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Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (E21 domestic, 6 First · 58 Class J · 227 Economy) vs Thai Airways International Boeing 787-8 (22 Royal Silk · 234 Economy)

Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8 (E21 domestic, 6 First · 58 Class J · 227 Economy) has 291 seats and Thai Airways International Boeing 787-8 (22 Royal Silk · 234 Economy) has 256. Only the first has First. Only the second has Business. Only the first has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeat
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
Thai Airways 787-8 Royal Silk Class seats
Thai Airways International · 22 Royal Silk · 234 EconomyRoyal Silk ClassPhoto: Thai Airways International
2211–152-2-2Angled-flat bed
Thai Airways International · 22 Royal Silk · 234 EconomyEconomy Class
23431–583-3-3Standard seat

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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Thai Airways International Boeing 787-8 (22 Royal Silk · 234 Economy)

256 seats: 3 good, 22 mixed, 18 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 11, seat A (Royal Silk Class): front-row Royal Silk window pair.
  • Row 12, seat E (Royal Silk Class): royal Silk centre pair, good for two travelling together.
  • Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the rear Economy section.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 45, seats D and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 45, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatory.
  • Row 46, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 57, seat A (Economy Class): last full row, in front of the rear lavatories.

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