Seat map Airbus A330-300 Cathay Pacific. Best seats in the plane

Cathay Pacific opetates 3 versions of Airbus A330-300 airplanes.

First version of Airbus A330-300 may accommodate 262 passengers in two classes: business and economy.

Business class contains 39 angle-flat seats. Most of them have 1-2-1 configuration and are located in two sections.

First section consists of 7 rows. The noise from the galleys and lavatories will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 11th row. Passengers with babies are often seated on the seats 11A and 11K as they offer bassinet locations. Proximity of the galleys may also represent a problem to passengers of the seats 18A and 18K.

Behind the exit row the second section of business class seats is located. It contains 11 seats. All these seats are standard. The only disadvantage of the seat 19G is proximity of the lavatory.

Economy class may transport 223 passengers in two sections. First section has 12 rows of seats. There are totally 94 standard seats here. The best seats in this section are considered the seats of the 39th row as they have extra legroom provided by bulkhead position. However, these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing. For passengers with infants these seats have bassinet locations.

Other passengers tend to congregate in the area of the seats 49HK, 50AB and 50DEFG while waiting to use lavatories and thus causing discomfort to passengers of these seats.

The second section of economy class seats is located behind the exit row. Passengers of the seats of the 59th row will take advantage of extra legroom. The seats 59DEFG have bassinet locations. The main disadvantage of these seats is close location of the lavatories. The other seats, i.e. the seats 59AC and 59HK are considered good seats as they have extra space for passengers’ legs thanks to the exit row located in front. An extra fee may be paid to reserve these seats.

As there is no seat behind, the seat 70G is often bumped by other passengers and crew members passing by.

Proximity of the galleys may be bothersome for passengers of the seats 74C and of the seats of the last 75th row. The seats of the 75th row are considered bad seats.

Three class version of Airbus A330-300 is the most common in the Cathay Pacific fleet.

This airplane may transport 251 passengers: 39 in business class, 21 in premium economy class and 191 in the economy class.

Business class consists of flat bed seats that have 180 degree recline. The main disadvantage of the seats of the 11th row is proximity of the galleys and lavatories. For passengers traveling with infants the seats 11A and 11K have bassinets.

The noise coming from the galleys will cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 18th row.

The second section of business class seats consists of 11 seats. Close location of the lavatory will cause discomfort to passengers of the seat 19G.

Behind business class seats 3 rows of premium economy class seats are located. These seats have 2-3-2 configuration. The seats of the 30th row have no floor storage during take-off and landing.

Economy class seats are located in two sections. Most of them have 3-4-2 configuration.

First section includes 8 rows of seats. Passengers with babies are often seated on the seats 39DEFG as they have bassinet locations. Because of the bulkhead position the seats of the 39th row may have limited legroom. Lack of floor storage during take-off and landing is another disadvantage of these seats.

Close location to the lavatories will represent problem for passengers of the seats 45G, 45HK and for passengers of the seats of the 46th row.

Behind the exit row the second section of economy class seats is located. For passengers traveling with babies the seats 59DEFG have bassinet locations. Also these seats have restricted legroom because of the bulkhead position, are narrower than standard as the tray tables are built-in the armrests making them immovable, have no floor storage during take-off and landing and are located close to the lavatories.

As to the other seats of the 59th row, i.e. the seats 59AC and 59HK they offer extra space for passengers’ legs die to the exit row located in front. However, the disadvantages are the same: reduced width of the seats, lack of floor storage during take-off and landing and proximity of the lavatories.

due to missing seat behind, the seat 70G is often bumped by other passengers passing by.

The seats 74HK and the seats of the 75th row are considered bad seats whose proximity to the galleys is one of the main disadvantages.

The last version of Airbus A330-300 as well as the first one offers seats of two classes: business and economy. The difference is that this airplane has more seats in economy class and less seats in business class than in the first version.

Business class consists of 24 recliner seats located in 4 rows per 6 seats in each. All these seats are standard only proximity of the galleys and lavatories may cause discomfort to passengers of the seats of the 11th row.

Economy class may accommodate 293 passengers on the standard seats that are divided into three sections.

First section has 27 seats. The seats of the 39th row and the seats 40DEFG are considered good seats as they have extra legroom. But these seats have no floor storage during take-off and landing.

Limited recline and close location of the galley are the main disadvantages of the seats of the 42nd row.

The second section of economy class seats is located behind the exit row and consists of 17 rows of seats that have 2-4-2 configuration. Passengers of the seats of the 43rd row will feel comfortable thanks to extra legroom. However close location of the lavatory and galley may cause discomfort. For passengers with infants the seats 43 AC and 43HK offer bassinets.

The seats of the 59th row are less reclining than standard. Proximity of the lavatories is another disadvantage.

The third section of economy class seats has 17 rows. Due to position of the bulkhead the seats of the 60th row offer extra space for passengers’ legs. At the same time other passengers tend to congregate in the area of these seats while waiting to use lavatories and causing discomfort to passengers of these seats. Passengers traveling with babies are often seated on the seats 60DEFG.

Due to missing seats behind, other passengers and crew members tend to bump into the seats 71D and 71G.

Close location of the galley will cause inconvenience to passengers of the seats 75C, 75HK and to passengers of the seats of the 76th row.

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