Choosing the Best Seat in ANA Economy Class. After booking my ticket, I took a look at the seat configuration of the Boeing 777-300 ANA uses on the route. Economy has a 3-4-3 configuration. I prefer window seats so originally I booked a window seat in row 31. A true family, the 777X offers low-risk, profitable growth, industry-leading reliability and seamless integration with the 777 and 787 Dreamliner families for even more flexibility. But performance is just part of the story.
NEWS: ANA All Nippon Airlines is to buy 10 new Boeing wide-body aircraft. There will be five 767, and five 777 aircraft. The 767s are to be used until ANA's finally gets its 787s, while 777s will be used to replace the 747s.New ANA 777 First Class — The Suite. ANA will be introducing an all new seat in first class, called The Suite. ANA says that this is inspired by luxury Japanese hotels, and is more spacious than ANA’s previous first class seat. Furthermore, the seat will feature a door, so it will be fully enclosed. Japanese Airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) suffered an engine issue shortly after takeoff from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Flight 8549 departed Chicago en route to Tokyo at around 3:48 p.m. But quickly reported vibrations coming from engine No. According to ATC transmissions, the left engine of the Boeing 777 was idle.
All Nippon Airlines loves its Boeings. While Airbus has been trying to get a foot in the ANA camp, it hasn't had much luck, and ANA continue to be a long time supporter of the American plane maker.
ANA All Nippon still has it's traditional three classes - and has added a fourth, Premium Economy. All of these cabins were revamped recently with the new 'Inspiration of Japan' concept cabin, although roll out this, which started in Summer 2010, is slow. In first it features nearly-enclosed first class suite seats, business gets fully-lie-flat-bed business class seats, and there are fixed shell back seats in both of its economy classes. The introduction of the concept also discontinued the use of the name 'Club ANA', although this name is still in common use.
First Class does what it says on the tin, and is much better on the newly revamped aircraft. ANA has introduced new seating in the 777-300ER that includes seats based on a private-room concept in First Class, with a nearly-enclosed first class suite.Boeing 777 the economy cabin |
International business class has three different types of seat. It's a bit of a gamble as to which one you'll get. The latest 777-300s have the best seat, called the 'Inspiration of Japan' the cabin a fully-lie-flat-bed business class seats: however, it is only available on the newest 777s. ANA offers its New Style seating on all North American routes. Otherwise, business class seating is a mixture of the new-ish seat, which goes flat and is on the old 777-300s, and the older non-flat seat on the 777-200s, which is no longer branded as 'Club ANA'. Domestic business class has been re-named 'Premium Class' (which is better than the old name of 'Super Seat Premium') with enhanced services (and increased seat pitch on selected flights and aircraft).
International Premium Economy is only available on some international flights, but it does comes with a giant 42 inch seat pitch. Premium Economy won't get you lounge access, and the meal is only slightly uprated from economy, but the extra length is well worth while compared to economy on longer flights.
Economy meanwhile has a whopping 34 inches, which is very good indeed, and much more than most airlines provide. There are seatback TVs in all classes on all widebody jets. ... read more about ANA All Nippon Airlines Seatback TV.All Nippon Airways the larger Boeing 777-300 at Tokyo |
ANA likes its special colour schemes. It operates 9 specially painted jets, with 3 Pokémon jets (2 domestic Boeing 747s and a Boeing 767), 4 Star Alliance jets, one Woody jet in affiliation with USJ, the Universal Studios theme park in Osaka, and one Boeing 767 in a special panda themed livery, celebrating the 20th anniversary of flying service between Japan and China.
All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-200/777-300 ER
ANA has introduced new seating in the 777-300ER that includes seats based on a private-room concept in First Class and flat beds in its Club ANA business class cabin. There is also a new Premium Economy and standard economy cabin. This configuration has the most number of business class seats in ANA's fleet. ANA has a very large fleet with two versions of the Boeing 777. The twenty (with four on order) of the 777-300 are used on all flights to the UK, as well as to Hong Kong, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington. It has the new First Class and flat business class seats, plus Premium Economy. Singapore meanwhile gets the 777-200, which is much older, without premium economy or flat beds in business. There are twenty three 777-200s in the fleet.Business Class Seat on the 777-200 |
Economy is configured 3-3-3. Row 42 is an emergency exit in the 777-300. In the 777-200 there is also an economy cabin in rows 27 to 31.
