Short-haul First/Business Class Comparison Chart

You'll find information about Business Class and a sortable chart that can be used to compare Business Class seating among different airlines.

Short-haul First/Business Class Comparison Chart

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Airline Aircraft with seatmap Seat Pitch Seat Width Video Type Laptop Power Power Type Wi-Fi Seat Type
Aeroflot Airbus A319 (319) 38.0'' 21.0'' Personal TV None None No Recliner
Aeroflot Airbus A320 (320) 38.0'' 21.0'' Personal TV None None No Recliner
Aeroflot Airbus A321 (321) 38.0'' 21.0'' Personal TV None None No Recliner
Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B 36.0" 18.3" None None None No Recliner
Aeromexico Boeing 737-700 V1 36 21 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Aeromexico Boeing 737-700 V2 36 21 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 (738) 38 21 Personal TV None None No Recliner
Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 (738) 38 21 Personal TV None None No Recliner
Aeromexico Embraer ERJ-190 (EMJ) 36 19 None None None No Recliner
Air Canada Airbus A319 (319) 38.0-39.0 21.06 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
Air Canada Airbus A320 (320) 38.0 21.06 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Air Canada Airbus A321 (321) 37.0 21.06 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Air Canada Canadair CRJ-705 (CRA) 37.0 21.0 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Air Canada Embraer ERJ-175 (E75) 38.0 20.0 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190 (E90) 38.0 20.0 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Air China Airbus A319 (319) 41.0 21.5 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Air China Airbus A320 (320) 36.0" 21.0" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Air China Airbus A321 (321) 38.0" 21.0" None None None No Recliner
Air China Boeing 737-300 (733) 40.0" 21.0" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Air China Boeing 737-700 (737) 40.0" 21.0" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Air China Boeing 737-800 (738) 38.0" 21.5" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Air China Boeing 757-200 (757) 38.0" 21.0" None None None No Recliner
Air France Airbus A320 Caribbean Interiors 34.0 18.0 None EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Air France Airbus A321 Europe 32.0 18.0 Shared TV None None No Standard
Air France Embraer ERJ-170 36.0 19.0 None EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Air France Embraer ERJ-190 36.0 19.0 None EmPower All Seats No Recliner
AirTran Boeing 717-200 (717) 37.0" 22.0" None None None Yes Recliner
AirTran Boeing 737-700 (73G) 37.0 22.0 None None None Yes Recliner
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-400 (734) 36.0 21.0 Personal TV None None Yes Recliner
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-700 (73G) 36.0 21.0 Personal TV None None Yes Recliner
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 V1 36.0 21.0 Personal TV None None Yes Recliner
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 V2 36.0 21.0 Personal TV None None Yes Recliner
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 V3 36.0 21.0 Personal TV None None Yes Recliner
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900 V1 (739) 36.0 21.0 Personal TV None None Yes Recliner
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900 V2 (739) 36.0 21.0 Personal TV None None Yes Recliner
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER V3 (739) 36.0 21.0 Personal TV None None Yes Recliner
Alitalia Airbus A319 (2 Class) 32-34 18.5 None None None No Recliner
Alitalia Airbus A320 (2 Class) 32 19 None None None No Recliner
Alitalia Airbus A321 (2 Class) 32-34 19 None None None No Recliner
Alitalia Embraer 175 30 19 None None None No Recliner
Alitalia Embraer 190 34 19 None None None No Recliner
American Airlines Boeing 737-800 V1 40.0-42.0 21.0 Shared TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
American Airlines Boeing 737-800 V2 40.0 21.0 Shared TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
American Airlines Boeing 737-800 V3 MCE 40.0 21.0 Shared TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
American Airlines Boeing 757 V1 Domestic 39.0 21.0 Shared TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
American Airlines Boeing 757 V3 Domestic 38.0-39.0 21.0 Shared TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
American Airlines Boeing 757-200 V4 MCE 40.0 21.0 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
American Airlines Boeing 767-200 49.0-50.0 18.5 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
American Airlines Boeing 767-200 62.0 20.5 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Lie-Flat
