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All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 (206 seats, 48 Business) vs Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 (787-9, 258 seats)

All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 (206 seats, 48 Business) has 206 seats and Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 (787-9, 258 seats) has 258.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthReclineScreen
All Nippon Airways · 206 seats, 48 BusinessBusiness Class
481–122-4-2Lie-flat bed———24 in
All Nippon Airways · 206 seats, 48 BusinessPremium Economy
2115–172-3-2Recliner————
All Nippon Airways · 206 seats, 48 BusinessEconomy Class
13720–363-3-3Standard seat————
Virgin Atlantic · 787-9, 258 seatsUpper Class
311–111-1-1Lie-flat bed—22 in——
Virgin Atlantic · 787-9, 258 seatsPremium
3521–252-3-2Recliner38 in21 in8 in—
Virgin Atlantic · 787-9, 258 seatsEconomy
19245–683-3-3Recliner31 in17 in5 in—

All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-9 (206 seats, 48 Business)

206 seats: 3 good, 36 mixed, 16 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 2, seat A (Business Class): forward-facing Business window seat.
  • Row 8, seat E (Business Class): forward-facing centre seat with a movable partition, good for two travelling together.
  • Row 23, seat B (Economy Class): exit-row seat with extra legroom.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 6, seats A, E, F and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 21, seats A, B, C, F, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 21, seat D (Economy Class): last row of the forward Economy section, in front of the lavatories.
  • Row 35, seats H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 (787-9, 258 seats)

258 seats: 64 good, 22 mixed, 9 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 1–11, seats A and K (Upper Class): window seat angled toward the window in Virgin's herringbone Upper Class: private, with direct aisle access.
  • Row 46, seat A (Economy): no seat in front: Virgin's map has no seat 45A, so there is more room for your legs.
  • Row 46, seat B (Economy): no seat in front: Virgin's map has no seat 45B, so there is more room for your legs.
  • Row 46, seat C (Economy): no seat in front: Virgin's map has no seat 45C, so there is more room for your legs.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 52, seats D, F and G (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 66, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with galleys drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.

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