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Thai Airways International Airbus A330-300 (31 Royal Silk · 263 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats)

Thai Airways International Airbus A330-300 (31 Royal Silk · 263 Economy) has 294 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 (A330-300, 264 seats) has 264. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline
Thai Airways International · 31 Royal Silk · 263 EconomyRoyal Silk ClassPhoto: Thai Airways International	31	11–18	2-4-3	Lie-flat bed	—	—	—
Thai Airways International · 31 Royal Silk · 263 EconomyEconomy Class	263	31–64	2-4-2	Standard seat	—	—	—
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsUpper Class	31	1–11	1-1-1	Lie-flat bed	—	22 in	—
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsPremium	48	18–25	2-3-2	Recliner	38 in	21 in	7 in
Virgin Atlantic · A330-300, 264 seatsEconomy	185	40–65	2-4-2	Recliner	31 in	17 in	6 in

Thai Airways International Airbus A330-300 (31 Royal Silk · 263 Economy)

294 seats: 2 good, 19 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 12, seat A (Royal Silk Class): royal Silk seat right against the window.
Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): window pair in the exit row at the front of the rear section.

Seats to avoid

Row 47, seat A (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Row 47, seats B, D, E, F, G, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 63, seat A (Economy Class): near the back, in front of the rear lavatories.
Row 64, seats D, E and F (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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