They are among the highest capacity commercial airliners in the skies today. The Boeing 777-300ER is actually longer from nose to tail than both the Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A380-800. Where a smaller plane, like the Boeing 737-800, would have just two or three different seating configurations, the B77W has many.
In fact, your flight experience on a Boeing 777-300ER can vary drastically, depending on which airline you fly. From lowest to highest passenger capacity, there is a whopping difference of 256. Of course, the more room you have on your flight, the more money it’s going to cost you.
A Closer Look At The Boeing 777-300ER Seating
The raw data is below. We show each airline with ten or more Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in service. The data is from November, 2018 and will change over time. The column with the total number of this kind of aircraft in this fleet is not separated by seating variation.
There are 27 airlines worldwide with ten or more B77W models in their main fleet. Emirates has the most with 140. As would be expected, Emirates also has the most variants with five seating configurations ranging from a comfy 354 to a more packed in 428.
All Nippon Airways has a version that seats just 212 passengers. At the other end of the spectrum, Air France wins the sardine can prize with a variant seating up to 468. Air Canada is the only airline with two versions that seat 400 or more.
Of our 27 airlines, nine have configurations for more than 400 passengers. This ‘400 club’ includes Aeroflot, Air Canada, Air France, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Saudia, Qatar Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Turkish Airlines.
Those airines with configurations for less than 300 passengers, aka the ‘200 club’, include British Airways, Air France, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, Saudia, Singapore Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines. Air France and Saudia are the only two airlines with a version made for more than 400, along with a version made for less than 300.
About The Boeing 777-300ER
The launch customer for the Boeing 777-300ER is Air France. The first delivery occurred on April 29, 2004. The ER is for extended range and this aircraft can fly up to 7,370 nautical miles or 13,649 kilometres. There were nearly 800 in service as of July, 2018.
The overall length of the B77W is 242’4″ or 73.86 metres. This makes it ten feet longer than the Boeing 747-400 and nearly four feet longer than the Airbus A380-800. It is close to eight feet shorter than the Boeing 747-8. The wingspan is 212’7″ or 64.80 metres while the height at the tail is 60’8″ or 18.5 metres.
Direct competition for this type of airplane formerly was the Airbus A340-600. The Airbus A350-1000 has taken over as the best alternative.
Boeing 777-300ER Seating Configuration Data By Airline
| Airline | Qty. In Fleet | Passenger Capacity |
| Aeroflot | 17 | 402 |
| Air Canada V1 | 19 | 400 |
| Air Canada V2 | 450 | |
| Air China V1 | 28 | 311 |
| Air China V2 | 392 | |
| Air France V1 | 43 | 296 |
| Air France V2 | 381 | |
| Air France V3 | 468 | |
| Air India | 14 | 342 |
| All Nippon Airways V1 | 22 | 250 |
| All Nippon Airways V2 | 264 | |
| All Nippon Airways V3 | 212 | |
| American Airlines | 20 | 304 |
| British Airways | 12 | 297 |
| Cathay Pacific V1 | 52 | 294 |
| Cathay Pacific V2 | 368 | |
| China Airlines | 10 | 358 |
| Emirates V1 | 140 | 360 |
| Emirates V2 | 354 | |
| Emirates V3 | 356 | |
| Emirates V4 | 354 | |
| Emirates V5 | 428 | |
| Etihad Airways V1 | 19 | 412 |
| Etihad Airways V2 | 380 | |
| Etihad Airways V3 | 328 | |
| EVA Air V1 | 34 | 323 |
| EVA Air V2 | 333 | |
| EVA Air V3 | 353 | |
| Garuda Indonesia V1 | 10 | 314 |
| Garuda Indonesia V2 | 393 | |
| Japan Airlines | 13 | 244 |
| Jet Airways | 10 | 346 |
| KLM | 14 | 408 |
| Korean Air V1 | 24 | 277 |
| Korean Air V2 | 291 | |
| Kuwait Airways | 10 | 324 |
| LATAM Brasil | 10 | 379 |
| Philippine Airlines | 10 | 370 |
| Qatar Airways V1 | 41 | 358 |
| Qatar Airways V2 | 412 | |
| Qatar Airways V3 | 354 | |
| Saudia V1 | 35 | 290 |
| Saudia V2 | 305 | |
| Saudia V3 | 381 | |
| Saudia V4 | 413 | |
| Singapore Airlines V1 | 27 | 264 |
| Singapore Airlines V2 | 278 | |
| Turkish Airlines V1 | 33 | 349 |
| Turkish Airlines V2 | 400 | |
| Thai Airways | 14 | 348 |
| United Airlines | 17 | 366 |
Boeing 777-300ER Image Gallery
Here’s a look at Boeing 777-300ER models from various airlines that we’ve featured at It’s About Airplanes.
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