Lounge Frog guide
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) vs Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER (W84, 8 First · 49 Business · 40 Premium Economy · 147 Economy)
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) has 328 seats and Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER (W84, 8 First · 49 Business · 40 Premium Economy · 147 Economy) has 244. Only the second has Premium Economy. Economy legroom is more generous on the second (32 vs 33.9 inches of pitch).
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline | Bed | Screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air India · 8 First · 40 Business · 280 EconomyFirst Class | 8 | 1–2 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | 82 in | 23 in | — | — | 23 in |
Air India · 8 First · 40 Business · 280 EconomyBusiness Class | 40 | 5–15 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | 43.5 in | 19.95 in | — | — | 15.4 in |
Air India · 8 First · 40 Business · 280 EconomyEconomy Class | 280 | 16–46 | 3-4-3 | Standard seat | 32 in | 18 in | 6 in | — | 10.6 in |
Japan Airlines · W84, 8 First · 49 Business · 40 Premium Economy · 147 EconomyFirst Class | 8 | 1–2 | 1-2-1 | Private suite | — | 22.8 in | — | 78.3 in | — |
Japan Airlines · W84, 8 First · 49 Business · 40 Premium Economy · 147 EconomyBusiness Class | 49 | 5–12 | 2-3-2 | Lie-flat bed | — | 20.5 in | — | 74 in | 23 in |
Japan Airlines · W84, 8 First · 49 Business · 40 Premium Economy · 147 EconomyPremium Economy Class | 40 | 17–21 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 42.1 in | — | — | — | 12.1 in |
Japan Airlines · W84, 8 First · 49 Business · 40 Premium Economy · 147 EconomyEconomy Class | 147 | 23–57 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | 33.9 in | 18.5 in | — | — | 10.6 in |
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy)
328 seats: 4 good, 41 mixed, 21 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (First Class): front-row First Class window seat.
- Row 8, seat A (Business Class): business window seat behind the second door, away from the front galley.
- Row 19, seat A (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the main Economy section.
- Row 42, seat A (Economy Class): window pair where Economy narrows to 2-4-2.
Seats to avoid
- Row 18, seats B, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 31, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 32, seats D, F and G (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 32, seat E (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER (W84, 8 First · 49 Business · 40 Premium Economy · 147 Economy)
244 seats: 4 good, 35 mixed, 16 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (First Class): jAL SUITE First seat at the window in a cabin of eight.
- Row 9, seat A (Business Class): business window seat in the middle of the rear Business cabin.
- Row 19, seat A (Premium Economy Class): premium Economy window seat mid-cabin.
- Row 45, seat B (Economy Class): exit-row seat with open space ahead.
Seats to avoid
- Row 6, seats D, E and G (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 17, seat A (Premium Economy Class): premium Economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.
- Row 26, seats A, B and C (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 27, seats H and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing