Best-seats guide · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
The best seats on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
The Alaska Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner seats 300 passengers across 2 cabins. Every row below is rated on legroom, location and distance from galleys and lavatories.
This 787-9 is the ex-Hawaiian Airlines aircraft now flying under the Alaska brand after the merger. The Business cabin — branded Leihoku — is a staggered one-two-one layout with sliding-door suites and full lie-flat beds. Every seat reaches the aisle without stepping past a neighbour. Economy runs three-three-three behind it, and a large block of Extra Comfort seats is available within Economy across the front rows, outboard sections of the forward economy block, and an exit-area row.
The Extra Comfort product is the Hawaiian-inherited extra-legroom offering sold within Economy — not a separate cabin, but a meaningful upgrade for a long Pacific sector. The door suites in Business make it one of the more private narrow-aisle premium products on a US-flagged aircraft. For Economy, the Extra Comfort rows at the front of the cabin are the clear first pick; the exit-area row in the middle gives extra stretch without being in the front block.
Business Class
rows 1–9 · 34 seatsEconomy
rows 14–48 · 266 seats- ›No underseat storage — bulkhead in front
- ›Extra legroom at this seat
- ›Extra-generous bulkhead legroom (74cm (29in) to wall)
Frequently asked
Business on this aircraft is the Leihoku product — staggered one-two-one lie-flat suites with sliding doors. Every seat has direct aisle access. The solo window seats give the most privacy; the centre pairs work well for couples. It is one of the more enclosed business products on a US carrier.
Extra Comfort is the extra-legroom tier within Economy, inherited from Hawaiian Airlines. It covers the front rows of the Economy cabin, outboard sections of the forward economy block, and an exit-area row. It is not a separate cabin but offers noticeably more stretch than standard Economy rows further back.
The middle seat in any three-three-three row is the one to request away from if possible, and the rear rows are furthest from the forward exits. The Extra Comfort rows at the front of Economy are worth the modest premium on a long Pacific sector.
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Every seat is sourced from the airline's own diagram, cross-checked against independent references, and reviewed by hand — last updated June 2026. Ratings weigh legroom, recline, window alignment, and distance from galleys and lavatories.
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