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Air India Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 Economy) vs Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (E71, 44 Business · 35 Premium Economy · 116 Economy)
Air India Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 Economy) has 296 seats and Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (E71, 44 Business · 35 Premium Economy · 116 Economy) has 195.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline | Bed | Screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air India · 30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 EconomyBusiness Class | 30 | 1–8 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | 42 in | — | — | — | 17 in |
Air India · 30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 EconomyPremium Economy | 28 | 15–18 | 2-3-2 | Recliner | 38 in | — | 7 in | — | 13.3 in |
Air India · 30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 EconomyEconomy Class | 238 | 25–52 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | — | — | 5 in | — | 11.6 in |
Japan Airlines · E71, 44 Business · 35 Premium Economy · 116 EconomyBusiness Class | 44 | 1–10 | 2-2-2 | Lie-flat bed | — | 20.5 in | — | 74 in | 23 in |
Japan Airlines · E71, 44 Business · 35 Premium Economy · 116 EconomyPremium Economy Class | 35 | 17–21 | 2-3-2 | Recliner | 42.1 in | — | — | — | 12.1 in |
Japan Airlines · E71, 44 Business · 35 Premium Economy · 116 EconomyEconomy Class | 116 | 45–59 | 2-4-2 | Standard seat | 33.1 in | 18.9 in | — | — | 10.6 in |
Air India Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 Economy)
296 seats: 4 good, 25 mixed, 17 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
- Row 4, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
- Row 15, seat A (Premium Economy): front-row Premium Economy window pair.
- Row 37, seat B (Economy Class): short door row with open space in front.
Seats to avoid
- Row 35, seat A (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Row 35, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 36, seats H and J (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 51, seat A (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear lavatories.
Japan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (E71, 44 Business · 35 Premium Economy · 116 Economy)
195 seats: 4 good, 22 mixed, 15 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 2, seat A (Business Class): business window seat in the small forward cabin.
- Row 8, seat D (Business Class): centre Business pair, good for two travelling together.
- Row 19, seat A (Premium Economy Class): premium Economy window pair mid-cabin.
- Row 45, seat C (Economy Class): one of two seats JAL lists as exit-row seats.
Seats to avoid
- Row 4, seats A, C, D, G, H and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 21, seats A, C, D, E, G, H and K (Premium Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 56, seat A (Economy Class): economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.
- Row 56, seat K (Economy Class): no window at this window seat