Review: All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 Business Class (SIN-NRT)
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Boarding on All Nippon Airways
This review describes our historical Singapore–Narita flight. For Canadian departures and current product considerations, see our ANA guide from Canada, covering cabins, baggage, lounges, and Aeroplan options.
This review is part of our series of articles on our one-week mini-RTW thanks to Aeroplan points.After having dinner in Singapore Airlines’ SilverKris lounge, here we are aboard this Boeing 787 Dreamliner from All Nippon Airways (ANA).
This flight will take place at night between Singapore and Tokyo and will last approximately 7 hours. We head to the bottom of the business class cabin to find our seats on the window side.
Some seats – like mine above – are more private because they are glued to the windows.
While other seats will be more exposed by overlooking the corridor, like this one:
Middle seats are more suitable for people travelling with couples or friends, but it will still be challenging to talk to each other. For a night flight, we preferred solitary chairs.
The seat
This is, of course, a seat used as a 180-degree bed (note that ANA provides a mattress pad as well as a pillow):
There are few storage spaces for computer, phone, headphones. Note this hanger for the helmet, as well as the electrical sockets at your disposal.
You can see my “stock” of equipment in this photo:
The multimedia screen is significant as you can judge with my “coaster test milesopedia.”
The welcome kit is standard. We appreciate the headphones provided.
On-board service
During boarding, we will be served a welcome drink, as well as a warm towel.
A menu will be offered, the dishes of which will be served 45 minutes before landing.
Finally, an airline that encourages you to make the most of your night’s sleep rather than doing a service 1 hour after take-off! It’s VERY appreciated!
Shortly after take-off, I choose to go to bed with about 6 hours left on the flight.
After four good hours of deep sleep – the two glasses of wine had helped – I wake up and start “playing” with the windows of this Dreamliner (whose opacity is variable through a button).
In fact, the crew will decide to automatically illuminate the cabin through daylight from the windows.
The meal begins to be served by flight attendants – who are EXTREMELY service-oriented.
When I travel to a foreign company, I always choose the “country” selection, rather than the Western selection (“Chicken or Pasta”).
Here’s a look at my meal tray:
Here are the dishes:
- Steamed scallop with apple vinegar sauce
- Simmered burdock root rolled with conger eel
- Grilled chicken pâté with poppy seeds
- Ground Cherry
- Simmered chicken in soy-based sauce
- Steamed Rice
- Miso soup and Japanese pickles
- Fruit
In detail, for the pleasure of the eyes:
Everything was delicious, and allowed us to prepare for the Japanese food we were going to enjoy for the next 24 hours!
No transition: just before landing, head to the toilet for brushing of teeth. Note the bidet feature offered by ANA!
Conclusion
We particularly enjoyed this flight, and in particular, the extraordinary service of the ANA flight attendants (which is also recognized by this company).
If you are travelling to Japan, I strongly encourage you to test this airline!
Booking ANA business class with Aeroplan
ANA is a Star Alliance member, like Air Canada, so you can book its business class seats with your Aeroplan points. In Canada, ANA flies nonstop between Vancouver and Tokyo (Haneda) on the Boeing 787-9.
Aeroplan prices a partner flight by zone and by the actual distance flown. Here are the one-way business class prices between North America and the Pacific zone on a partner such as ANA, according to the official Aeroplan Flight Reward Chart as of September 2026:
- 0 to 5,000 miles: 55,000 points
- 5,001 to 7,500 miles: 85,000 points
- 7,501 to 11,000 miles: 102,500 points
- 11,001 miles or more: 115,000 points
For example, a nonstop Vancouver–Tokyo flight covers about 4,700 miles and falls in the first band. From Montreal or Toronto, the connection in Vancouver brings the total to roughly 6,800 to 7,000 miles, which puts the trip in the 5,001 to 7,500 mile band. The flight in this review, Singapore–Tokyo (about 3,300 miles), stays within the Pacific zone: 52,500 points in business class on a partner.
On top of the points, you pay taxes and a partner booking fee of $39 per ticket, which Aeroplan also lets you cover with points. Finally, seats depend on availability, so search several dates and book early.
If you, too, would like to discover business class, know that it is possible thanks to some credit cards that earn Aeroplan points!
Here’s an excellent offer currently available:
