Lounge Frog guide

Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 (282 seats) vs Oman Air Boeing 787-9 (Version 2, 3-class, 264 seats)

Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 (282 seats) has 282 seats and Oman Air Boeing 787-9 (Version 2, 3-class, 264 seats) has 264. Only the second has First.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Screen	Power	Wi-Fi
Gulf Air · 282 seatsFalcon Gold	26	1–5	2-2-2	Lie-flat bed	—	22 in	Every seat	Yes
Gulf Air · 282 seatsEconomy	256	20–54	3-3-3	Recliner	32 in	11.6 in	Every seat	Yes
Oman Air · Version 2, 3-class, 264 seatsFirst	8	1–2	1-2-1	Private suite	—	—	—	—
Oman Air · Version 2, 3-class, 264 seatsBusiness	24	10–14	2-2-2	Lie-flat bed	—	—	—	—
Oman Air · Version 2, 3-class, 264 seatsEconomy	232	20–46	3-3-3	Recliner	—	—	—	—

Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 (282 seats)

282 seats: 5 good, 20 mixed, 17 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Falcon Gold): front Falcon Gold flat bed at the window, lettered on Gulf Air's map.
Row 1, seat D (Falcon Gold): front middle pair in Falcon Gold, good for two travelling together.
Row 1, seat K (Falcon Gold): front Falcon Gold flat bed at the right-hand window.
Row 20, seat A (Economy): exit row behind the second doors: the first Economy row, with open floor in front.

Seats to avoid

Row 5, seat G (Falcon Gold): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 34, seat A (Economy): in front of the mid-cabin toilets, so recline is likely limited.
Row 34, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 34, seat D (Economy): backs onto the mid-cabin galley, so recline is likely limited.

Oman Air Boeing 787-9 (Version 2, 3-class, 264 seats)

264 seats: 9 good, 30 mixed, 20 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (First): first mini suite at the window in the front row.
Row 2, seat A (First): set back from the aisle, so it is more private
Row 2, seat K (First): first mini suite at the window, at the back of the small First cabin away from the front toilets.
Row 10, seat A (Business): business window seat at the front of the cabin.

Seats to avoid

Row 11, seats B, J and K (Business): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 29, seats D and F (Economy): backs onto a toilet, cupboard or wall as Oman Air draws it, so recline is likely limited
Row 29, seat E (Economy): backs onto the cupboard where row 30's middle seats would be, so recline is likely limited.
Row 30, seats A, B, H, J and K (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited