All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 (215 seats, 48 Business · 21 Premium Economy · 146 Economy) vs Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 (4 Business Premier Luxe · 22 Business Premier · 33 Premium Economy · 213 Economy)

All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 (215 seats, 48 Business · 21 Premium Economy · 146 Economy)

215 seats: 4 good, 25 mixed, 16 to avoid

Best seats

• Row 3, seat A (Business Class): business window seat on the side of the staggered pair closest to the window.
• Row 10, seat A (Business Class): business window seat in the quieter rear Business section.
• Row 13, seat E (Business Class): centre seat with a movable partition, good for two travelling together.
• Row 23, seat B (Economy Class): exit-row seat with extra legroom.

Seats to avoid

• Row 7, seats A, D, F and H (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
• Row 22, seats A, B, C, F, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
• Row 22, seat D (Economy Class): last row of the forward Economy section, in front of the lavatories.
• Row 35, seat H (Economy Class): directly in front of the rear lavatory.

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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.

Seats to avoid

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