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Qantas Airways Airbus A330-300 (28 Business · 263 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)

Qantas Airways Airbus A330-300 (28 Business · 263 Economy) has 291 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats) has 264. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthReclineBedScreen
Qantas A330 Business Class seat
Qantas Airways · 28 Business · 263 EconomyBusinessPhoto: Qantas Airways
281–71-2-1Lie-flat bed—23 in—80 in16 in
Qantas Airways · 28 Business · 263 EconomyEconomy
26323–602-4-2Standard seat31 in17.5 in——11 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——

Qantas Airways Airbus A330-300 (28 Business · 263 Economy)

291 seats: 55 good, 16 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Business): front-row Business window seat.
  • Row 3, seat E (Business): centre Business pair, good for two travelling together.
  • Row 23, seat A (Economy): economy Plus Front pair at the bulkhead.
  • Rows 24 and 35–38, seats A and B (Economy): economy Plus

Seats to avoid

  • Row 39, seat A (Economy): last side row before the mid-cabin lavatories.
  • Row 41, seats D, E, F and G (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 60, seats A, B, D, F, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 60, seat E (Economy): 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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