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Etihad Airways 787-9 Business Class

CabinScore has measured 2 physically different business-class cabins that Etihad Airways flies on the 787-9 — rated 9.1 and 8.4 out of 10 — and booking sites sell every one of them as the same “Business” fare. Your route decides which one you board.

The Versions, Ranked2 versions · 2 tracked routes

01

Business Suite

53.34cm wide · 198.12cm bed · direct aisle access

9.1Exceptional
Etihad Airways Business Suite cabin on the 787-9

Etihad's newer Boeing 787-9 Business Suite has a lie-flat seat with a sliding privacy door. Every seat faces forward and has direct aisle access, unlike the alternating orientations of the original Business Studios.

Spot it

  • 32 suites across rows 5–12, compared with 28 legacy Business Studios
  • All seats face forward in a reverse-herringbone layout
  • Sliding doors distinguish Elements from the open legacy cabin
53cmWidth
198cmBed
Seat Dimensions8.8
Cabin Density8.6
Privacy10.0
Product Age2 years old
Direct Aisle AccessYes
Where it flies1 route
AUH → ORDAbu Dhabi – Chicago96%
02

Business Studios

55.88cm wide · 192.28cm bed · direct aisle access

8.4Elevated
Etihad Airways Business Studios cabin on the 787-9

Etihad's original Boeing 787-9 Business Studios have lie-flat seats facing both forward and backward. Every passenger has direct aisle access, but the forward-facing seats have longer beds than the rear-facing positions.

Spot it

  • 28 Business Studios rather than 32 doored suites
  • Alternating forward- and rear-facing seats
  • Broad side consoles and personal storage compartments
56cmWidth
192cmBed
Seat Dimensions8.8
Cabin Density8.6
Privacy7.5
Product Age12 years old
Direct Aisle AccessYes
Where it flies1 route
AUH → IADAbu Dhabi – Washington (Dulles)100%

Route shares are the share of Etihad Airways's observed flying on a tracked route that is this cabin, resolved from flight history to individual registrations. They describe the routes we track, not Etihad Airways's whole 787-9 fleet — a version we haven't measured would not appear here at all.

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