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ANA flew 46 Boeing 747s, seating up to 569 on its domestic 747-400D and 287 on its long-haul 747-400 before retiring the type in 2014.

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All Nippon Airways was the second pillar of the Japanese 747 phenomenon. It operated 46 of the type between 1979 and 2014 and, like JAL, used it as a high-frequency domestic airliner as well as a long-haul flagship. The two airlines between them made Japan the largest single market the 747 ever served.

The domestic Super Jumbo

ANA’s first 747SR arrived in 1979 and began flying Tokyo–Sapporo. The initial cabin carried 455–456 seats, but the airline pushed density further, reaching 528 seats (20 premium and 508 economy) and marketing the aircraft as the “Super Jumbo.” ANA described it as the first airliner capable of carrying more than 500 passengers in an all-economy layout — a record on a scheduled domestic service.

The 747-400D

The 747-400D took the concept to its limit at 569 seats: 27 “Super Seat Premium” seats and 542 in economy, with a further 84 economy seats on the upper deck. A 2002 experiment briefly flew two aircraft in an all-economy layout, and a later refit trimmed the premium cabin to 23 seats. The domestic 400Ds were the last 747s ANA flew, retiring on 31 March 2014.

Long-haul: from 367 to 287

On international routes ANA went the other way. Its three-class -400 began at 367 seats, was rebuilt as the 338-seat “Super Style” cabin in 1999 with an onboard bar, and finished as the “New Style” layout of 287 seats — only 10 First and 182 economy, a striking contrast with the 569-seat domestic version of the same aircraft.

Cabin archive

Visual seat maps

Cabin zones run from the nose on the left to the tail on the right. Seat symbols show the typical abreast pattern, not every individual row.

Historical reconstruction1979–2006

ANA 747SR domestic layout

ANA's short-range 747SR in its later domestic form: 20 premium seats and 508 in economy, one of the highest densities flown at the time.

528passenger seats
Upper deckPremium and economy seating
Premium
Main deckNose at left
Premium20 seats
Economy508 seats · 3-4-3 typical

Map note: ANA's first SR cabin carried 455–456 seats; the later configuration held 528. ANA marketed the aircraft as the "Super Jumbo" and described it as the first airliner able to seat more than 500 passengers in an all-economy layout.

Configuration source: ANA fleet history via Yukinet Express

Archived configuration1991–2008

ANA 747-400D domestic layout

ANA's high-density domestic 747-400D: 27 "Super Seat Premium" seats and 542 in economy, with 84 more economy seats on the upper deck.

569passenger seats
Upper deckEconomy seats in a 3-3 layout
Economy84 seats · 3-3 typical
Main deckNose at left
Super Seat Premium27 seatsDomestic premium cabin at 38-inch pitch
Economy542 seats · 3-4-3 typical

Map note: The 747-400D was the densest 747 ANA flew and one of the densest ever operated. A later refit reduced the premium cabin from 27 to 23 seats, giving 565.

Configuration source: ANA press releases; Aviation Wire — 747-400D upper deck

Archived configuration2002–2011

ANA 747-400 long-haul layout

ANA's final long-haul 747-400 cabin: 10 First, 75 business, 20 premium economy and 182 economy seats — a low-density, premium-heavy layout.

287passenger seats
Upper deckBusiness class, with a bar
Business Class2-2 typical
Main deckNose at left
First Class10 seats · 1-2-1 typicalEnclosed suites in the nose
Business Class75 seats · 2-3-2 typical
Premium Economy20 seats
Economy182 seats · 3-4-3 typical

Map note: ANA progressively reduced capacity on its long-haul -400s, from a 367-seat three-class layout through the 338-seat "Super Style" cabin to this "New Style" layout. Business class included a bar and used the usual 2-3-2 main-deck arrangement with 2-2 on the upper deck.

Configuration source: Rainbow Island — ANA 747-400 configurations

Sources

Facts on this page are checked against the primary and institutional references below.

  1. ANA 747 fleet history — Yukinet Express
  2. ANA 747-400D upper deck — Aviation Wire
  3. ANA 747-400 configurations — Rainbow Island
  4. Boeing to reconfigure two ANA 747-400s — Boeing

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