Which Airlines Have The Fewest Seats On Their Boeing 777?

With aircraft from the Boeing 777 family being used worldwide for both short and long-haul flights, many have relatively low-density configurations with a premium-heavy touch. However, some are lower in their density than others, so, with this in mind, let’s take a look at which airline’s 777s have the fewest seats for each variant.

777-200

Starting with the 777-200 is a straightforward matter, given that ch-aviation.com shows that only two carriers fly the type nowadays. With one airline being ANA, featuring a high-density setup for domestic flying, this leaves United Airlines as the only option. The carrier’s 777-200s have space for 364 passengers, with this figure comprising 336 economy seats (102 with extra legroom) and 28 in business class.

777-200ER

The ‘Extended Range’ Boeing 777-200ER proved much more popular than its standard counterpart, and, as such, many more carriers still fly this variant of the manufacturer’s popular ‘triple-seven.’ However, when it comes to the carrier with the fewest seats on its 777-200ERs, British Airways leads the way.

Photo: Nick Morrish | British Airways

While data from aeroLOPA shows that the airline has five different configurations for its 777-200ERs, the one that is most of interest to us for the topic is its four-class 235-seat setup. This premium-heavy layout features just 138 ‘World Traveller’ economy class seats, with 40 ‘World Traveller Plus’ premium economy, 49 ‘Club World’ business class, and eight first class seats situated in front of these.

777-200LR

The other version of the 777-200 that Boeing modified to increase its range was the ‘Long Range’ 777-200LR model. Certain examples flown by Air India have the fewest seats for this variant at any airline, with their total of 241 barely exceeding that of British Airways’ 777-200ERs. This figure comprises 198 nine-abreast economy, 35 seven-abreast business, and eight four-abreast first class seats.

777-300

Boeing also produced two stretched-fuselage variants from the 777-300 sub-series for airlines looking to fly larger numbers of passengers on their triple-sevens. Despite this, there are still certain carriers out there with low-density layouts.

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The standard 777-300 is relatively rare nowadays, with ch-aviation listing just 24 active examples across seven carriers worldwide. Of these, Air Peace’s aircraft has the fewest seats onboard, with just 319 present. This figure is split between 269 nine-abreast economy class seats and 50 in business class laid out six abreast.

777-300ER

The Boeing 777-300ER is by far the most popular triple-seven variant, having accounted for almost half of the family’s all-time deliveries. Interestingly, despite its larger size, this model is home to the lowest-density layout of any 777. It can be found at All Nippon Airways, whose examples have space for just 212 passengers.

Economy class accounts for just over half of this figure, with 112 nine-abreast seats in the plane’s rear section boasting a generous seat pitch of 34 inches. In front of these are 24 eight-abreast premium economy seats, an impressive 68 business class suites, and four first class suites. Another layout with the same capacity has 116 economy, 24 premium economy, 64 business, and four first class seats.

What do you make of these low-density layouts? How many have you flown on? Let us know your thoughts and experiences in the comments!

Sources: aeroLOPA, ch-aviation.com