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Air India Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 Economy) vs Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 (26 Business, 294 seats)

Air India Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 Economy) has 296 seats and Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 (26 Business, 294 seats) has 294.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Recline	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
Lufthansa · 26 Business, 294 seatsBusiness Class	26	1–7	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed	—	—	—
Lufthansa · 26 Business, 294 seatsPremium Economy	21	8–10	2-3-2	Recliner	—	—	—
Lufthansa · 26 Business, 294 seatsEconomy Class	247	11–42	3-3-3	Recliner	—	—	—

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.

Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 (26 Business, 294 seats)

294 seats: 17 good, 20 mixed, 18 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row window seat in Business with nobody in the middle beside it.
Rows 2–6, seats A and K (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
Row 27, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door, marked with more legroom.
Row 27, seats B, C, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 7, seats D and G (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 24, seats H and J (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 24, seat K (Economy Class): backs onto the mid-cabin lavatory: limited recline.
Row 25, seats D, E and G (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing