ANA's Economy Class Seats Gets "Good Design" Award

Above, ANA's Premium Economy seating display at the L.A. Travel and Adventure Show. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

When I saw this story on the All Nippon Airways (ANA) Economy Class seating getting a "Good Design Award" it reminded me of seeing their display at the Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show in 2013.

At the show, ANA had on display their new seating for overseas travelers.

According to the article in Japan Today:

Tokyo - All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Toyota Boshoku Corp have received the prestigious Good Design Award from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion for its new Economy Class seats. Intended for ANA's domestic aircraft, the seats were created in collaboration with Japan's top automotive seat designer Toyota Boshoku to increase comfort and convenience for passengers. 

The cutting edge seats, which are being introduced on ANA's Boeing 777-200 and 787-8 aircraft, employ the latest ergonomic insights to make the seats as comfortable as possible. The revamped Economy Class seats for domestic flights are the latest in ANA's extensive efforts to improve seating across its entire fleet.

Of all the flights to (and from) Japan, I would have to put the Economy Class seating of Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 at the top of the list for being the most uncomfortable. The seats were small and there was little legroom. I had to get up several times an hour to stretch my legs.

As mentioned, these are on ANA's domestic flights. Some tourists in Japan do fly within the country. They may want to make note of these seats when choosing an airline.

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