American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 37.0 21.0 None None None No Recliner
American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 37.0 21.0 None None None No Recliner
American Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 37.0 20.0 None None None No Recliner
American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 39.0 19.5 None None All Seats No Recliner
American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 39.0 19.5 None None All Seats Yes Recliner
ANA Boeing 737-700ER (73G) 61 20.6 Shared TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Austrian Airbus A319-100 (319) 33 17.5 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Austrian Airbus A320 Premium (320) 45 21.0 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Austrian Airbus A320-214 (320) 33 21 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Austrian Airbus A321-111/211 (321) 32 19 Shared TV None None No Standard
Austrian Fokker 100 (100) 31.0" 17.0" None None None No Standard
Austrian Fokker 70 (F70) 32.0" 17.0" None None None No Standard
China Airlines Airbus A330-300 Version 1 63.0 20.0 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (738) 37.0 21.0 None None None No Recliner
China Southern Airbus A319 40-42.0" 28.5" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Copa Airlines Boeing 737-700 (73G) 50.0 20 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800 V1 38.0 20.0 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Copa Airlines Embraer 190 AR A 38.0 20.0 None None None No Recliner
Czech Airlines Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR-42 (AT4) 32.0'' 18.0'' Personal TV None None No Recliner
Delta Airbus A319 36.0 21.0 None None None Yes Recliner
Delta Airbus A320 36.0 21.0 None None None No Recliner
Delta Boeing 737-700 (73W) 37.0 20.5 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
Delta Boeing 737-800 (73H) 38.0 20.5 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
Delta Boeing 757-200 (757/75U) 37.0-38.0 21.0 Shared TV None None Yes Recliner
Delta Boeing 757-200 (75J) 37.0 21.0 Shared TV None None Yes Recliner
Delta Boeing 757-200 (75M) 37.0 21.0 None None None Yes Recliner
Delta Boeing 757-200 (75V) Hawaii 44.0-46.0 21.0 Shared TV None None Yes Recliner
Delta Boeing 757-200 (75X) Live TV 38.0 21.0 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
Delta Boeing 757-300 (753) 37.0 21.0 Shared TV None None Yes Recliner
Delta Boeing 767-300 (76P/76Q) 37.0-38.0 18.5 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
Delta Canadair Regional Jet CRJ700 36.0 20.0 None None None No Recliner
Delta Canadair Regional Jet CRJ900 37.0 20.0 None None None Yes Recliner
Delta Embraer E170 37.0 20.0 None None None Yes Recliner
Delta Embraer E175 37.0 20.0 None None None No Recliner
Delta McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 (D95) 38.0 19.5 None None None Yes Recliner
Delta McDonnell Douglas MD-90 37.0 19.3 None None None Yes Recliner
Delta McDonnell Douglas MD88 37.0 19.6 None None All Seats No Recliner
EL AL Boeing 737-800 (738) 45.0" 20.5" Shared TV None None No Recliner
EL AL Boeing 757-200 (757) 45.0" 20.5" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Etihad Airbus A319 (319) 38.0" 21.0" Personal TV None None No Recliner
EVA Air Eva MD 90 36.0 19.0-19.5 None None None No Recliner
EVA Air Eva_Airways_Airbus_A321-200 45.0 21 Personal TV None None No Recliner
Gulf Air Airbus A319 (319) 38.0 28.2 Personal TV None None No Recliner
Gulf Air Airbus A320-200 (320) 45.0 28.5 Personal TV None None No Recliner
Gulf Air Embraer ERJ-190 (E90) 38.0'' 20.0 Personal TV None None No Recliner
Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-400 (734) 38.0 20.5 None None None No Recliner
Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (738) 50.0" 20.0" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330-200 Vers. 1 (332) 42.0 18.5 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717-200 (717) 37.0" 18.0" None None None No Recliner
Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 Vers. 1 (763) 42.0" 18.5" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 Vers. 2 (763) 42.0" 18.5" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Iberia Airbus A319 (319) 34.0" 17.0" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Iberia Airbus A320 (320) 34.0 17.0 None None None No Recliner
Iberia Airbus A321 (321) 34.0" 17.0" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Icelandair Boeing 757-200 (75W) 40 20.5 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Icelandair Boeing 757-300 (753) 40 20.5 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
JAL Boeing 737-400 (734) V1 38.0 18.5 Personal TV None All Seats No Recliner
JAL Boeing 737-800 (738) V1 38.0 18.5 Personal TV None All Seats No Recliner