In the 777-300 there is the new Premium Economy in a separate cabins, with just three rows 17 to 19 configured 2-4-2. These are over the wing.Business Class Seat with the flat beds on the 777-300 |
In the 777-300 with flat-beds in Business Class, these come in three cabins, configured 2-3-2, in rows 3 and 5 (a lovely quiet cabin), rows 6 to 14, and rows 15 and 16. There is a self-service bar just behind row 14. In the 777-200 in international configuration the business class seats are the older style cradle seats with a pitch of just 55', and they do not lie flat. Seats are 2-3-2 in rows 11 to 20. There is another variant of the 777-200 which flies destinations like Singapore, with business class seats in the nose in rows 1 to 7, and 11 to 14.
First Class is in the nose, with just two rows of the 'private-room concept', configured 1-2-1 in the 777-300 used to Tokyo from the USA, which includes New York, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. Alas in the 777-200 it is only 2-2-2 and is decidely inferior.All Nippon Airways Boeing 767 & two 777s at Tokyo |
All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 / 767-300ER
ANA has vast numbers of 767s. They come in two versions, with 41 being a regional version of the 767-300, and 20 in a somewhat longer-haul type, the 767-300ER. They are used for shorter flights around the Far East, and down to Guam.Business Class Seat on an inter-Asia ANA 767-300 |
Economy is configured 2-3-2, which is actually quite pleasant, and ideal for couples, where you can get a window and an isle, and exit without stepping over a sleeping stranger. Seats have a 31' pitch. There are two cabins. The foremost cabin (row 15 to 19) is the quietest, followed by the rear (rows 22 to 45). Row 15 and 22 are bulkheads, although this makes sitting quite uncomfortable for a long flight.
Business Class is slightly different depending on if you are in the regional or the inter-asia version. In the regional version, seats are the old-style cradle seat, configured 2-2-2, in rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11. Compared to the delights that are on offer on the 777, the 767 looks - and indeed feels - much more crampt, however it isn't as un-comfortable as you would expect. The seats recline a fair way, have a 63' pitch, and there is an OK flip out TV screen of 9 inches width. On the longer haul inter-asia version of the 767, seats are 2-1-2, and this give much more width, which is much more pleasant for a longer flight, although of course there is no AVOD. Nor indeed is there an inflight snack bar, which is annoying as these 767s can be used for flights up to 8 hours long, such as down to Singapore.
All Nippon Airways Boeing 747-400
All Nippon Airways Boeing 747 at London Heathrow: LHR now gets a 777 |
ANA is gradually selling off it's fleet of 747s. Now there are only three of the long-haul versions in the fleet, and 10 of the rather more obscure domestic version the 747-400D.
ANA 747 bathroom |
The International version is a full four class plane, with 10 in First, 75 in business, 20 in premium economy, and 182 in the cheap seats at the back. They are now only used from Narita-to Frankfurt and Paris.
The Domestic versions cram 'em in. Known as 'cattle pens' in Japan, the 11 left in the fleet are some of the highest-capacity 747s built, which seat an amazing 569 passengers, with 27 in Premium Class (with 38' seats) and 542 in very small economy seats. This is not a very comfortable plane to sit in - or fly in. Avoid if possible.
A few minutes prior to boarding time, I left the Singapore Airlines SilverKris Lounge and made my way to gate 94 where my ANA “Inspiration of Japan” Boeing 777-300ER was waiting. Boarding was delayed approximately 30 minutes due to the late arrival of the incoming aircraft so I just hung out at the gate area and took some pictures.
Flight: NH7
Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo (NRT)
Depart: 11:10 AM on Friday (11:40 AM actual)
Arrive: 3:20 PM next day (3:40 PM actual)
Duration: 11hr 30mn
Seat: 26A Economy Class
Boarding started with first class passengers, followed by business class passengers and Star Alliance Gold members and then everyone else. First class passengers boarded through door 1L and everyone else boarded through door 2L.
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On this trip, I was seated in seat 26A, a window seat on the left side of the plane located in the forward, mini-economy class cabin.
On this version of ANA’s Boeing 777-300ER (version 4 on Seat Guru), there are two economy class cabins in a higher-density 3 X 4 X 3 layout. The forward economy class cabin is smaller and more private with only 6 rows of seats whereas the rear cabin is much larger with 13 rows of seats. All economy class seats are 17’’ wide and have 31 inches of pitch. It’s a tight squeeze. And keep in mind, bulkhead and emergency exit row seats will have their IFE monitor and tray tables located within the fixed armrests so seat width in those rows will be further reduced slightly.
