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Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 (300 seats) vs Thai Airways International Boeing 787-9 (30 Royal Silk · 268 Economy)
Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 (300 seats) has 300 seats and Thai Airways International Boeing 787-9 (30 Royal Silk · 268 Economy) has 298. Only the first has First. Only the second has Business.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | 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 |
_bc.jpg) Thai Airways International · 30 Royal Silk · 268 EconomyRoyal Silk ClassPhoto: Thai Airways International | 30 | 11–19 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | — |
Thai Airways International · 30 Royal Silk · 268 EconomyEconomy Class | 268 | 31–62 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | — | — |
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.
Thai Airways International Boeing 787-9 (30 Royal Silk · 268 Economy)
298 seats: 3 good, 20 mixed, 12 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 11, seat E (Royal Silk Class): front-row Royal Silk centre seat.
- Row 15, seat A (Royal Silk Class): royal Silk window seat angled toward the aisle.
- Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): exit row at the front of the rear Economy section.
Seats to avoid
- Row 46, seats A, B, C, D, F, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 46, seat E (Economy Class): in front of the mid-cabin lavatories.
- Row 62, seats D and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 62, seat E (Economy Class): last row, by the rear lavatories.