Boeing 747-400 cabin layout, best seats in business and economy class from Russia and Lufthansa

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Boeing 747–400 (Boeing 747–400) is the most popular modification of the double-deck wide-body Boeing 747 aircraft. It is used mainly for long-haul flights, the flight range is up to 14,200 km. The cabin capacity is up to 624 passengers, depending on the selected layout.

Boeing 747-400 passenger airliners continue to carry passengers in service with various airlines around the world. The largest operator is British Airways.

The only domestic operator of the Boeing 747-400 is currently aviation, whose fleet also includes former aircraft. Aeroflot does not have a Boeing 747-400; all plans to purchase these aircraft in the 1980s were never implemented.

Scheme of Boeing 747–400 for aviation

Rossiya's fleet includes 9 Boeing 747-400 aircraft. List of all tail numbers and names of aircraft of this model:

"Vladivostok" (EI–XLJ),
"Irkutsk" (EI–XLG),
"Kazan" (EI–XLH),
"Krasnoyarsk" (EI–XLC),
"Nizhny Novgorod" (EI–XLF),
"Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky" (EI–XLI),
"St. Petersburg" (EI–XLE),
"Khabarovsk" (EI–XLM),
"Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk/Tigrolet" (EI–XLD)

Since the airliner is two-story, the numbering of seats, as a rule, starts from the top (small) floor. And it is on the top floor that the most comfortable seats are located - the entire business class and several Space+ seats.

Economy class seating is A-ZONE in the bow, several Space+ seats and regular seats.

In addition, there are enough places on board where baby bassinets can be installed (see diagrams).

Only the layout of the EI-XLM board is fundamentally different from the basic one; more about this below - in diagram No. 3.

Boeing 747–400 diagram No. 1: EI–XLC, EI–XLD, EI–XLE, EI–XLH, EI–XLJ

Upper Deck:

Rows 1, 2, 3 - business class with 2-2 seating scheme, 12 seats in total;
Rows 5 - 9 (attention, row 4 is missing) - 27 Space+ seats (increased legroom compared to regular economy, additional compartments for hand luggage), seating 3-3, last row on deck - 3 seats;
Location of toilets: all on the right side, 2 at the beginning of the cabin and 1 at the end.

Main deck (lower):

The rows are numbered from 10 to 71, the total number of seats is 483;
Space+ seats: 12 HKL, 14 ABC, 17 EF, 20 DEG HK, 23 DEFG, 31 BC, 34 HKL, 36 DEFG, 44 BC HK, 45 DEFG, 55 BC HKL;
Space+ seats (one of the advantages on the lower deck is only more legroom): 12 HKL, 14 ABC, 17 EF, 20 DEG HK, 23 DEFG, 31 BC, 34 HKL, 36 DEFG, 44 BC HK, 45 DEFG, 55 BC HKL;
A-ZONE seats (advantage - location in the first economy class sector according to the 2-2 and 3-3 scheme), are located in rows 10 - 12, 14 - 19 (not all in the rows, marked in blue) - 45 in total;
11 toilets: 1 in front of row 22, 2 behind row 28, 2 at row 43 and 2 at row 44, 4 at the rear of the plane.

The worst seats in economy class are those with limited backrest recline; in regular economy they are 19 A EF L, 29 AL, 43 AL, 54 AL, 70 BK.

Interesting fact This is exactly the seating arrangement that was implemented on board the most unusual aircraft of Russia - the Boeing 747-400 Tigrolet. The image of the head of an Amur tiger has been decorating the nose of the aircraft since September 2016; this design was carried out as part of an environmental project together with.

Boeing 747–400 diagram No. 2: EI–XLF, EI–XLG, EI–XLI

Upper deck:

Rows 1–3 — business class, 12 seats in a 2–2 layout;
Rows 5–9 are Space+ seats, 29 seats in a 3–3 configuration, but row 9 does not have a seat A.

Lower deck

481 places;
Numbering of rows: 10 - 71;
Rows 10–19 - A-ZONE seats, except 12 HKL, 14 ABC, 17 EF, 19 EF;
Space+ seats: 12 HKL, 14 ABC, 17 EF, 20 DEG, 23 DEFG, 31 BC, 34 HKL, 36 DEFG, 44 BC HK, 45 DEFG, 55 BC HK;
10 toilets: 2 - in the bow at the exits on both sides, 4 - at the exits in the central part (opposite rows 43, 44), 4 - at the end of the cabin.

Worst places - similar to scheme No. 1.

Boeing 747–400 diagram No. 3: EI–XLM

This option is significantly different from the previous ones - both in terms of layout and class, and even in the numbering of seats.

Upper deck:

Fully booked business class:
Numbering of rows: 5–11;
Seating arrangement: 2–2;
The total number of places is 22.

Lower deck:

411 places;
Rows 1–4 in the bow: 12 Super Space seats are the best seats on the Boeing 747–400 of all Rossiya flights. Features - there is even more space for each passenger than in business class, 70 cm wide seats can be completely folded out into a bed;
Space+ seats: 21 KL, 30 BC, 44 BC HK, 55 BC HK;
10 toilets are located as follows: 2 on the left side at the exit in the bow, 4 in the central part of the liner at row 42 and behind it, 4 in the tail.

Since this lower deck layout is very different from the basic ones, the worst places on board (with limited backrest angle) will be others: 29 AL, 54 AL, 70 AB KL.

