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Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300 (18 Business · 30 Premium Economy · 308 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)

Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300 (18 Business · 30 Premium Economy · 308 Economy) has 356 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 · 30 Premium Economy · 308 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Philippine Airlines
181–51-2-1Lie-flat bed44 in——
Philippine Airlines · 18 Business · 30 Premium Economy · 308 EconomyPremium Economy Class
3021–253-3-3Recliner———
Philippine Airlines · 18 Business · 30 Premium Economy · 308 EconomyEconomy Class
30831–693-3-3Standard seat—18 in5 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 · 30 Premium Economy · 308 Economy)

356 seats: 5 good, 23 mixed, 10 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Business Class): business window seat with direct aisle access.
  • Row 2, seat D (Business Class): centre Business seat in the front cabin.
  • Row 31, seat K (Economy Class): exit row behind the second door.
  • Row 52, seat A (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the rear section.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 49, seats D, E and G (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 50, seats A, B, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 69, seats D and G (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 69, 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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