Scandinavian Airlines System
Scandinavian Airlines System Airbus A350-900 seat map (three class)
SAS Business, SAS Plus and SAS Go
A350-900business class, premium economy and economy297 seats
Read off the airline’s own material, but some detail — often the row numbering — is our own careful work rather than theirs. Treat row-level detail as indicative and check at booking.
Scandinavian Airlines System publishes 300 seats for this aircraft; this map draws 297. SAS states 300 seats. SAS Business divides exactly into ten rows of four and SAS Plus into four rows of eight; both are drawn in full. The 228 SAS Go seats do not divide into whole rows of nine, and SAS publishes no diagram showing which row is short, so this map draws 25 full rows — 225 seats — and leaves the remaining three off.
What we could not settle on this aircraft
This SAS A350-900 holds 300 seats — 40 SAS Business, 32 SAS Plus and 228 SAS Go — according to One Mile at a Time. SAS publishes no seat map we can read. Business and SAS Plus divide into whole rows exactly; the 228 SAS Go seats do not divide into rows of nine, so at least one Economy row is short and nobody has published which one or which seats it loses. We draw the 25 full rows the figure supports, 225 seats, and leave the other three off the map. The row numbers on this page are ours rather than SAS's.
Worked out from sourced data rather than read directly off a published map.
About this cabin
Scandinavian Airlines System's A350-900 in this configuration seats 297 (J/W/Y). The seat totals here are confirmed from published airline data; some row-by-row detail is our own careful estimate where the airline doesn't publish it. Scandinavian Airlines System flies only this one cabin layout on the A350-900 — no version lottery on this type.
Quick pick, by traveller
| If you're… | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Travelling solo | 2A | A window seat rated highly with nothing working against it — lean on the wall, control the shade, nobody climbing over you. |
| Travelling as a couple | 2B | This row's layout puts a genuine two-seat pair here — no middle seat exists in this group, so it's just the two of you. |
| Tall passengers | 1B | Genuine extra legroom that also still reclines — not every extra-legroom seat does. |
| Trying to sleep | 2A | A window seat away from galley and lavatory traffic, so aisle lights and trolley passes are less likely to wake you. |
Seat map
SAS Business (business class)
SAS Business spans rows 1–10 in a 1-2-1 layout. Worth avoiding: 10B, 10C, 10A, 10D — next to galley.
SAS Plus (premium economy)
SAS Plus spans rows 14–17 in a 2-4-2 layout. Worth avoiding: 17B, 17C, 17F, 17G — seat doesn't recline.
SAS Go (economy)
SAS Go spans rows 21–45 in a 3-3-3 layout. Worth avoiding: 45C, 45D, 45F, 45G — seat doesn't recline.
Cabin specs
| Cabin | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power | IFE | Wifi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS Business | — | — | Lie-flat | AC | 4K | — |
| SAS Plus | — | — | — | AC | — | — |
| SAS Go | — | — | — | USB | — | — |
Seats to avoid
| Seat | Cabin | Why to avoid it |
|---|---|---|
| 10B | SAS Business | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 10C | SAS Business | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 10A | SAS Business | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 10D | SAS Business | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 17B | SAS Plus | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 17C | SAS Plus | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 17F | SAS Plus | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 17G | SAS Plus | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 45C | SAS Go | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 45D | SAS Go | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 45F | SAS Go | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
| 45G | SAS Go | This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight. |
Known quirks on this aircraft
- Seat doesn't recline (17 seats: 17A, 17B, 17C, and 14 more) — This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight.
- Often cold or draughty (4 seats: 1A, 1D, 14A, and 1 more) — Seats next to a bulkhead or door on a long-haul widebody are usually the coldest in the cabin — bring a layer for this one.
- High foot traffic (10 seats: 10B, 10C, 17B, and 7 more) — This aisle seat sits right next to a lavatory, galley or exit, so expect a steady stream of people brushing past, especially early and late in the flight.
- No underseat storage (12 seats: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 9 more) — Bulkhead and exit-row seats have nothing in front of the seat to store a bag under, so your bag must go in the overhead bin for the whole flight.
Frequently asked
- How many seats does Scandinavian Airlines System's A350-900 have in this configuration?
- 297 seats in total, arranged as J/W/Y. This is one specific configuration — Scandinavian Airlines System's fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
- Is this the only cabin layout Scandinavian Airlines System flies on the A350-900?
- Yes, as far as we can determine — Scandinavian Airlines System flies only this one cabin layout on the A350-900. There's no "version lottery" to worry about on this specific type for this airline.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Seat 10B in SAS Business is worth avoiding: A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. The full seat map marks every seat we'd steer you away from, with the specific reason for each.
- How confident are you in this seat map?
- This configuration is marked "derived" — the overall configuration confirmed, with some row-level detail worked out from seat counts and layout. See the sources and last-verified date lower on this page.
- Has a real person checked these individual seat scores?
- Not yet for this specific configuration. The scores above come from our rules engine, which reasons from real aircraft geometry, but they aren't marked as human-verified until someone has actually reviewed the unusual ones — see the verification section below for the current status.
Related
Other airlines flying the A350-900
- Air France A350-900 — Business, Premium Economy and Economy, original delivery cabinJ/J/W/Y/Y
- Air France A350-900 — Business, Premium Economy and Economy, "Best" cabin retrofitJ/W/Y/Y
- Finnair A350-900 — Finnair AirLounge Business, Premium Economy and Economy, 278-seat A350J/J/J/J/W/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y
- Finnair A350-900 — Finnair AirLounge Business, Premium Economy and Economy, 321-seat A350J/J/W/W/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y
- China Eastern Airlines A350-900 — First, Business, Premium Economy and EconomyF/J/W/Y
- Turkish Airlines A350-900 — Standard two-classJ/Y
- ITA Airways A350-900 — Business, Premium Economy and Economy, long-haul (post-2024 retrofit)J/J/W/W/Y
- Cathay Pacific A350-900 — Business, Premium Economy and Economy, 280 seatsJ/J/J/J/W/W/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y
Data sources & verification
- Configuration last verified
- , against Scandinavian Airlines System's own published seat map and fleet data below.
- Seat-by-seat scores
- Generated from the configuration data below by our rules engine. Awaiting human review before individual scores are published as verified.
- Fleet status
- Fitted fleet-wide on this aircraft type.
- Seat lettering
- We haven't confirmed this cabin's exact seat letters against Scandinavian Airlines System's own diagram yet. The seat count and layout are sourced; on a wide-body in particular, individual seat letters (e.g. whether a row has a seat G) may be off by one position until we do. We're working through these one airline at a time and will remove this note once it's checked.
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