Same business class, different seats

Business fares may be similar, but the seats range from beds to wide armchairs. The navy seat badges in search results are based on the seat descriptions in Google Flights data.

Lie-flat

Best for: 6+ hours, especially overnight flights

A bed that goes fully flat to 180°. The seat to get for a night flight over 6 hours.

The backrest and leg rest line up flat to make a bed.
Mostly found on long-haul widebody aircraft (A350, B787, B777, etc.).
When a long-haul aircraft flies a short route, you can get lie-flat for less.

Google Flights label: Lie flat seat

Angled flat

Best for: 4–7 hour daytime flights

Stretches out long but stays slightly tilted. You can sleep, though you may feel yourself sliding.

It stretches out to bed length but stays at an angle to the floor.
You may feel yourself sliding down while you sleep.
Still found on some older aircraft such as the A330 and B767.

Google Flights label: Angled flat seat

Recliner

Best for: Daytime flights of 4 hours or less

A wide chair that doesn't lie flat. Plenty for a daytime flight under 4 hours.

Wider than economy and reclines a lot, but you can't lie flat.
Most short-haul business cabins on narrowbodies (A321, B737) use this seat.
If a lie-flat flight costs about the same, the card tells you in green.

Google Flights label: Extra reclining seat

How to read seat info

For connecting flights, we show the seat on the longest leg.
On round trips, the outbound and return seats can differ. If the return seat is a lower type, we flag it in orange at the return step.
Seat layout (1-2-1, etc.) and meals aren't shown because our data provider doesn't supply them.

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