The British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner seats 204 passengers across 3 cabins. Every row below is rated on legroom, position and distance from the galleys and lavatories.
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Avoid 23C, 23D, 23E, 23F, 24A, 24B, 25A, 38A, 38B, 38C, 39D, 40E and 41F (near lavatory), 23H, 23J, 23K, 24C, 24D, 24E, 24F, 24H, 24J, 24K, 25B, 25C, 39B, 39C, 40D, 41D and 41E (immediately adjacent to lavatory), 30D, 30E and 30F (no underseat storage) and 37A and 37K (no window at this seat position).
The British Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carries 204 passengers across Business + Premium Economy + Economy. Seats are rated below, so you can see which have the legroom, the window alignment and the quiet — and which sit next to a galley or lavatory.
The seats rated best on this map are 1A, 2A, 2K, 3A, 7A, 7K. Another 77 seats are rated best or good. Look for 25 extra-legroom seats for the most room.
Seats rated avoid on this map are 23C, 23D, 23E, 23F, 23H, 23J. Another 29 seats are rated avoid. These are usually the back rows near the galley and lavatories, or middle seats with no window or aisle.
Yes — Club World converts to a fully flat bed, and the one-two-one layout means every passenger can reach the aisle directly without climbing over a neighbour. The window seats offer the most privacy; the centre pairs suit travelling companions who want to face each other.
It depends on your priorities. The 787-8 cabin already has better air quality and pressure than older widebodies, which takes the edge off long-haul economy. World Traveller Plus adds a wider seat, more recline and better meal service, which makes the most difference on sectors over eight hours. On shorter routes, economy is perfectly bearable.
Exit rows and bulkhead rows offer the most floor space. The trade-off for bulkhead seats is that the tray table and IFE screen fold out from the armrest rather than the seatback, so you lose that storage pocket; exit rows tend to have less recline or fixed armrests. Check the seat map to identify which specific rows these fall on for your flight.
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