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All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 (184 seats, 32 Business · 14 Premium Economy · 138 Economy) vs Thai Airways International Boeing 787-8 (22 Royal Silk · 234 Economy)
All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 (184 seats, 32 Business · 14 Premium Economy · 138 Economy) has 184 seats and Thai Airways International Boeing 787-8 (22 Royal Silk · 234 Economy) has 256. Only the first has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Nippon Airways · 184 seats, 32 Business · 14 Premium Economy · 138 EconomyBusiness Class | 32 | 1–9 | 2-3-2 | Lie-flat bed | — | — | 17 in |
All Nippon Airways · 184 seats, 32 Business · 14 Premium Economy · 138 EconomyPremium Economy | 14 | 15–16 | 2-3-2 | Recliner | 38 in | 19.3 in | 10.6 in |
All Nippon Airways · 184 seats, 32 Business · 14 Premium Economy · 138 EconomyEconomy Class | 138 | 20–35 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | 34 in | 17.2 in | 9 in |
 Thai Airways International · 22 Royal Silk · 234 EconomyRoyal Silk ClassPhoto: Thai Airways International | 22 | 11–15 | 2-2-2 | Angled-flat bed | — | — | — |
Thai Airways International · 22 Royal Silk · 234 EconomyEconomy Class | 234 | 31–58 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | — | — | — |
All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 (184 seats, 32 Business · 14 Premium Economy · 138 Economy)
184 seats: 6 good, 28 mixed, 13 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 2, seat F (Business Class): single centre Business seat with no neighbour.
- Row 3, seat A (Business Class): business window seat in the middle of the cabin.
- Rows 4, 6 and 8, seat F (Business Class): single centre seat with no neighbour
- Row 25, seat B (Economy Class): exit-row seat with extra legroom.
Seats to avoid
- Row 5, seats A and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 24, seats A, B, C, F, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 24, seat D (Economy Class): last row of the forward Economy section, in front of the lavatories.
- Row 32, seat A (Economy Class): economy window seat that ANA lists as having no window.
Thai Airways International Boeing 787-8 (22 Royal Silk · 234 Economy)
256 seats: 3 good, 22 mixed, 18 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 11, seat A (Royal Silk Class): front-row Royal Silk window pair.
- Row 12, seat E (Royal Silk Class): royal Silk centre pair, good for two travelling together.
- Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the rear Economy section.
Seats to avoid
- Row 45, seats D and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 45, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatory.
- Row 46, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 57, seat A (Economy Class): last full row, in front of the rear lavatories.