JAL Boeing 767-300 (767) V1 38.0 18.5 Personal TV None All Seats No Recliner
JAL McDonnell Douglas MD-90 38.0 18.5 Personal TV None All Seats No Recliner
KLM Boeing 737-700 V1 33.0 17.0 None EmPower All Seats No Recliner
KLM Boeing 737-800 33.0 17.0 None EmPower All Seats No Recliner
KLM Boeing 737-900 33.0 17.0 None EmPower All Seats No Recliner
KLM Embraer 190 32.0 17.0 None None None No Recliner
KLM Fokker 70 31.0 17.0 None None None No Recliner
Korean Air Boeing 737-800 V1 44-45 19 None None None No Recliner
Korean Air Boeing 737-800 V2 50 20.9 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Korean Air Boeing 737-900 40 19 None None None No Recliner
Korean Air Boeing 737-900 ER 50 20.9 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Lufthansa Airbus A319-100 30.0'' 17-18.0'' None None None No Standard
Lufthansa Airbus A320-200 30.0'' 17-18.0'' None None None No Standard
Lufthansa ATR72-500 30.0 17.0 None None None No Standard
Lufthansa Boeing 737-330 30.0'' 17-18.0'' None None None No Standard
Lufthansa Boeing 737-500 34.0 18.0 None None None No Recliner
Lufthansa Bombardier CRJ-700 31.0 17.5 None None None No Standard
Lufthansa Bombardier CRJ-900 31.0 17.5 None None None No Standard
Lufthansa Bombardier Q-400 31.0 17.0 None None None No Standard
Lufthansa Embraer E190 32.0 18.19 None None None No Standard
Lufthansa Embraer E195 32.0 18.25 None None None No Standard
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-400 (734) 36.0" 21.0" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Monarch Airbus A330-200 (332) 34.0" 17.5" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Oman Air Boeing 737-700 (73G) 40.0" 21.0" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Oman Air Boeing 737-800 Vers. 2 (738) 40.0" 21.0" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Philippine Airlines Airbus A319-100 (319) 40.0" 21.0" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200 Vers. 2 (320) 36.0" 21.0" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Philippine Airlines Airbus A320-200 Vers.1 (320) 36.0" 21.0" Shared TV None None No Recliner
Qantas Airbus A330-200 Domestic Vers. 1 (332) 35.0-37.0 20.0 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Qantas Airbus A330-200 Domestic Vers. 2 (332) 60.0 21.5 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Qantas Airbus A330-200 International Vers. 1 (332) 60.0 21.5 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Angle Lie Flat
Qantas Boeing 737-800 (73H) 37.0 22.0 Personal TV None None No Recliner
Qatar Airways Airbus A319-133LR (319) 60.0 21.0 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Qatar Airways Airbus A320 (320) 45.0 21.0 Personal TV None None No Recliner
Qatar Airways Airbus A321-231 (321) 45.0" 21.0" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Royal Brunei Airbus A319 (319) 44.0" 21.0" Personal TV None All Seats No Recliner
Royal Brunei Airbus A320 (320) 44.0" 21.0" Personal TV None All Seats No Recliner
Royal Jordanian Airbus A319 (319) 46.0" 21.0" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Royal Jordanian Airbus A320 (320) 46.0" 21.0" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Royal Jordanian Airbus A321 (321) 46.0" 19.0" Personal TV None None No Recliner
Royal Jordanian Embraer ERJ-175 (E75) 42.0" 19.0" None None None No Recliner
Royal Jordanian Embraer ERJ-195 (E90) 42.0" 19.0" None None None No Recliner
SAS Boeing 737-600 Vers. 1 (736) 32.0 17.0 None None None No Standard
SAS Boeing 737-600 Vers. 2 (736) 32.0 17.0 None None None No Standard
SAS McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Vers. 1 (M80) 32.0" 18.0" None None None No Standard
SAS McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Vers. 1 (M80) 32.0" 18.0" None None None No Standard
SAS McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Vers. 2 (M80) 32.0" 18.0" None None None No Standard
Sun Country Boeing 737-800 (738) 39.0 21.0 None None None No Recliner
SWISS Airbus A319-112 (319) 34.0 17.0 Shared TV None None No Recliner
SWISS Airbus A320-214 (320) 34.0 17.0 Shared TV None None No Recliner
SWISS Airbus A321-111 (321) 34.0 17.0 Shared TV None None No Recliner
SWISS Avro RJ100 Avroliner (AR1) 33 17 None None None No Recliner
TAP Portugal Airbus A319 (319) 32.0" 18.0" Shared TV None None No Standard
TAP Portugal Airbus A320 (320) 32.0" 18.0" Shared TV None None No Standard
TAP Portugal Airbus A321 (321) 32.0" 18.0" Shared TV None None No Standard
THAI Airbus A320-200 33 18 None None None No Standard
THAI Boeing 737-400 36 20 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
Turkish Airlines Airbus A319 (319) 34.0 18.5-19.5 Shared TV None None No Standard
Turkish Airlines Airbus A320 (320) 34.0 18.5-19.5 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 Vers. 1 (321) 33-34 20 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-700 v2 35.0 20.0 None None None No Recliner
