in
Philippine Airlines · 18 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 267 EconomyEconomy Class
26731–672-4-2Standard seat—18 in6 in
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsUpper Class
311–111-1-1Lie-flat bed—22 in—
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsPremium
4818–252-3-2Recliner38 in21 in7 in
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsEconomy
18540–652-4-2Recliner31 in17 in6 in

Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300 (18 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 267 Economy)

309 seats: 4 good, 20 mixed, 11 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Business Class): business window seat with direct aisle access.
  • Row 22, seat A (Premium Economy Class): premium Economy window pair.
  • Row 31, seat A (Economy Class): two-seat Economy pair at the bulkhead.
  • Row 51, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 47, seat A (Economy Class): last row before the mid-cabin lavatories.
  • Row 47, seats C, D, E, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 67, seats D and G (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 67, seat E (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear galley.

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Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)

264 seats: 48 good, 26 mixed, 11 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 1–10, seats A and K (Upper Class): window seat angled toward the window in Virgin's herringbone Upper Class: private, with direct aisle access.
  • Row 50, seats A, C, H and K (Economy): exit row on Virgin Atlantic's map, with open floor in front by the door: lots of legroom, though people gather by the door and lavatories. You must be able to help in an emergency.
  • Rows 51–56, seats A, C, H and K (Economy): economy Delight seat, marked on the map: up to 34 inches of pitch against up to 31 in the rest of Economy, per Virgin Atlantic.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 45, seats A and C (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
  • Row 46, seats H and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
  • Row 64, seats A, C, H and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
  • Row 65, seats D, F and G (Economy): last seat in its block, with galleys drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.

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