Skip to content

Seats Frog guide

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 36 Comfort Economy · 220 Economy) vs KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787-9 (275 seats)

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 36 Comfort Economy · 220 Economy) has 286 seats and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787-9 (275 seats) has 275. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchPowerWi-Fi
Hainan Airlines · 30 Business · 36 Comfort Economy · 220 EconomyBusiness Class
3011–201-2-1Lie-flat bed———
Hainan Airlines · 30 Business · 36 Comfort Economy · 220 EconomyComfort Economy Class
3631–343-3-3Standard seat———
Hainan Airlines · 30 Business · 36 Comfort Economy · 220 EconomyEconomy Class
22035–613-3-3Standard seat———
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 275 seatsWorld Business Class
301–81-2-1Lie-flat bed—Every seatYes
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 275 seatsPremium Comfort
2111–142-3-2Recliner38.2 inEvery seatYes
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 275 seatsEconomy Comfort
4517–213-3-3Recliner35 inEvery seatYes
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 275 seatsEconomy Class
17922–453-3-3Recliner31.1 inEvery seatYes

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 36 Comfort Economy · 220 Economy)

286 seats: 4 good, 20 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 11, seat D (Business Class): front-row Business centre seat.
  • Row 15, seat A (Business Class): business window seat angled toward the aisle.
  • Row 31, seat A (Comfort Economy Class): comfort Economy window seat at the front of the cabin.
  • Row 47, seat A (Economy Class): first side row behind the mid-cabin door.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 44, seats D and G (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 44, seat E (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
  • Row 45, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 61, seats D, E and G (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service

Full seat map

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787-9 (275 seats)

275 seats: 22 good, 27 mixed, 17 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (World Business Class): front row of Business with no middle pair beside it: only the window seats 1A and 1K are in row 1.
  • Rows 2–7, seats A and K (World Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
  • Row 11, seat A (Premium Comfort): first row of Premium Comfort, with nothing ahead but the cabin divider.
  • Row 17, seat A (Economy Comfort): front row of Economy Comfort, with more legroom than Economy.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 8, seats D and G (World Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 26, seat A (Economy Class): backs onto the mid-cabin lavatories: limited recline and a queue beside you.
  • Row 26, seats B, C, D, E, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 43, seat A (Economy Class): last row on the left, beside the rear lavatory.

Full seat map