The most comfortable airlines

Ranked by seat comfort, not by marketing: legroom, seat width, middle seats, the aircraft they fly and what business really means on board.

Economy

  1. ANAup to 34″ legroom7.4Very comfortable
  2. Singapore Airlinesup to 32″ legroom6.9Comfortable
  3. Japan Airlinesup to 33″ legroom6.9Comfortable
  4. Cathay Pacificup to 32″ legroom6.8Comfortable
  5. Qatar Airwaysup to 32″ legroom6.5Comfortable
  6. Emiratesup to 32″ legroom6.5Comfortable
  7. Etihadup to 32″ legroom6.5Comfortable
  8. JetBlueup to 32″ legroom6.4Comfortable
  9. Swissup to 32″ legroom6.3Comfortable
  10. Air Franceup to 32″ legroom6.0Comfortable
  11. Deltaup to 32″ legroom6.0Comfortable
  12. Turkish Airlinesup to 32″ legroom5.9Comfortable
  13. Qantasup to 32″ legroom5.9Comfortable
  14. KLMup to 32″ legroom5.9Comfortable
  15. Unitedup to 32″ legroom5.7Comfortable
  16. Finnairup to 32″ legroom5.6Comfortable
  17. Air Canadaup to 32″ legroom5.6Comfortable
  18. Iberiaup to 31″ legroom5.5Comfortable
  19. Lufthansaup to 31″ legroom5.5Comfortable
  20. British Airwaysup to 31″ legroom5.5Comfortable
  21. TAP Air Portugalup to 31″ legroom5.5Comfortable
  22. American Airlinesup to 32″ legroom5.4Okay
  23. SASup to 31″ legroom5.0Okay
  24. Austrianup to 31″ legroom4.8Okay
  25. Norwegianup to 30″ legroom3.5Cramped
  26. easyJetup to 29″ legroom3.4Cramped
  27. Ryanairup to 28″ legroom2.0Cramped

Business

  1. EtihadBusiness suite with door9.3Superb
  2. ANABusiness suite with door9.1Superb
  3. Qatar AirwaysBusiness suite with door9.1Superb
  4. Japan AirlinesBusiness suite with door8.8Superb
  5. Singapore AirlinesLie-flat, direct aisle access8.6Superb
  6. EmiratesLie-flat, direct aisle access8.5Superb
  7. DeltaBusiness suite with door8.2Very comfortable
  8. QantasLie-flat, direct aisle access8.2Very comfortable
  9. Turkish AirlinesLie-flat, direct aisle access8.1Very comfortable
  10. British AirwaysBusiness suite with door8.0Very comfortable
  11. Cathay PacificLie-flat, direct aisle access7.9Very comfortable
  12. UnitedLie-flat, direct aisle access7.8Very comfortable
  13. Air CanadaLie-flat, direct aisle access7.8Very comfortable
  14. JetBlueBusiness suite with door7.7Very comfortable
  15. American AirlinesLie-flat, direct aisle access7.7Very comfortable
  16. Air FranceBusiness suite with door7.6Very comfortable
  17. SwissLie-flat, direct aisle access7.3Very comfortable
  18. KLMLie-flat, direct aisle access7.2Very comfortable
  19. LufthansaLie-flat, direct aisle access7.1Very comfortable
  20. FinnairBusiness suite with door7.1Very comfortable
  21. IberiaLie-flat, direct aisle access7.0Very comfortable
  22. SASLie-flat, direct aisle access6.8Comfortable
  23. TAP Air PortugalLie-flat, direct aisle access6.7Comfortable
  24. AustrianLie-flat, direct aisle access6.4Comfortable

Frequently asked questions

What is the most comfortable airline in economy?

ANA scores highest in SkyBuddy's economy comfort index (7.4/10), followed by Singapore Airlines and Japan Airlines.

What is the most comfortable business class?

Etihad (9.3/10) – business suite with door. Next: ANA and Qatar Airways.

How is airline comfort scored?

Every seat is scored 0–10 from legroom, seat width, middle seats, the aircraft (size, cabin altitude, noise) and amenities; business also counts the bed and privacy. An airline's score is the average over its fleet.

Scores are averages over each airline's fleet in SkyBuddy's data; seats differ per aircraft. How we score comfort.