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 (738) 35.0 20.0 Shared TV None None No Recliner
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-900ER 35.0 20.0 Personal TV None All Seats No Recliner
Turkish Airlines Boeing_737 800 v1 35.0 20.0 Shared TV None None No Recliner
United Airbus 319 (319) 38.0 20.5 Shared TV None None No Recliner
United Airbus 320 (320) V1 38.0 20.5 Shared TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
United Airbus 320 (320) V2 38.0 20.5 Shared TV None None No Recliner
United Boeing 737-500 (735) 37.0 20.75 None None None No Recliner
United Boeing 737-700 V1 Domestic 38.0 21.0 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
United Boeing 737-700 V2 Micronesia 38.0 21.0 Personal TV EmPower None No Recliner
United Boeing 737-800 (738) V1 38.0 21.0 Personal TV EmPower None No Recliner
United Boeing 737-800 (738) V2 38.0 21.0 Personal TV EmPower None No Recliner
United Boeing 737-800 (738) V3 Econ Plus 38.0 21.0 Personal TV EmPower None No Recliner
United Boeing 737-800 (738) V4 Micronesia 38.0 21.0 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
United Boeing 737-900 (739) V1/V2 38.0 21.0 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
United Boeing 737-900 (739) V3 38.0 21.0 Personal TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
United Boeing 757-200 (752) V5 Domestic 38 20.2 Shared TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
United Boeing 757-200 V6 Domestic 38.0 20.2 Shared TV None None No Recliner
United Boeing 757-300 (753) V1 38.0 20.75 Personal TV None All Seats No Recliner
United Boeing 757-300 (753) V2 38.0 20.75 Shared TV None None No Recliner
United Boeing 777-200 (777) V4 Domestic 38.0 21.0 Shared TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
United Bombardier Q400 (DH4) V1 36 17 None None None No Recliner
United Canadair CRJ-700 (CR7) V1 31.0 24.0 None None None No Recliner
United Canadair CRJ-700 (CR7) V2 37.0 19.0 None None None No Recliner
United Embraer EMB 170 (E70) 36.0 24.0 None None None No Recliner
US Airways Airbus A319 37.0 21.0 None None None Yes Recliner
US Airways Airbus A320 38.0 21.0 None None None No Recliner
US Airways Airbus A321 38 21 None None None No Recliner
US Airways Boeing 737-400 38.0 21.0 None None None No Recliner
US Airways Boeing 757-200 V1 38.0 19.5 Shared TV EmPower All Seats No Recliner
US Airways Boeing 757-200 V3 38.0 20.2 Shared TV EmPower None No Recliner
US Airways Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ700) 37.0 21.0 None None None No Recliner
US Airways Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ900) 37.0 21.0 None None None No Recliner
US Airways Embraer 170 37.0 19.0 None None None No Recliner
US Airways Embraer 175 37.0 19.0 None None None No Recliner
US Airways Embraer 190 39.0 19.0 None None None Yes Recliner
Virgin America Airbus A319 (319) 55.0 21.0 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
Virgin America Airbus A320 (320) 55.0 21.0 Personal TV None All Seats Yes Recliner
Virgin Australia Airbus A330-200 60.0 18.1 Personal TV None None No Recliner
Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 Business Class 38.0" 19.5" Personal TV None None No Recliner

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Aircraft Type:
The aircraft manufacturer, aircraft model, and three digit aircraft identification code.
Seat Pitch:
The distance between two rows of seats, this is the best indicator of legroom. More is better.
Seat Width:
The distance between the armrests of a single seat. More is better.
Video Type:
Describes the video service available on the plane:
  • Personal TV: The best type, you'll have an individual video screen with multiple channels at your control.
  • Overhead TV: Better than nothing, there are main video monitors located throughout the cabin.
  • None: You should bring a book... there's no video offered on this plane.
Laptop Power:
Denotes if power outlets for laptops are available: (Read our In-Seat Laptop Power Guide)
  • All Seats: Every seat on the plane in this class of service features a power outlet.
  • Some Seats: Only certain seats offer a power outlet, consult the seat map for the exact locations.
  • None: Bring your extra battery, there are no power outlets offered on this plane.
Power Type:
If laptop power exists, denotes the type of adapter required:
  • AC Power: No adapter needed, this is just like plugging into a regular outlet at home.
  • DC Power: This plug, also known as a cigarette style, is the same one you'll find in your car.
  • EmPower: A special adapter that has a small head and four connecting prongs.
  • None: Bring your extra battery, there are no power outlets offered on this plane.