The Japanese airline All Nippon Airways has taken delivery of two special aircraft, the Boeing 787-10, which carry the registrations JA981A and JA983A. These are the first units specifically configured for Japanese domestic traffic.

Some routes within Japan are so busy that in the past, models such as the Boeing 747 were used with particularly tight seating. At All Nippon Airways, the aging Boeing 777-300s are currently the domestic workhorse. These are to be replaced by brand new B787-10s.

The cabin configuration of the new jets includes 28 seats in Premium Class and 401 seats in Economy Class, for a total of 429 seats in both cabins. The airline also operates several 787-9s, which are also used exclusively on domestic Japanese routes. In addition, ANA currently has three 787-10s in service on international routes, albeit in a three-class configuration with 294 seats. The first of these machines arrived at the airline in April 2019.

Compared to the models otherwise used on long-haul routes, these differ in terms of the configuration of the cabin in order to be able to carry as many passengers as possible. According to All Nippon Airways, these special Dreamliners will mainly be used from Tokyo-Haneda towards Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo and other major Japanese cities. Demand in domestic transport is traditionally extremely high and large-capacity vehicles have been used for many decades.

In the last few days, ANA has taken delivery of two B787-10s that will be used in this segment. These were transferred to Tokyo-Haneda with intermediate stops. These will soon be put into regular service within Japan. The first flights are announced for March 27, 2024. The carrier plans to put both models into commercial service at the same time in order to be able to operate them in opposite directions on high-frequency routes. All Nippon Airways has ordered a total of eleven units in this special configuration.

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