Originally Posted by
dfs24
There are basically 3 types of J seats on Saudia
1. The 787 like, herringbone 1-2-1 config. Only on the 3 class 777. Super Diamond
2. The Diamond seat in 2-2-2. Like what UA 787 originally had.
3. 2-2-2 old style lie flat seat. These are on the early 777s delivered up till around 2015. These are also the 77W with 3-4-3 in Y.
There was another config with 4 rows of 2-2-2 in first class and 6 rows of 2-2-2 in business. I don't think they're around anymore and have been reconfigured to version 2.
Thanks
dfs24 for clarifying. So I was on a converted 777 then. Seat was comfy despite its age. Behind the two rows of C, Y was 3-3-3 in a kinda mini-cabin (maybe premium-economy
) the rest was indeed 3-4-3. A caution regarding service: Catering isn't very good, sub-par at max and much worse than on the flights to/from Europe. The amenity kit (if there is one at all; on my JED-MNL leg it wasn't even loaded) is a small pouch one would expect in economy class. The Alfursan Lounge in JED is pretty nice but the WiFi is catastrophic. Transfer in JED is a breeze, though.