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Air India Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 Economy) vs Qantas Airways Boeing 787-9 (42 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 166 Economy)

Air India Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 Economy) has 296 seats and Qantas Airways Boeing 787-9 (42 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 166 Economy) has 236.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthReclineBedScreen
Air India · 30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 EconomyBusiness Class
301–81-2-1Lie-flat bed42 in———17 in
Air India · 30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 EconomyPremium Economy
2815–182-3-2Recliner38 in—7 in—13.3 in
Air India · 30 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 238 EconomyEconomy Class
23825–523-3-3Standard seat——5 in—11.6 in
Qantas 787-9 Business Class seat made up as a bed
Qantas Airways · 42 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 166 EconomyBusinessPhoto: Qantas Airways
421–121-2-1Lie-flat bed———80 in16 in
Qantas Airways · 42 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 166 EconomyPremium Economy
2820–232-3-2Recliner38 in22.8 in——13 in
Qantas Airways · 42 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 166 EconomyEconomy
16640–593-3-3Standard seat32 in17.2 in6 in—12 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.

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Qantas Airways Boeing 787-9 (42 Business · 28 Premium Economy · 166 Economy)

236 seats: 5 good, 27 mixed, 7 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 3, seat E (Business): centre Business pair, good for two travelling together.
  • Row 10, seat A (Business): business window seat in the small rear Business cabin.
  • Row 20, seat A (Premium Economy): front row of Premium Economy, with bassinet positions.
  • Row 40, seat E (Economy): extra Legroom Front seat in the centre block.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 43, seats D, E and F (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 59, seat A (Economy): last row, beside the rear lavatories.
  • Row 59, seats B, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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