22 products ranked

Best premium economy seats

Every premium economy product on Cabin Brief, scored and ranked

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Business Class First Class Premium Economy Economy
1
JL
Premium Economy JAL Best overall
787-9 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 42" pitch
SFO–NRT JFK–NRT LAX–NRT SFO–HND +3 more
7.0
Seat 7.4 · Amenity 6.6
2
EK
Premium Economy Emirates
A380 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 40" pitch
JFK–DXB LAX–DXB
6.6
Seat 6.6 · Amenity 6.5
3
CX
Premium Economy Cathay Pacific
A350-900 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 40" pitch
JFK–HKG SFO–HKG
6.2
Seat 5.8 · Amenity 6.5
4
QF
Premium Economy Qantas
A380-QF · recliner · 2-3-2 · 38" pitch
LAX–SYD SFO–SYD
5.9
Seat 5.2 · Amenity 6.5
5
NH
Premium Economy ANA
777-300ER · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
SFO–NRT JFK–NRT LAX–NRT SFO–HND +3 more
5.7
Seat 4.8 · Amenity 6.6
6
AA
Premium Economy American
777-300ER · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–LHR LAX–JFK LAX–LHR LAX–AUS +65 more
5.5
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 6.5
7
VS
Premium Virgin Atlantic
A350-1000 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–LHR LAX–LHR LAS–LHR MIA–LHR +4 more
5.5
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 6.5
8
AA
Premium Economy American
787-9 · recliner · 2-3-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–LHR LAX–JFK LAX–LHR LAX–AUS +65 more
5.5
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 6.5
9
SK
SAS Plus SAS
A350-900 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
LAX–CPH
5.5
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 6.5
10
SQ
Premium Economy Singapore
A350-900 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
SFO–SIN LAX–SIN
5.5
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 6.5
11
AF
Premium Economy Air France
777-300ER-AF · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–CDG ATL–CDG LAX–CDG BOS–CDG +2 more
5.5
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 6.5
12
DL
Delta Premium Select Delta
A330-900 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–LHR LAX–JFK LAX–AUS LAX–KEF +67 more
5.3
Seat 4.0 · Amenity 6.5
13
UA
Premium Plus United
767-300ER · recliner · 2-3-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–LHR SFO–NRT LAX–LHR LAX–CPH +60 more
5.3
Seat 4.0 · Amenity 6.5
14
DL
Delta Premium Select Delta
767-400ER · recliner · 2-3-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–LHR LAX–JFK LAX–AUS LAX–KEF +67 more
5.3
Seat 4.0 · Amenity 6.5
15
LH
Premium Economy Lufthansa
A350-900 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–FRA ORD–FRA EWR–FRA
5.3
Seat 4.0 · Amenity 6.6
16
BA
World Traveller Plus British Airways
A350-1000 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–LHR LAX–LHR LAS–LHR ORD–LHR +8 more
5.2
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 5.8
17
BA
World Traveller Plus British Airways
787-9 · recliner · 2-3-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–LHR LAX–LHR LAS–LHR ORD–LHR +8 more
5.2
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 5.8
18
KL
Premium Comfort KLM
787-10 · recliner · 2-3-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–AMS ATL–AMS ORD–AMS
5.2
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 5.8
19
IB
Premium Economy Iberia
A350-900 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–MAD MIA–MAD
5.2
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 5.8
20
KE
Premium Economy Korean Air
787-9 · recliner · 2-3-2 · 38" pitch
LAX–ICN SFO–ICN JFK–ICN SEA–ICN
5.2
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 5.8
21
BA
World Traveller Plus British Airways
777-300 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 38" pitch
JFK–LHR LAX–LHR LAS–LHR ORD–LHR +8 more
4.7
Seat 4.5 · Amenity 4.9
22
HA
Extra Comfort Hawaiian
A330-200 · recliner · 2-4-2 · 36" pitch
LAX–HNL HNL–OGG SFO–HNL
4.1
Seat 2.8 · Amenity 5.3

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