Lounge Frog guide
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) vs All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300ER (212 seats with staggered Business, 8 First · 68 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 112 Economy)
Air India Boeing 777-300ER (8 First · 40 Business · 280 Economy) has 328 seats and All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300ER (212 seats with staggered Business, 8 First · 68 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 112 Economy) has 212. Only the second has Premium Economy. Economy legroom is more generous on the second (32 vs 34 inches of pitch).
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline | 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 |
All Nippon Airways · 212 seats with staggered Business, 8 First · 68 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 112 EconomyFirst Class | 8 | 1–2 | 1-2-1 | Private suite | — | — | — | 23 in |
All Nippon Airways · 212 seats with staggered Business, 8 First · 68 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 112 EconomyBusiness Class | 68 | 5–21 | 2-4-2 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | — | 17 in |
All Nippon Airways · 212 seats with staggered Business, 8 First · 68 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 112 EconomyPremium Economy | 24 | 25–27 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 38 in | 19.3 in | — | 10.6 in |
All Nippon Airways · 212 seats with staggered Business, 8 First · 68 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 112 EconomyEconomy Class | 112 | 30–42 | 2-4-3 | Standard seat | 34 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.
All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300ER (212 seats with staggered Business, 8 First · 68 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 112 Economy)
212 seats: 3 good, 31 mixed, 13 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (First Class): first seat at the window in a cabin of eight.
- Row 5, seat A (Business Class): business window seat on the side of the staggered pair closest to the window.
- Row 30, seat C (Economy Class): exit-row seat with extra legroom.
Seats to avoid
- Row 6, seats C, E, G and K (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
- Row 27, seats A, C, D, E, F, G, H and K (Premium Economy): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
- Row 42, seat A (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear galley.