Lounge Frog guide
Air India Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 Economy) vs Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 (4 Business Premier Luxe · 22 Business Premier · 33 Premium Economy · 213 Economy)
Air India Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 Economy) has 296 seats and Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 (4 Business Premier Luxe · 22 Business Premier · 33 Premium Economy · 213 Economy) has 272.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | 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 |
Air New Zealand · 4 Business Premier Luxe · 22 Business Premier · 33 Premium Economy · 213 EconomyBusiness Premier Luxe | 4 | 1–1 | 1-2-1 | Private suite | — | — | — | 24 in |
Air New Zealand · 4 Business Premier Luxe · 22 Business Premier · 33 Premium Economy · 213 EconomyBusiness Premier | 22 | 2–7 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | — | 24 in |
Air New Zealand · 4 Business Premier Luxe · 22 Business Premier · 33 Premium Economy · 213 EconomyPremium Economy | 33 | 23–27 | 2-3-2 | Recliner | — | 18.9 in | 7.9 in | 15.3 in |
Air New Zealand · 4 Business Premier Luxe · 22 Business Premier · 33 Premium Economy · 213 EconomyEconomy | 213 | 34–60 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | — | — | 4 in | 13.3 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.
Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 (4 Business Premier Luxe · 22 Business Premier · 33 Premium Economy · 213 Economy)
272 seats: 79 good, 3 mixed, 0 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (Business Premier Luxe): business Premier Luxe suite with a privacy door.
- Row 1, seats B, J and K (Business Premier Luxe): business Premier Luxe with a privacy door and guest seat.
- Row 3, seat B (Business Premier): centre Business Premier seat, good for two travelling together.
- Row 34, seat A (Economy): economy Stretch seat at the front of Economy.