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Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (36 Business · 183 Economy) vs Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (E21 domestic, 6 First · 58 Class J · 227 Economy)

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (36 Business · 183 Economy) has 219 seats and Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (E21 domestic, 6 First · 58 Class J · 227 Economy) has 291. Only the second has First. Only the first has Business. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeat
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 183 EconomyBusiness Class
3611–182-2-2Angled-flat bed
Hainan Airlines · 36 Business · 183 EconomyEconomy Class
18331–513-3-3Standard seat
Japan Airlines · E21 domestic, 6 First · 58 Class J · 227 EconomyFirst Class
61–12-2-2Recliner
Japan Airlines · E21 domestic, 6 First · 58 Class J · 227 EconomyClass J
585–182-3-2Recliner
Japan Airlines · E21 domestic, 6 First · 58 Class J · 227 EconomyEconomy Class
22727–573-3-3Standard seat

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (36 Business · 183 Economy)

219 seats: 3 good, 28 mixed, 10 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 12, seat D (Business Class): business centre pair, good for two travelling together.
  • Row 16, seat A (Business Class): front row of the smaller rear Business cabin.
  • Row 40, seat A (Economy Class): exit row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 39, seats A, B, C, D, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 39, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
  • Row 51, seat A (Economy Class): last row, by the rear closet.

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Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (E21 domestic, 6 First · 58 Class J · 227 Economy)

291 seats: 3 good, 28 mixed, 20 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (First Class): one of six First seats in a single row.
  • Row 7, seat A (Class J): class J window seat in the middle of the forward cabin.
  • Row 45, seat B (Economy Class): exit-row seat with open space ahead.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 9, seat A (Class J): class J window seat that JAL lists as having no window.
  • Row 9, seats C, D, E, G and H (Class J): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 9, seat K (Class J): no window at this window seat
  • Rows 40 and 57, seats D, E and G (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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