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Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 36 Comfort Economy · 220 Economy) vs United Airlines Boeing 787-9 (Version 1, 257 seats)

Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 (30 Business · 36 Comfort Economy · 220 Economy) has 286 seats and United Airlines Boeing 787-9 (Version 1, 257 seats) has 257. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthReclineBedWi-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—————
United Airlines · Version 1, 257 seatsUnited Polaris business class
481–121-2-1Lie-flat bed—20.5 in—78 inYes
United Airlines · Version 1, 257 seatsUnited Premium Plus
2120–222-3-2Recliner38 in19 in6 in—Yes
United Airlines · Version 1, 257 seatsUnited Economy
18830–573-3-3Recliner31 in17.3 in3 in—Yes

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

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United Airlines Boeing 787-9 (Version 1, 257 seats)

257 seats: 42 good, 32 mixed, 14 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 2–7 and 10–12, seats A and L (United Polaris business class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
  • Rows 31–33, seats A, B, C, J, K and L (United Economy): united Economy Plus: about 34" of pitch, against 31" in Economy
  • Row 34, seats A, B and C (United Economy): united Economy Plus: about 34" of pitch, against 31" in Economy
  • Row 44, seats D, E and F (United Economy): united Economy Plus: about 34" of pitch, against 31" in Economy

Seats to avoid

  • Row 8, seats D and F (United Polaris business class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 35, seats A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K and L (United Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 57, seats D, E and F (United Economy): next to a galley, with light and noise during service

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