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Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 (300 seats) vs Saudia Boeing 787-9 (Configuration 789, 304 seats)

Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 (300 seats) has 300 seats and Saudia Boeing 787-9 (Configuration 789, 304 seats) has 304. Only the first has First. Only the second has Business.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthPowerWi-Fi
Alaska Airlines · 300 seatsFirst Class
341–91-2-1Private suite——Every seatYes
Alaska Airlines · 300 seatsMain Cabin
26614–483-3-3Recliner——Every seatYes
Saudia · Configuration 789, 304 seatsBusiness Class
241–61-2-1—47 in20 in—Yes
Saudia · Configuration 789, 304 seatsGuest Class
28030–613-3-3Recliner32 in——Yes

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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Saudia Boeing 787-9 (Configuration 789, 304 seats)

304 seats: 13 good, 21 mixed, 13 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front row of Business by the window, with its own aisle access.
  • Rows 2 and 4–5, seats A and L (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
  • Row 3, seat A (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
  • Row 3, seat L (Business Class): business window seat in the middle of the cabin.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 6, seat H (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 46, seats A, B, C, D, H, J, K and L (Guest Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 46, seat E (Guest Class): in front of the mid-cabin toilets, so recline is likely limited.
  • Row 61, seats C, J and L (Guest Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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