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Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 (300 seats) vs WestJet Boeing 787-9 (320 seats)

Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 (300 seats) has 300 seats and WestJet Boeing 787-9 (320 seats) has 320. Only the first has First. Only the second has Business. Only the second has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthReclinePowerWi-Fi
Alaska Airlines · 300 seatsFirst Class
341–91-2-1Private suite———Every seatYes
Alaska Airlines · 300 seatsMain Cabin
26614–483-3-3Recliner———Every seatYes
WestJet · 320 seatsBusiness
161–41-2-1Lie-flat bed46 in22 in—Every seatYes
WestJet · 320 seatsPremium
285–82-3-2Recliner38 in19 in7 inEvery seatYes
WestJet · 320 seatsExtended Comfort
549–143-3-3Recliner35 in17 in6 inEvery seatYes
WestJet · 320 seatsEconomy
22215–403-3-3Recliner31 in17 in4 inEvery seatYes

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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WestJet Boeing 787-9 (320 seats)

320 seats: 17 good, 43 mixed, 18 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 1–4, seats A and K (Business): window pod in Business with its own aisle access and no neighbour: the most private seat in the cabin.
  • Row 15, seats D, E and F (Economy): extended Comfort seat with 35 in of pitch, set among Preferred Economy rows.
  • Row 26, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): exit row on WestJet's list, facing a wall: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 24, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): backs onto lavatories: recline is likely limited and people queue beside you.
  • Row 24, seats D, E and F (Economy): westJet lists 3 in of recline here, against 4 in in the rest of Economy, with lavatories right behind.
  • Row 39, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy): backs onto the rear lavatories, so recline is likely limited.
  • Row 40, seats D, E and F (Economy): last row, with the rear door area behind and lavatories either side, so recline is likely limited.

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