The Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 seats 251 passengers across 3 cabins. Seats below are rated on legroom, recline, window view and how close they sit to the galleys and lavatories.
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Power · Wi-Fi · USB · Entertainment
Power · Wi-Fi · USB · Entertainment
Power · Wi-Fi · USB · Entertainment
Avoid 39C, 40D and 40G (near bassinet position), 44D, 44G, 60D, 60E, 60F and 60G (near lavatory) and 44H, 44K, row 45, row 46, 59D, 59E, 59F and 59G (immediately adjacent to lavatory).
The Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 carries 251 passengers across Business + Premium Economy + Economy. Power and Wi-Fi are available on this aircraft. Seats are rated below, so you can see which have the legroom, the window alignment and the quiet — and which sit next to a galley or lavatory.
The seats rated best on this map are 11A, 12A, 12K, 14A, 14K, 15A. Another 65 seats are rated best or good. The map marks 23 seats with extra legroom.
Seats rated avoid on this map are 39C, 40D, 40G, 44D, 44G, 44H. Another 23 seats are rated avoid. These are usually the back rows near the galley and lavatories, or middle seats with no window or aisle.
The reverse-herringbone configuration places every seat in a one-two-one arrangement, so no passenger ever has to climb past a neighbour to reach the aisle — a significant advantage on a long overnight flight. The angled pods face alternately towards the window and towards the aisle, and fully flat beds make it a genuine sleep proposition.
Premium Economy on this aircraft runs two-three-two, giving a noticeably wider seat and more recline than the economy rows behind. On Cathay routes — typically Asia-Pacific, to Europe via the Middle East, or trans-Pacific — the cabin upgrade pays off most on sectors over seven or eight hours. The centre seat in Premium Economy is the one to avoid if the cabin is not full.
The two-four-two layout in economy is kinder than the three-four-three found on Cathay's 777 fleet. Fewer seats per row means each seat is marginally wider, and the two-seat window sections give those passengers a single neighbour rather than two. For a solo traveller choosing between Cathay aircraft types, the A330 economy is generally the more comfortable arrangement.
