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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787-9 (275 seats) vs El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 (787-9, 293-seat layout, 293 seats)

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787-9 (275 seats) has 275 seats and El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 (787-9, 293-seat layout, 293 seats) has 293. Only the first has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchPowerWi-Fi
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
El Al Israel Airlines · 787-9, 293-seat layout, 293 seatsBusiness Class
301–52-2-2————
El Al Israel Airlines · 787-9, 293-seat layout, 293 seatsEconomy Class
26321–513-3-3Recliner———

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.

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El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 787-9 (787-9, 293-seat layout, 293 seats)

293 seats: 55 good, 20 mixed, 20 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 21, seats A, C, D, F, G, H and K (Economy Class): extra Space seat in a bulkhead row: the most legroom in Economy, per El Al, though bags go overhead for takeoff and landing.
  • Rows 22–24, seats A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): extra Space seat, marked on El Al's map: the most legroom in Economy, per El Al.
  • Row 25, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): extra Space seat in a bulkhead row: the most legroom in Economy, per El Al, though bags go overhead for takeoff and landing.
  • Rows 27–29, seats D, F and G (Economy Class): eL AL Space seat, marked on the map: more legroom than standard Economy, per El Al.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 5, seats C and H (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 5, seats D and G (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 36, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
  • Rows 36 and 51, seats D, F and G (Economy Class): last seat in its block, with the galley drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.

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