Air India 787-8 Dreamliner (v2, 259 seats)

It is a very close sibling of the airline's other older 787-8, with the same two-two-two Business and three-three-three Economy cabins. The main difference is in the aft galley placement and the seating in the last rows, so the published layout for your flight is the surest guide.

It is a two-two-two cabin at the front, an older product where the seat reclines deeply but stops short of a flat bed. You still get a wide seat, priority boarding and full long-haul service, which suits the overnight sectors it works.

The bulkhead rows just behind Business carry extra legroom, and the true window and aisle seats are the most comfortable in the three-three-three cabin. The rows near the rear galleys and lavatories are the ones to leave alone, where noise and queueing gather.