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Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 (300 seats) vs Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9 (2-class, 311 seats)

Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 (300 seats) has 300 seats and Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9 (2-class, 311 seats) has 311. Only the first has First. Only the second has Business.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Power	Wi-Fi
Alaska Airlines · 300 seatsFirst Class	34	1–9	1-2-1	Private suite	—	—	Every seat	Yes
Alaska Airlines · 300 seatsMain Cabin	266	14–48	3-3-3	Recliner	—	—	Every seat	Yes
Qatar Airways · 2-class, 311 seatsBusiness ClassPhoto: Qatar Airways	30	1–8	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed	42 in	22 in	—	—
Qatar Airways · 2-class, 311 seatsEconomy Class	281	10–43	3-3-3	Recliner	31 in	16.9 in	—	—

Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 (300 seats)

300 seats: 99 good, 22 mixed, 15 to avoid

Best seats

Rows 2–8, seats A and J (First Class): first Class window suite with a privacy door and its own aisle access: the most private seats on the aircraft.
Rows 3–8, seats C and G (First Class): first Class centre suite with its own aisle access: good for two travelling together.
Row 14, seats A, C, D, F, G and J (Main Cabin): premium Class front row, behind the exit doors: extra legroom and nobody in front, though bags go overhead and the galleys are just ahead.
Row 15, seats A, C, D, F, G and J (Main Cabin): premium Class: extra legroom in Alaska's Premium Class block at the front of the Main Cabin.

Seats to avoid

Row 28, seats D, E and F (Main Cabin): last row of the forward middle block, against the three lavatories Alaska draws behind it: recline is likely limited and the queue forms beside you.
Row 29, seats A, B, C, H and J (Main Cabin): last row of the forward Main Cabin, against the lavatories Alaska draws behind it: recline is likely limited and the lavatory queue forms beside you.
Row 47, seats B and C (Main Cabin): pair of two seats at the back, against the rear lavatory Alaska draws behind them: likely limited recline and the queue by your seat.
Row 47, seats G and H (Main Cabin): pair of two seats at the back, in front of the rear galley: likely limited recline and galley noise.

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Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9 (2-class, 311 seats)

311 seats: 12 good, 14 mixed, 14 to avoid

Best seats

Rows 2–7, seats A and K (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private

Seats to avoid

Row 8, seats E and F (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 27, seats A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 43, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service

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