Alaska Airlines has released new details about the soft product experience that will debut on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and also announced that its previously announced Seattle – Rome service will go daily next spring.

Alaska Airlines Details Soft Product And Cabin Layout For Its New 787-9 Longhaul Fleet, Based In Seattle

Alaska Airlines is preparing to launch longhaul service on its Boeing 787-9, and the airline has now outlined the amenities that will define the onboard experience. Unlike previous network expansions, this one comes with a true intercontinental soft product and a complete, already-certified hard product inherited via its merger with Hawaiian Airlines.

Business Class: 34 Adient Ascent Suites

The 787-9 will feature 34 Adient Ascent suites arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration with sliding doors, the same seat type Hawaiian configured for its widebody fleet. Key features include:

• Fully enclosed privacy doors
• Direct aisle access at every seat
• Wireless charging, USB-C and AC power
• Large 4K seatback screens with Bluetooth audio
• Adjustable privacy partitions in the center section

This will be the first Alaska Airlines widebody jet.

Premium Class: 79 Extra-Legroom Seats

The middle cabin will consist of 79 extra-legroom seats, mirroring the “Extra Comfort” layout Hawaiian planned for its 787-9. Alaska will call this cabin “Premium Class” and while not a true premium economy seat, passengers can expect:

• Additional legroom compared to Main Cabin
• Larger seatback screens than Main Cabin
• Increased recline
• USB-A, USB-C, and AC power at each seat
• Enhanced service relative to Main Cabin (free cocktails, for example)

Main Cabin: 187 Seats

Main Cabin will offer 187 seats in the standard 3-3-3 configuration with:

• Seatback screens at every seat
• Bluetooth audio pairing
• USB-A and USB-C power
• Complimentary meals on long-haul flights

Soft Product: Where Alaska Is Placing Its Emphasis

Alaska’s long-haul messaging is focused heavily on soft-product enhancements that align with its West Coast branding:

• Filson blankets and bedding – Premium blankets and soft goods in the premium cabins, designed in collaboration with Seattle-based Filson.
• Filson amenity kits with Salt & Stone skincare – Custom-designed amenity kits stocked with Salt & Stone products.
• Stumptown Coffee and Straightaway Cocktails – Long-haul flights will serve Stumptown coffee as well as Straightaway cocktails (Alaska had previously announced a Nitro Espresso Martini, developed in partnership with Stumptown)
• Free Starlink Wi-Fi – High-speed connectivity will be free for Atmos Rewards members across the aircraft in late 2026.
• Updated food and beverage program – A West Coast-inspired dining program, with “multi-course, elevated dining on board with a variety of selections to choose from that can be pre-ordered, along with fine wines and inspired cocktails” in business class and “two chef-inspired meals served in Premium Class and the Main Cabin during the flight, along with complimentary beer and wine (complimentary spirits are also offered in Premium Class)”

Rome Will Operate Daily

As part of its longhaul reveal, Alaska confirmed its new Seattle (SEA) –Rome (FCO) route will operate daily, indicating confidence in year-round demand even before the first flight operates. The flight will remain seasonal.

All times local.

Seattle Becomes The 787-9 Base

Alaska has formalized Seattle as the home base for its Dreamliner fleet, with all long-haul flying, maintenance, and flight crew domiciles centered there. The 787-9 will be the foundation for Alaska’s intercontinental operation to Europe and Asia.

CONCLUSION

We now have a better picture of what Alaska’s long-haul product will look like: Adient Ascent suites up front, a large extra-legroom cabin in the middle, and West Coast-influenced amenities throughout. With new Alaska-operated intercontinental service coming and a consolidated Seattle base, Alaska is preparing its most ambitious network shift in decades.