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Korean Air Boeing 787-9 (269 seats, 24 Prestige · 245 Economy) vs Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 (8 Business Premier Luxe · 34 Business Premier · 52 Premium Economy · 125 Economy)

Korean Air Boeing 787-9 (269 seats, 24 Prestige · 245 Economy) has 269 seats and Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 (8 Business Premier Luxe · 34 Business Premier · 52 Premium Economy · 125 Economy) has 219. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidth
Korean Air · 269 seats, 24 Prestige · 245 EconomyPrestige Class
241–92-2-2Lie-flat bed75 in21 in
Korean Air · 269 seats, 24 Prestige · 245 EconomyEconomy Class
24528–573-3-3Standard seat—17 in
Air New Zealand · 8 Business Premier Luxe · 34 Business Premier · 52 Premium Economy · 125 EconomyBusiness Premier Luxe
41–11-2-1Private suite——
Air New Zealand · 8 Business Premier Luxe · 34 Business Premier · 52 Premium Economy · 125 EconomyBusiness Premier
222–71-2-1Lie-flat bed——
Air New Zealand · 8 Business Premier Luxe · 34 Business Premier · 52 Premium Economy · 125 EconomyBusiness Premier Luxe
49–91-2-1Private suite——
Air New Zealand · 8 Business Premier Luxe · 34 Business Premier · 52 Premium Economy · 125 EconomyBusiness Premier
1210–121-2-1Lie-flat bed——
Air New Zealand · 8 Business Premier Luxe · 34 Business Premier · 52 Premium Economy · 125 EconomyPremium Economy
5223–302-3-2Recliner41 in—
Air New Zealand · 8 Business Premier Luxe · 34 Business Premier · 52 Premium Economy · 125 EconomyEconomy
12535–493-3-3Standard seat——

Korean Air Boeing 787-9 (269 seats, 24 Prestige · 245 Economy)

269 seats: 34 good, 12 mixed, 14 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Prestige Class): front-row Prestige window seat.
  • Row 29, seat A (Economy Class): extra Legroom window seat at the front of Economy.
  • Row 29, seats B, C, G, H and J (Economy Class): marked Economy Extra Legroom seat
  • Row 29, seat F (Economy Class): marked Economy front-zone preferred seat

Seats to avoid

  • Row 9, seats A, B, E, H and J (Prestige Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 43, seat A (Economy Class): directly in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
  • Row 43, seats B, C, G, H and J (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 57, seat D (Economy Class): one of three seats in the last row, in front of the rear lavatories and galleys.

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Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 (8 Business Premier Luxe · 34 Business Premier · 52 Premium Economy · 125 Economy)

219 seats: 50 good, 20 mixed, 7 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Business Premier Luxe): business Premier Luxe suite in the front row.
  • Row 3, seat B (Business Premier): centre Business Premier seat.
  • Row 9, seat K (Business Premier Luxe): business Premier Luxe suite at the front of the second cabin.
  • Row 23, seat D (Premium Economy): front row of Premium Economy.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 29, seats A, B, J and K (Premium Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 48, seat A (Economy): last side row, beside the rear lavatory.
  • Row 48, seats B and C (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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