ANA (All Nippon Airways)
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ANA Boeing 787-9 Seat Guide (2026) | Cabin
TL;DR
ANA operates the 787-9 in two meaningfully different configurations. The flagship version carries The Room - a fully enclosed 1-2-1 Business Class suite with floor-to-ceiling privacy walls and a sliding door. The standard version carries the older staggered Business Class without a door. Both versions have an excellent Economy product using a 2-4-2 layout rather than the standard 3-3-3 - one middle seat per row maximum. Check your seat map before booking to confirm which Business version you have.
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ANA's 787-9 carries The Room - a fully enclosed Business Class suite with floor-to-ceiling walls and a sliding door that was among the first to raise the privacy standard globally. But not every ANA 787-9 has The Room. The version lottery matters, and so does the row selection within it.
ANA (All Nippon Airways) operates the Boeing 787-9 on long-haul routes from Tokyo Haneda and Narita to North American, European, and Australian destinations. The airline has a justified reputation for operational precision and crew service quality that regularly places it in the top tier of global airline rankings. The 787-9 is the aircraft that carries ANA's ambition in the long-haul premium market - and in 2026, the key distinction is whether your aircraft carries The Room.
The version question
ANA's 787-9 fleet splits into two configurations. The newer deliveries carry The Room - ANA's flagship Business Class suite with fully enclosed privacy walls and a sliding door that closes to the full height of the suite. Older deliveries carry the Staggered Business Class - a standard 1-2-1 reverse herringbone without a door, broadly equivalent in hardware to United Polaris or Lufthansa Business on comparable aircraft. Both versions have direct aisle access and lie-flat beds. The practical experience difference is significant on overnight flights. To identify which version operates your flight: if the Business Class seat map shows enclosed suite icons rather than open herringbone positions, you have The Room.
The Room - suite intelligence
The Room is arranged in a 1-2-1 layout with fully enclosed walls on three sides and a sliding door on the fourth. When the door is closed, the suite is genuinely private - floor-to-ceiling enclosure that exceeds the door-at-head-height products offered by many competitors. The bed is 78 inches fully flat. Seat width is 25 inches - one of the wider Business Class suite dimensions in service. The IFE screen is 24 inches, the largest in ANA's fleet.
The window suites in odd-numbered rows are the correct solo booking: flush against the fuselage with the closed door completing the enclosure. The centre suites in odd rows face each other across a divider that can be lowered for couples - the correct couples booking. Even-numbered window suites face the aisle more directly. With The Room, the door provides complete privacy regardless of orientation, but the odd-numbered positions still offer the psychological and acoustic benefit of the fuselage wall on one side.
Row 1 is the bulkhead - widest footwells and the standout tall-traveller position. The last row of The Room cabin should be avoided for the standard galley adjacency reason.
Staggered Business Class (older aircraft)
On aircraft without The Room, ANA's Business Class is a 1-2-1 staggered reverse herringbone - a good seat without a privacy door. The odd/even row rule applies in full. The product is comparable to JAL Sky Suite without the privacy door - same dimensions, same direct aisle access, same lie-flat capability. If you book expecting The Room and receive the Staggered product, the experience is meaningfully different on overnight routes. Verify before flying.
Premium Economy
ANA Premium Economy on the 787-9 is a 2-3-2 layout with 21 seats and 38 inches of pitch. Window pairs on either side (2-seat sections) have no middle neighbor. The seat features a proper leg rest and a 13.3-inch IFE screen. The bulkhead row offers maximum legroom. The meal service uses proper tableware with a multi-course structure. ANA's Premium Economy service quality - attentive crew, Japanese-influenced menu on routes from Tokyo - is consistently rated above the European competitor standard.
Economy Class
The decisive Economy advantage on ANA's 787-9 is the 2-4-2 layout rather than 3-3-3. Window passengers have only one neighbor maximum - a meaningful comfort differential on 13-hour Pacific crossings. Pitch is 32 inches and seat width is 17.3 inches. ANA's Economy seat padding and meal quality are above global average. The in-seat IFE screens are 10.6 inches. Exit rows offer the standard legroom uplift; the forward exit rows are quieter than the aft exits due to the engine noise profile on the 787.
💻 Workspace audit
The Room features an exceptionally stable tray table with a wide surface that handles a 16-inch laptop. ANA uses Panasonic Avionics satellite Wi-Fi - coverage is consistent on North Pacific routes, though the polar routing used on some Tokyo to London services can cause brief interruptions. The Room suites have AC outlets and 60W USB-C. Economy has USB-A at each seat.
🔊 Acoustic audit
The 787-9's Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines and composite fuselage make it one of the quieter long-haul aircraft types. Within the aircraft, The Room's enclosed walls provide meaningful acoustic isolation beyond just visual privacy - passengers inside closed suites report noticeably lower ambient cabin noise than in open-suite products. In Economy, the 2-4-2 layout's narrower centre section means less overall cabin noise reaches window seat passengers.
Best seats
Seat | Cabin | Why |
|---|---|---|
1A & 1K (The Room, bulkhead) | Business | Widest footwells in The Room. Floor-to-ceiling enclosure plus fuselage wall. First to deplane. |
Odd-row A & K (The Room) | Business | Fuselage wall plus closed door: maximum enclosure on the aircraft. |
Odd-row centre (The Room couples) | Business | Facing suites with lowerable divider. The ANA double-bed-capable position. |
Bulkhead A & B (or H & K) | Premium Economy | Maximum legroom with no middle neighbor in the window pair. |
Forward exit row A or K | Economy | Best legroom. 2-4-2 means one neighbor maximum in the window block. |
Seats to avoid
Seat | Cabin | Why |
|---|---|---|
Last Business row | Business | Galley directly behind. Even The Room's enclosed walls don't eliminate service noise completely. |
Last Premium Economy row | Premium Economy | Restricted recline and Economy galley proximity. |
Last 3 Economy rows | Economy | No recline, rear galley, fuselage taper reduces shoulder room. |
How do I know if my ANA 787-9 has The Room?
Check the seat map during booking. If Business Class shows fully enclosed suite icons or the seat description mentions The Room, you have the flagship product. If it shows a standard staggered herringbone layout without enclosure indicators, you have the older product.
Does The Room on ANA 787-9 have a floor-to-ceiling door?
Yes. Unlike products where the door closes to head height with a gap above, The Room features walls and a door that enclose the suite fully. This is the defining hardware distinction over most competitor door-equipped suites.
Is ANA Economy on the 787-9 better than JAL?
Both are strong products. ANA uses a 2-4-2 layout and JAL also uses a 2-4-2 layout on the 787-9 - both provide one neighbor maximum for window passengers. The meal quality and service standards are comparable. The main differentiation is the Business Class product: ANA's The Room is newer hardware than JAL's Sky Suite, though JAL's Sky Suite is also an excellent product. For Economy, both are the top tier of Pacific route Economy.
Does ANA have Wi-Fi on the 787-9?
Yes. Panasonic satellite Wi-Fi is available. ANA offers paid packages and free messaging for members on select fare types.
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