Scandoyamato comments

I completely agree with those who complain about the leg room, and it's especially sad because ANA used to be one of the best airlines for leg room, with a 34" seat pitch. The change to a 31" seat pitch with a 16.5" seat width occurred after ANA added its premium economy section. They made room for it by scrunching all the regular economy seats together. Note that besides being narrower and closer together, the seats are also shorter front to back, so that a larger person's thighs are not well-supported.

I love ANA's service, meals, and in-flight entertainment, but I'm 5'10", and the idea of spending 13 hours in the vice-like grip of its economy seats has sent me to other airlines until and unless I can afford to pay for its premium economy product. As things stand, I would not recommend ANA's or JAL's regular economy to anyone over 5'6".

I hope that someone from the Japanese airlines is reading these comments, because I would like to reward their otherwise fine service.