United Airlines will outfit new Boeing 787-9s with the United Elevated interior, dedicating nearly half the cabin to premium seating options.
The new interior will include 90 United Economy seats and 33 Economy Plus seats in 15 rows in a 3-3-3 configuration. Economy customers onboard the new 787-9s with the Elevated interior will have expanded dining options with three entrée choices instead of two and an appetizer course, as well as larger screens.
Thirty-five United Premium Plus seats will be included in the interior, the most in United’s fleet, boasting five rows in a 2-3-2 configuration.
The United Premium Plus seats on aircraft with the Elevated interior will offer 16-in. screens and a privacy divider with a built-in reading light.
The new standard United Polaris suites on aircraft with the Elevated interior will see the addition of sliding doors, all-aisle access and a choice between seats that face the window or the center of the aircraft—or seats that face the aisle with a moveable divider. United will offer 56 Polaris business-class suites in 14 rows across two sections in a 1-2-1 configuration.
An onboard grab-and-go snack bar for United Polaris business-class customers will be featured in United’s Elevated interior.
A total of eight new Polaris studio suites are in the first row of each business-class section, featuring lie-flat, all-aisle-access seats that are 25% larger than standard United Polaris.
United Polaris studio suites offer privacy doors, an extra ottoman seat for companions, a 27-in. seatback screen and other amenities.