Tips for choosing a location

Regardless of which modification of the Boeing 747 you are traveling on, it is worth knowing a few general rules for choosing a seat:

The row layout may vary depending on the airline selected. This applies mainly to the latest modifications of gliders and flights of airlines carrying passengers in first and business class cabins;
The latest modifications of the Boeing 747 are characterized by reduced noise levels. But it is worth knowing that the least noise is in the nose of the airframe, that is, in places located in front and further from the engines;
In economy class cabins there are rows with expanded inter-row space, for example, at emergency exits;
The armrests of the seats do not recline at the edges of the rows, and also often in the first rows of the cabins. Many airlines provide aircraft diagrams with a special icon indicating this point;
The first rows of salon seats are not equipped with folding tables, but with pull-out armrests.

Taking into account the above factors and knowing the seating diagram will allow you to choose the best place.

Lufthansa cabin layout (Lufthansa)

Of the foreign airlines that use the double-deck Boeing 747-400, the most popular among Russian-speaking tourists is Lufthansa, which operates flights from Germany (these planes mainly fly from Frankfurt) across Europe and over long distances to Japan, the USA, and Canada.

On board Lufthansa, two options for the layout of the passenger cabin are used.

First scheme:

Business class - 53 seats;
Premium Economy - 32 seats;
Standard economy class - 308 seats.

Upper deck © lufthansa.com

Below deck © lufthansa.com

Detailed diagram No. 1 on the official Lufthansa website

Second scheme:

Business class - 67 seats;
Premium Economy - 32 seats;
Standard economy class - 272 seats.

Upper deck © lufthansa.com

Below deck © lufthansa.com

Detailed diagram No. 2 on the official Lufthansa website

Boeing 744. General characteristics

The Boeing 744 is an economical airliner. The designers managed to find a successful combination of powerful engines that do not consume too much fuel during operation. Before the release of the Airbus 380, the Boeing 747 was considered the largest passenger airliner, as it could accommodate 524 people . Boeings occupy a significant share of the aircraft fleet of most of the world's leading airlines because they are economical, unpretentious and, with a high capacity, cover more than 14 thousand kilometers without refueling.

Boeing aircraft designers solved an extremely difficult problem - getting rid of strong noise in flight. For this purpose, new engines have been designed and proprietary materials have been developed to suppress noise.

The Boeing 744 has two decks. The upper one is the least spacious and includes business class seats and a small proportion of budget seats. The lower one is a place for traveling only for economy class passengers.

Reviews of Boeing 747–400

Choosing the right seats for a long flight on a Boeing 747-400 is not easy, even with detailed maps available. When looking for advice, you can turn to reviews from other tourists who honestly, detail and subjectively talk about their experiences of traveling on a Boeing 747-400:

Airlines-inform.ru
Review
Review. RU
Proleteli.com

Below are interior diagrams of other Boeing aircraft models:

737–500
737–800
757–200
767–300
777–200
777–300

Interior layout: best and worst places

Let's look at the layout of the Boeing 744 cabin in the airliners of Russia Airlines. The layout of seats on the plane is two-class. This aircraft model has two decks: lower and upper.

The plan shows which seats on board are considered the most and least comfortable

Upper deck: seats

The layout of the upper deck of an airliner looks something like this: from the first to the fourth rows. This is an excellent modern business class that has all the necessary amenities: wide and soft seats, 15.4-inch monitors. Passengers are especially pleased with the space between the rows - this figure is more than one and a half meters.

In economy class rows, special attention should be paid to rows 5-9 of the upper deck. Row 5 is also the first row of economy class

It is located directly behind the partition separating the classrooms. There is also ample legroom here - the distance between the rows is 86 centimeters. These chairs are considered seats of increased comfort.

As for the last row of the upper deck (row 9), it can be considered the most inconvenient - it is located directly next to the toilet and the stairs leading to the lower deck. Such an arrangement, due to a consistently large crowd of people, can cause serious discomfort for passengers. Therefore, the seats in the last row can rightfully be considered the most uncomfortable on the entire plane.

Lower deck: seats

Speaking about the location of seats on the lower deck of the airliner, it should immediately be noted that all the seats located in this part of the plane belong to economy class. The distance between the seats is 78 centimeters, and the monitors on the backs of the seats in front have a diagonal of 8.9 inches.

Flying in economy class on this transcontinental airliner is quite comfortable

Seats with the letters A, B, H, K in the 21st, 22nd and 23rd rows have a layout of two seats in a row. They can be called places of increased comfort. Two chairs next to each other are always more comfortable than three located in the same way. When purchasing air tickets, you should keep in mind that the Boeing 744 cabin layout has this feature.

It is worth paying attention to places A, B, C in row No. 40. There is quite a significant space for placing legs.

Speaking of the worst places on the lower deck, it should be noted the location of the seats in row No. 29. They are too close to the emergency exits. At the same time, in seats A, L, D, E the backrest does not recline at all, and in the rest it has serious limitations in this regard.

Seats D in rows 30 to 32 will not be too quiet for a flight. They are located in close proximity to the toilet, and the number of people wishing to visit the bathroom during a long flight throughout the entire time spent in the air remains at a consistently high level. So there will be plenty of “pleasure” of sitting in this row - this is an unpleasant smell, and the loud sound of the drain, and crowds of people waiting for their turn.

Seats in rows 40 to 42 are located next to the stairs to the upper deck, which can also cause a number of inconveniences.

As for the seats in rows 53 and 64, they could be considered quite comfortable if not for the special proximity to the onboard buffets and toilets.

By carefully studying the plane plan of the airline you plan to fly with, you can clearly see where it will be comfortable to sit and where it will not be so comfortable. However, even if you manage to purchase tickets for seats that are considered the most comfortable, you should never forget about the human factor - unfortunately, no one has canceled it. And an unpleasant neighborhood may well ruin a flight, regardless of the seat occupied.