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Saudia's 747-300 is documented at 424 seats with 66 of them in economy on the entire upper deck, while its second-hand 747-400s carried about 32 business and 402 economy seats.

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Saudia, the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, flew jumbos from 1979 and was unusual among airlines in how it used the 747’s upper deck. Where most operators put first or business class upstairs, Saudia put economy there — the bubble became a quiet, low-density cabin rather than a premium one, while First Class stayed in the nose.

The 747-300

The airline’s 747-300 is documented at 424 seats, with 66 economy seats across the entire upper deck in a 3-3 layout, marketed as “Guest” class, and the main deck configured at 3-4-3. First Class remained in the nose, with its fixed bench-style centre section, right up to retirement — the last -300s left the fleet between 2011 and 2013.

The 747-400

Saudia’s 747-400s were largely acquired second-hand and on lease, including ex-Singapore Airlines 747-412s and Air Atlanta Icelandic frames, so there was never a single definitive cabin. The best-documented layout carried about 32 business seats on the upper deck and 402 economy seats below, for 434 in two classes. Because the fleet was not uniform and the sources disagree on First Class, this page gives the two-class version rather than a speculative figure.

The classics and the cargo fleet

Saudia was among the few airlines to buy the 747-100B — a strengthened -100 — and its 747-100s stayed in service until 2010. Its 747-200 freighters and, more recently, 747-8Fs kept the type in the fleet long after the passenger aircraft had gone, making Saudia one of the last airlines still flying new 747s of any kind.

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Visual seat maps

Cabin zones run from the nose on the left to the tail on the right. Seat symbols show the typical abreast pattern, not every individual row.

Historical reconstruction1983–2013

Saudia 747-300 layout

Saudia's 747-300: First Class in the nose, 66 economy seats across the whole upper deck and a 3-4-3 economy cabin below.

424passenger seats
Upper deckEconomy
Economy66 seats · 3-3 typicalEntire upper deck, marketed as Guest class
Main deckNose at left
First ClassNose cabin
Economy3-4-3 typical

Map note: Unlike most 747-300 operators, Saudia did not put business class upstairs: the entire upper deck was economy, 3-3, holding 66 "Guest" class seats. First Class remained in the nose, with a fixed bench-style centre section, until the last -300s were retired between 2011 and 2013. The 424-seat total is documented by a cabin photograph, not an airline plan.

Configuration source: Airliners.net — Boeing 747-368 cabin photograph

Archived configuration1990s–2014

Saudia 747-400 layout

Saudia's 747-400 carried about 32 business seats on the upper deck and 402 economy seats on the main deck.

434passenger seats
Upper deckBusiness class
Business Class32 seats · 2-2 typical
Main deckNose at left
Economy402 seats · 3-4-3 typical

Map note: Saudia acquired its 747-400s largely second-hand and on lease, including ex-Singapore Airlines and Air Atlanta Icelandic frames, so the fleet was never uniform. The most commonly cited layout is 32 business seats upstairs and 402 in 3-4-3 economy. A competing source gives a First Class figure that contradicts its own seat total, so the 434-seat business-and-economy version is used here.

Configuration source: SeatMaestro — Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-468

Sources

Facts on this page are checked against the primary and institutional references below.

  1. Saudia Boeing 747-368 cabin photograph — Airliners.net
  2. Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-468 seat map — SeatMaestro
  3. Saudia — Wikipedia

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