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Austrian Airlines Boeing 787-9 (294 seats) vs United Airlines Boeing 787-9 (Version 1, 257 seats)

Austrian Airlines Boeing 787-9 (294 seats) has 294 seats and United Airlines Boeing 787-9 (Version 1, 257 seats) has 257.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width	Recline	Bed	Wi-Fi
Austrian Airlines · 294 seatsBusiness Class	26	1–7	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed	46 in	—	—	—	Yes
Austrian Airlines · 294 seatsPremium Economy Class	21	8–10	2-3-2	Recliner	38 in	—	—	—	Yes
Austrian Airlines · 294 seatsEconomy Class	247	11–42	3-3-3	Recliner	31 in	—	—	—	Yes
United Airlines · Version 1, 257 seatsUnited Polaris business class	48	1–12	1-2-1	Lie-flat bed	—	20.5 in	—	78 in	Yes
United Airlines · Version 1, 257 seatsUnited Premium Plus	21	20–22	2-3-2	Recliner	38 in	19 in	6 in	—	Yes
United Airlines · Version 1, 257 seatsUnited Economy	188	30–57	3-3-3	Recliner	31 in	17.3 in	3 in	—	Yes

Austrian Airlines Boeing 787-9 (294 seats)

294 seats: 18 good, 22 mixed, 25 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat with no middle pair beside it.
Rows 2–3 and 5–6, seats A and K (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
Row 4, seat A (Business Class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
Row 4, seat K (Business Class): business window seat angled to the aisle, mid-cabin and away from the galleys.

Seats to avoid

Row 7, seats D and G (Business Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 10, seats A, C, D, E, G, H and K (Premium Economy Class): backs onto the wall in front of Economy, so recline is likely limited
Row 24, seats H and J (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 24, seat K (Economy Class): backs onto the mid-cabin lavatory: limited recline.

United Airlines Boeing 787-9 (Version 1, 257 seats)

257 seats: 42 good, 32 mixed, 14 to avoid

Best seats

Rows 2–7 and 10–12, seats A and L (United Polaris business class): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
Rows 31–33, seats A, B, C, J, K and L (United Economy): united Economy Plus: about 34" of pitch, against 31" in Economy
Row 34, seats A, B and C (United Economy): united Economy Plus: about 34" of pitch, against 31" in Economy
Row 44, seats D, E and F (United Economy): united Economy Plus: about 34" of pitch, against 31" in Economy

Seats to avoid

Row 8, seats D and F (United Polaris business class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 35, seats A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K and L (United Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 57, seats D, E and F (United Economy): next to a galley, with light and noise during service