My personal opinion is the seats in the forward mini-cabin are more ideal than the larger, more crowded rear cabin. However, if you are traveling with another person, try to get the seats on the left or right sides of rows 39 or 40. They are in sets of two and offer more space in between the window seat and the wall.
Waiting at my seat was a pillow, day blanket and set of plastic headphones. Storage-wise, you can store you items in the large overhead bins or under the seat in front of you and your electronic devices such as iPads and laptops can be stored in the seatback pocket. In addition to the main seatback pocket, there is a secondary mesh seatback pocket for items like your wallet, glasses and cell phone. I like the mesh pocket as you can see what’s in them reducing the chances that you will leave your valuables behind.
Each economy class seat is equipped with a personal entertainment system with audio/video, on demand entertainment, a foot rest, coat hook, USB port, universal electrical outlet (located under the seat) and personal reading lamp.
The HD in-flight entertainment monitor is clear and crisp and has a privacy tint that darkens the screen when viewed from an angle. The monitor was great for watching movies during flight without disturbing your neighbors but the entertainment selection itself was very weak. For their “new releases”, there was only a selection of about 8 new movies including titles such as Jurassic Park, Minions, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and Train Wreck. As for their “Hollywood Hits” section, add on a handful of movies such as the other Mission Impossible movies, Edward Scissor Hands and Minority Report.
If movies aren’t your thing, there are audio channels, video games, a moving map, forward facing camera and seat-to-seat chat functions to keep you entertained. Lucky for me, I haven’t seen any movies lately so I was able to keep myself entertained with the mediocre selection of movie titles.
On this flight, economy class was nearly full with only a handful of seats empty in the rear cabin. After all the passengers were boarded, we pushed back from the gate and made our 11 hr 30 mn journey to Tokyo.
Once we reached our cruising altitude, the flight attendants prepared for our lunch service. I’m usually not a fan of ANA’s catering but I must admit, the two meals I had on this flight were not bad. They were weird but somehow the flavors worked well together and were quite delicious.
Lunch service started with drinks and a package of rice crackers. Alcoholic drinks (beer, wine and spirits) were complimentary but it was a very limited selection.
For lunch, we had an option of a Japanese set meal or an international option. I went with the international option, which consisted of a cold cuts starter, potato salad, bread roll and the meatball with vegetables (hash browns) main dish. I know. It totally sounds random right? Meatballs and hash browns? But surprisingly, it tasted really good and I ate it all.
After I was done eating, my tray was taken away and the flight attendants came by with Hagaan Dazs vanilla ice cream.
After lunch, I reclined my seat back and settled in for a movie (Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, and yes, it was a good flick). Seat comfort was really nice. Unlike the fake seat recline on ANA’s 787 (where the seat pan just moves forward but the seatback is fixed), this seat had a real recline and it was pretty decent too. Halfway through the movie, I fell asleep and was able to actually get about 3 hours of rest. That’s pretty good for an economy seat.
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When I woke up, I walked around looking for more food and was glad to see some stuff laid out in the galleys. In addition to water, juices and bottles of wine, there were snacks such as rice crackers, bananas and chocolates laid out. I grabbed a banana, some rice cracker packs and a piece of chocolate, made my way back to my seat and settled in for the rest of the flight.
About two and a half hours before arrival into Tokyo, the cabin lights were turned on and the cabin crew came by to prepare for our pre-arrival meal service. Hot towels and beverages were distributed followed by our meals. Our two options were shrimp and scallop pasta or port wine braised chicken and pasta. I went with the chicken and pasta, served with a side of fruit, yogurt and a bread roll. Again, it was a weird combination of items and flavors but I was pleasantly surprised with how good it tasted.
Service-wise, the flight attendants were great. They walked the cabin frequently during meal services and throughout the flight. They were friendly and tried to engage you in conversation even if their English wasn’t that great. Drinks were refilled often and everything was said with a smile. But in all fairness, drinks had to be refilled often as ANA has the tiniest beverage cups and cups were never filled more than halfway.
777 Ana Business Class
Overall, I was happy with this ANA flight. The seat was a bit narrow but I was happy to see an actual reclining seat. I was also glad to see they have improved their catering since my last flight with them. Their food used to be one of my biggest complaints but it looks like they have stepped up their game a bit. So now my only complaint with ANA is their mediocre movie selection. If you’re into Japanese movies and Anime, you will be happy but everyone else will long for a bit more entertainment.
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