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Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300 (18 Business · 345 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)

Philippine Airlines Airbus A330-300 (18 Business · 345 Economy) has 363 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats) has 264. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthRecline
Philippine Airlines A330-300 Business Class seats
Philippine Airlines · 18 Business · 345 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Philippine Airlines
181–32-2-2Lie-flat bed60 in20.06 in—
Philippine Airlines · 18 Business · 345 EconomyEconomy Class
34521–683-3-3Standard seat—16.2 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 · 345 Economy)

363 seats: 5 good, 30 mixed, 13 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window pair.
  • Row 2, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
  • Row 31, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the second door.
  • Row 51, seat K (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the rear section.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 23, seats H and J (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 23, seat K (Economy Class): beside the forward Economy lavatory.
  • 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

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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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