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United Airlines Boeing 787-9 seat map

78P · 257 seats · 48 Business, 21 Premium Economy, 188 Economy · Polaris

Cabins on board

Business seats

Business48 seats · rows 1 to 12
Width
20"
Recline
180°
Screen
16" HD touchscreen display

Forty-eight Polaris seats based on the Safran Optima platform, arranged as 4 seat pairs across the width of the cabin. All seats have direct access to/from the aisle

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Premium Plus seats

Premium Economy21 seats · rows 20 to 22
Pitch
38"
Width
18.7"
Recline
6"
Screen
13" HD touchscreen display

Twenty-one Collins Aerospace MiQ seats configured 2-3-2, equipped with adjustable leg and foot rests

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Economy seats

Economy188 seats · rows 30 to 57
Pitch
31"
Width
17.1"
Recline
3"
Screen
9" HD touchscreen display

188 Collins Aerospace Aspire seats configured 3-3-3

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Notable seats

Seat-level notes from AeroLOPA. Coverage varies by aircraft — not every seat carries a note.

69 rated seats: 40 good, 12 average, 17 poor.

Direct aisle access with no one to climb overGood to know40 seats
1A, 1L, 2A, 2D, 2F, 2L, 3A, 3L, 4A, 4D, 4F, 4L, 5A, 5L, 6A, 6D, 6F, 6L, 7A, 7L, 8A, 8D, 8F, 8L, 9A, 9D, 9F, 9L, 10A, 10D, 10F, 10L, 11A, 11D, 11F, 11L, 12A, 12D, 12F, 12L
Extra legroom at this seatGood to know25 seats
20A, 20C, 20D, 20E, 20F, 20J, 20L, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F, 30J, 30K, 30L, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42J, 42K, 42L, 44D, 44E, 44F
Partial bulkhead (10% coverage) — extra legroom on both sideGood to know2 seats
30C, 30J
Near bassinet position (ahead) — potential noise from infantsNote22 seats
20A, 20C, 20D, 20E, 20F, 20J, 20L, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F, 30J, 30K, 30L, 31B, 31K, 43C, 43J, 44D, 44F
No underseat storage — bulkhead in frontNote19 seats
20A, 20C, 20D, 20E, 20F, 20J, 20L, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F, 30J, 30K, 30L, 44D, 44E, 44F
Near bassinet position (behind) — potential noise from infantsNote11 seats
12A, 12D, 12F, 12L, 22A, 22C, 22D, 22E, 22F, 22J, 22L
Bassinet position at this seatNote9 seats
1A, 1L, 20A, 20E, 20L, 30B, 30E, 30K, 44E
Partial bulkhead (85% coverage) — extra legroom on left sideNote1 seat
20D
Partial bulkhead (90% coverage) — extra legroom on left sideNote1 seat
20J
Partial bulkhead (90% coverage) — extra legroom on right sideNote1 seat
20F
Tray table and video screen in armrest — narrower effective seat widthWorth avoiding19 seats
20A, 20C, 20D, 20E, 20F, 20J, 20L, 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F, 30J, 30K, 30L, 44D, 44E, 44F
Immediately adjacent to lavatory (behind) — expect noise, odors, and queuing trafficWorth avoiding17 seats
34A, 34B, 34C, 34D, 34F, 34J, 34K, 34L, 35A, 35B, 35C, 35D, 35E, 35F, 35J, 35K, 35L
Near lavatory (ahead) — some queuing traffic and noiseWorth avoiding9 seats
1F, 1L, 9L, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42J, 42K, 42L
Tray table and video screen in armrest — no seatback aheadWorth avoiding6 seats
42A, 42B, 42C, 42J, 42K, 42L
Near lavatory (behind) — some queuing traffic and noiseWorth avoiding3 seats
33K, 33L, 34E
No window at this seat position — wall onlyWorth avoiding2 seats
42A, 42L
Exit door L3 extends into about 85% of your seat width, 10cm (4in) aheadWorth avoiding1 seat
42A
Exit door R3 extends into about 80% of your seat width, 10cm (4in) aheadWorth avoiding1 seat
42L
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