KLM Airbus A330-200 Seat Selection Guide (2026)

Row 30 is the trap

Open a seat map of this aircraft and row 30 is the seat your eye goes to. It is a bulkhead row at the start of the rear economy cabin, it is flagged with extra legroom, and it sits right by a door where the cabin feels open. Everything about how it is drawn says "this is the good one".

It carries six separate penalties:

• A lavatory immediately in front of it. Noise, odours and a standing queue in your eyeline for the whole flight.
• No underseat storage. There is a bulkhead ahead, not a seat, so everything you own goes in the overhead bin from boarding to landing.
• The tray table and video screen live in the armrest, which permanently narrows the seat you are sitting in.
• Exit door L3 curves into the legroom. The door intrudes starting about 30 cm ahead of you, so your legs extend at a diagonal rather than straight out.
• It is a bassinet position. Infants are mounted at this bulkhead, so expect noise, and on the A and J side you may be asked to move for a family.
• Only a 90% bulkhead on the centre seats, so the small gap that looks like extra space delivers very little in practice.

Economy Comfort: the good rows, and the one bad seat

Rows 6 to 10 are KLM's Economy Comfort on this aircraft — sold as 35 inches of pitch, four more than standard economy, with six inches of recline against the usual four. Measured on the layout, rows 7 to 10 run closer to 36 or 37 inches. It is a genuine product, not a marketing line, and it is the best value on the aircraft.

Two things to know before you choose within it:

• 10J has no window. It is an Economy Comfort seat, you will pay extra for it, and there is no glass at that position at all. 10A on the other side is barely better — also no window, and rated a restricted view.
• Row 6 is the bulkhead. The legroom is genuinely generous — 74 cm to the wall — but it comes with no underseat storage, the tray and screen in the armrest, and bassinet positions immediately ahead. It is a good seat for a tall passenger travelling light and a poor one for anyone who wants their bag at their feet.

7A and 7J are the pick of the aircraft. Full Economy Comfort pitch and recline, a properly aligned window, a seat in front of you to store a bag under, and none of row 6's bulkhead compromises.

Standard economy

Economy is 2-4-2, which is the friendliest widebody layout there is for pairs: book A and B, or H and J, and you have a two-seat unit with an aisle beside you and nobody to climb over.

There is a consistent quirk on the left side of the forward economy cabin. Rows 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 all have a restricted window view at the A seat, while the equivalent J seats on the right are fine. If you are booking a window on the left of that cabin, take an odd-numbered row.

One row worth knowing about deep in the back: row 37 carries about 33 inches of pitch, roughly two inches more than the rows around it, at no extra cost. It is the quiet gem of the rear cabin.

Seats to avoid

• Row 30 — see above.
• Row 24 — the last row of the forward cabin. Limited recline against the wall behind, and immediately adjacent to a lavatory.
• Row 23 — lavatory adjacent, with the queue alongside.
• Rows 41, 42 and 43 — the last three rows, all lavatory-adjacent with queuing traffic. Rows 40 to 42 are also seven abreast rather than eight as the fuselage narrows, and row 43 is a five-seat stub.
• 10J and 10A — Economy Comfort seats with no window.

One consolation at the very back: 43J has direct aisle access with nobody to climb over, which is unusual for a last-row seat. If you end up back there, it is the one to take.

World Business Class

The A330-200's business cabin is 18 full-flat seats across just three rows, in a 2-2-2 arrangement. That normally means the window passenger has to step over their neighbour to reach the aisle — and on this aircraft, they do not. The seats are angled, so all six in a row have their own path out. A 2-2-2 cabin where nobody is trapped is a genuinely unusual thing, and it is the strongest reason to pick this aircraft over an older widebody on the same route.

It is a small cabin, so it goes early. Within it, rows 2 and 3 are the picks: row 1 carries bassinet mounts, which means families with infants have priority there and you may be asked to move.

Cabin features

Quick picks by traveller

FAQ

Why should I avoid row 30 if it has extra legroom?

Because the legroom is the only good thing about it. Row 30 sits immediately behind a lavatory, has no underseat storage, puts the tray table and screen in the armrest so the seat is narrower, is a bassinet position, and has exit door L3 curving into the legroom about 30 cm ahead of your feet so your legs go out at an angle. Economy Comfort gives you more room with none of that.

Which is the best economy seat on KLM's A330-200?

7A or 7J. Both sit in Economy Comfort with around 36 inches of measured pitch and six inches of recline, both have a properly aligned window, and unlike row 6 in the same cabin they have a seat in front to store a bag under.

Does every business class seat have aisle access?

Yes, which is unusual. The cabin is laid out 2-2-2, an arrangement that normally traps the window passenger behind their neighbour, but KLM's seats are angled so that all six seats in a row have their own route to an aisle. There are only 18 of them across three rows, so they sell early.

Is there WiFi and power on the A330-200?

Yes to both, and this is the KLM aircraft where that is most reliably true. WiFi is fitted, economy and Economy Comfort have USB-A at every seat, and business adds a 110V socket alongside the USB. That is a real difference from KLM's short-haul 737s and Embraers, which have no WiFi at all.

Which window seats have a restricted view?

On the left side of the forward economy cabin, rows 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 all have a restricted view at the A seat, while the J seats opposite are fine. In Economy Comfort, 10J has no window at all and 10A has no usable view. Everywhere else in the cabin the windows line up normally.

How many A330-200s does KLM operate?

Eight. KLM names each of them after a famous public square — Dam Square in Amsterdam, Potsdamer Platz, Place de la Concorde, Piazza del Duomo, Parliament Square, Federation Square, Museumplein and Piazza San Marco. Each seats 268.