ANA New First and Business Class
ANA New First and Business Class

ANA Introducing New First and Business Class to New York

ANA will be debuting their reconfigured Boeing 777-300ER on the Tokyo – New York route on 8th November 2019; this B777 will feature the new First Class and Business Class. However, this reconfigured B777 appears to be alternating between Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita in the following arrangement:

8th November – HND to JFK to NRT
9th November – NRT to JFK to HND
10th November – HND to JFK to NRT
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On Other Routes

ANA has started to operate the reconfigured B777 on their Tokyo Haneda – London Heathrow route since August 2019. Although there is no given date for its third destination – Frankfurt we can expect to see the reconfigured B777 during the winter season, which runs through March 2020.

ANA New First Class and Business Class Product

The new First Class seats are customised by JAMCO, they are similar to the First Class product installed on the ANA A380.

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ANA New First Class “The Suite”

The seats are equipped with large 43″ 4K monitors, additional privacy-enhancing doors and cushions made in collaboration with Nishikawa Sangyo.

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ANA New First Class “The Suite”
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ANA New First Class “The Suite”

The most impressive update is the new Business Class seat; this is the first actual usage of the Fusio seat manufactured by Safran. Other than having an individual door to provide a more private space, THE Room is also the widest Business Class seat in the world. The large 24″ 4K screen can provide passengers with a great viewing experience.

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ANA New Business Class “The Room”

At first glance this configuration is similar to the Qsuite by Qatar Airways, which was awarded the title of Best Business Class in the world. However, the width of the seat is much wider when compared to the Qsuite and is similar to the Singapore Airlines Business Class.

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an airplane cabin with a few monitors

You can check out Sam’s review on The Room here:

Redemption Opportunities For Tokyo – New York

ANA is a member of Star Alliance. Below are some of the redemption rates for your general guidance. Note that the quoted redemption rates are one way trip. Some programs may require you to redeem a round trip. Where applicable, rates are quoted based on low season rates.

Frequent Flyer ProgramFirst Class (one way)Business Class (one way)
United Mileage Plus110k miles80k miles
Singapore Krisflyer140k miles115k miles
Avianca Lifemiles90k miles75k miles
Lufthansa Miles and More111k miles71k miles
Eva Air Infinity105k miles87.5k miles
Aegean Miles Bonus100k miles75k miles
ANA Mileage Club165k miles80k miles

Before transferring your credit card miles to any of these frequent flyer programs, please check the availability on the individual programs. Different programs may be entitled to different redemption award space. To confirm that the aircraft is equipped with the new First and Business Class, kindly refer to the seat map below (First Class ends at row 2, Business Class starts at row 7 and ends at row 20).

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