Skip to content

Seats Frog guide

Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 (282 seats) vs Saudia Boeing 787-9 (Configuration 789, 304 seats)

Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 (282 seats) has 282 seats and Saudia Boeing 787-9 (Configuration 789, 304 seats) has 304.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthScreenPowerWi-Fi
Gulf Air · 282 seatsFalcon Gold
261–52-2-2Lie-flat bed——22 inEvery seatYes
Gulf Air · 282 seatsEconomy
25620–543-3-3Recliner32 in—11.6 inEvery 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

Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 (282 seats)

282 seats: 5 good, 20 mixed, 17 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Falcon Gold): front Falcon Gold flat bed at the window, lettered on Gulf Air's map.
  • Row 1, seat D (Falcon Gold): front middle pair in Falcon Gold, good for two travelling together.
  • Row 1, seat K (Falcon Gold): front Falcon Gold flat bed at the right-hand window.
  • Row 20, seat A (Economy): exit row behind the second doors: the first Economy row, with open floor in front.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 5, seat G (Falcon Gold): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 34, seat A (Economy): in front of the mid-cabin toilets, so recline is likely limited.
  • Row 34, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
  • Row 34, seat D (Economy): backs onto the mid-cabin galley, so recline is likely limited.

Full seat map

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

Full seat map