If you book with an ATOL licensed travel agent (including online ones such as Expedia) and include accommodation it should give you protection under the ATOL license. However, there have been rumours of money issues for Hainan Airlines so this you may want to consider this in your decision. If you are travelling alone you would want the armrest by the aisle as this gives you more privacy. Every window seat alternates between a large armrest by the window or by the aisle. Finally, the A330-300 has a 1-2-1 layout with forward facing seats. This means a 1-2-1 layout with direct aisle access for every seat. The new seats on the B787-900 are the typical reverse herringbone seats found on many airlines such as Qatar. The B787-800 and A330-200 seats are similar to Qatar’s B777 seats. Hainan have 3 types of long-haul business class seats, all of which are fully flat. Last year we saw business class fares under £1000 to Shanghai from Prague.
Hainan Airlines are based in China and have a 5* Skytrax rating. They don’t yet fly direct from London, only Manchester but the better deals are often from outside the UK. Hainan Airlines Hainan airlines new A330 business class seats
