Alaska’s Brand-New 787 Business Class Suite

In an incredibly exciting turn of events, Alaska has announced private suites for its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner business class cabin! Notably, this is Alaska’s first time operating lie-flat seats. Let’s take a look at what you can expect on this plane, where it’s flying, and how to book it with points.

Alaska’s All-New Business Class

Alaska will operate the exact same business class as Hawaiian Airlines, which makes sense since these planes were originally intended for Hawaiian Airlines. Alaska and Hawaiian now operate under the same parent company, with Hawaiian-operated flights now using an AS flight number.

There are 34 business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration, with window seats in a reverse-herringbone configuration and middle seats in a herringbone configuration. That is to say, the window seats angle towards the window, while the middle seats angle towards the aisle.

If you choose to sit together in two middle seats, you’ll be close together, but angled away from each other. As for solo passengers, you can raise the middle partition for privacy.

Regarding the soft product, Alaska is promising restaurant-quality dining. Dining begins with a cheese and charcuterie board (reimagined Signature Fruit & Cheese Platter), followed by an appetizer and up to six entrée options per route. There will be a brand-new dessert cart featuring a customizable Salt & Straw sundae, alongside other desserts.

Bedding and amenity kits are designed in collaboration with Filson. Onboard, there will be a mattress pad, two pillows, and an oversized duet.

Salt & Stone products will be inside the amenity kits and you can also expect a reusable water bottle from PATH Water.

Perhaps the most exciting news is that Starlink will be coming to Alaska’s 787-9 Dreamliners. Already on much of the fleet, Alaska is installing Starlink at a rapid pace.

Which Routes Feature Alaska’s New Boeing 787-9?

Alaska is focusing its long-haul network on Seattle, as the new business class experience is available on the following routes:

• Seattle to Seoul, as of April 2026
• Seattle to Rome, launching April 28
• Seattle to London, launching May 21
• Seattle to Tokyo, as of Fall 2026

Flights between Seattle and Seoul and Tokyo are currently operated under Hawaiian Airlines, but Alaska notes the new in-flight experience (and Alaska branding) will be available starting in April and this fall, respectively.

In addition, Alaska operates long-haul flights between Seattle and Reykjavík, Iceland, beginning May 28, but that flight will be operated by a Boeing 737 Max 8.

Book Alaska Long-Haul with Points

The only way to book long-haul Alaska Airlines flights with points is with their own currency, Atmos Rewards. There’s no easy way to earn Atmos Rewards in Canada, so buying them makes sense when there’s a 90-100% bonus sale.

When saver pricing is available, transpacific routes cost 95,000 Atmos Rewards points one-way in business class. Awards at this price do not last long, so book quickly if you see something that works for your dates. For Tokyo, Japan Airlines is cheaper at 60,000 Atmos Rewards points one-way in business class, but award availability is even harder to come by.

At the time of writing, there isn’t a single 95,000-point award to come by. It’s likely that once the new business class was announced, any available seats were quickly snatched up. After all, Atmos Rewards have free changes and cancellations. Plenty more seats are available at the 150,000-point price.

I’d set alerts with a service like seats.aero and keep an eye on your text messages. Seats.aero lets you set a maximum points price for alerts, so you can set it to 95,000.

For transatlantic flights to Europe, it looks like 150,000 points one-way is the saver price for business class. The flights went on sale last fall and I’ve never seen it drop below 150,000.

For what it’s worth, it makes sense that transatlantic pricing would match transpacific pricing since the flying times are similar (and Rome is actually the furthest of all four destinations).

Just like how Japan Airlines is cheaper when available, you can also book American Airlines for transatlantic flights (with a connection) at a much lower 45,000-55,000 points one-way in business class. Alaska Airlines is the only airline to operate direct flights between Seattle and Rome.

Takeaway

Alaska’s new Boeing 787-9 business class is a major step up, as this is the airline’s first true product with lie-flat suites, suite doors, upgraded dining, and Starlink connectivity. With routes centred out of Seattle, Alaska positions itself as a serious airline for international flights.

However, booking these seats at saver pricing will be a challenge, as award availability is extremely limited. If you’re hoping to try the new product with points, be prepared to monitor availability closely and book quickly when seats appear.