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Old Jul 31, 2016 | 4:44 pm
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Compared to the 777 flying on NRT-EWR the seats on the 787 will be narrower. Whether you notice that or not depends on many factors, but it is measurably so.

The IFE kit is newer on the 787s and the air pressure and humidity levels are more comfortable. Those environmental factors should help you be more comfortable during the flight and adjust better to the jetlag after the flight, but they won't solve either of those two challenges.

I don't know that I'd go out of my way to do it given the scenario you've described, with the extra connection and longer total travel time. That's easy for me to say having been on the 787 several times now and having made a special trip to China and Japan jut to fly it 5 years ago when it entered operations. I would choose it over other types on a comparable itinerary in most cases, but yours is not a comparable itinerary.
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