Which Routes Feature ANA’s New Boeing 777 Cabins?

In the summer of 2019, Japanese Star Alliance carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) revealed an all new first & business class product. In this post I wanted to take an updated look at ANA’s progress with installing these new cabins, especially with the winter 2023 travel schedule starting shortly.

Tourism to Japan has been booming since the country reopened its borders to foreign visitors, and I know many people are planning trips with ANA. Hopefully many OMAAT readers will be able to enjoy the carrier’s new cabins.

Basics of ANA’s new first & business class

All Nippon Airways’ new first class & business class products are truly spectacular. ANA has always had incredible service, and now the airline finally has a hard product to match.

All Nippon Airways’ new first class, known as “The Suite,” is phenomenal. The hard product as such doesn’t look that amazing, but it’s a huge improvement over the old product. First class has eight very comfortable suites, each of which is functionally designed and private. Personally I rank this as the world’s third best first class, thanks largely to ANA’s top notch soft product.

All Nippon Airways’ new business class, known as “The Room,” is really what’s most revolutionary. The seats have doors and an unreal amount of personal space. I consider this to be one of the world’s best business class products, along with Qatar Airways Qsuites.

Which flights have ANA’s new first & business class?

While there are certain markets where All Nippon Airways consistently offers the new cabins, we have seen some variance. So let me share the basics of how many ANA 777s have the new cabins, how you can tell if your flight features the new cabins, and finally which routes currently feature the new cabins (though of course that’s subject to change).

How many ANA 777s have new first & business class?

All Nippon Airways has 15 Boeing 777-300ERs in its fleet. Nine of the 15 jets currently feature the new cabins, meaning that 60% of ANA’s 777-300ERs have the new first & business class. Six of these planes have been delivered to the airline since 2019, with the new cabins, while three 777-300ERs have been reconfigured with the new cabins (these planes are 10+ years old).

Unfortunately ANA doesn’t have any concrete plans to reconfigure the remaining six 777-300ERS in the near future, so don’t expect this product’s footprint to grow much for the time being. ANA is expected to eventually take delivery of new 777-9s, which will likely feature this product (or something even better), though that’s still several years down the road.

If you want to track registration codes, the following nine Boeing 777-300ERs feature the new cabins:

• JA784A
• JA785A
• JA788A
• JA793A
• JA794A
• JA795A
• JA796A
• JA797A
• JA798A

How can you tell if an ANA flight has the new cabins?

You can tell whether or not your flight is scheduled to feature All Nippon Airways’ new cabins just by looking at the seatmap. The easiest way to tell is to look at the business class seatmap:

• The new business class cabin has 64 seats, while the old cabin has either 52 or 68 seats
• If the business class cabin goes to row 20, then it’s the new business class; otherwise it’s the old business class

If you’re on ANA’s website and a flight is scheduled to be operated with the new cabins, you’ll also see the prominent display of “THE SUITE” for first class and “THE ROOM” for business class.

Again, it’s only select Boeing 777-300ERs that have these cabins. You won’t find these cabins on other aircraft, including 787s, A380s, etc.

Which routes have ANA’s new 777 cabins?

Here are the routes that are expected to be operated by the new Boeing 777-300ERS for the 2023 winter schedule (which runs from late October 2023 until late March 2024):

• Tokyo Haneda (HND) to London (LHR) for NH211/212 — all frequencies
• Tokyo Haneda (HND) to New York (JFK) for NH109/110 and NH159/160 — all frequencies
• Tokyo Haneda (HND) to San Francisco (SFO) for NH107/108 — all frequencies until December 31, 2023
• One of the reconfigured 777s is in a special Pokemon livery, and this aircraft will additionally fly select frequencies between Tokyo Narita (NRT) and San Francisco (SFO) for NH7/8, select frequencies between Tokyo Narita (NRT) and Chicago (ORD) for NH11/12, and select frequencies between Tokyo Haneda (HND) and Chicago (ORD) for NH111/112

In other words, as it stands, all flights to London and New York, as well as select flights to San Francisco and Chicago, will feature the new cabins for the winter 2023 schedule. However, the new 777s flying to San Francisco and Chicago are the exception rather than the norm, so check seatmaps carefully. Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington, are scheduled to be served by Boeing 787s.

There’s always the chance for last minute aircraft swaps, especially for later in winter, as ANA does tend to tweak its schedule.

Bottom line

All Nippon Airways introduced a phenomenal new first & business class in 2019, and the airline has rolled this out to 60% of its 777-300ER fleet. Unfortunately at this point there are no plans to reconfigure more jets with these cabins.

For the winter 2023 schedule, you can expect the new cabins to be offered on all flights to London and New York, as well as on select flights to San Francisco and Chicago. While you’ll always want to check the seatmap for changes or aircraft swaps, that’s the current plan.

If you’ve flown ANA’s new 777s, what was your experience like?