United’s Relax Row gives you more space – and eight power ports

• Relax Row turns three economy seats into a flat “bed”
• It’s coming to Boeing 777 and 787 long-haul flights starting in 2027
• You get three screens and eight power ports on top of the extra comfort

In addition to offering another Starlink test flight and confirming that over 340 planes with faster, free Wi-Fi are flying daily, United Airlines also formally showed off its latest, next-generation Elevated look. The new cabin was originally teased in 2025, but we saw the next-generation Polaris seats – and the even roomier Polaris Studio cushions – as well as Premium Plus, Economy Plus and standard Economy offerings in person. Suffice it to say, screens and ports do not disappoint.

But like Steve Jobs or Tim Cook, United Airlines also held back a “one more thing” and it’s kind of brilliant. The Relax Row, as United calls it, will arrive on long-haul flights operated by Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 aircraft starting in 2027, and it could be the biggest change to the airline’s economy class in quite some time.

Similar to Air New Zealand’s Economy Skycouch, United’s Relax Row will let you book an entire trio of seats—essentially a row—equipped with special legrests that come up to fill the floor space, turning the three seats into a kind of four-poster bed. The airline is pitching it to singles, couples and, perhaps most importantly, families with photos showing a parent and two children, comfortable and cozy, on Relax Row mid-flight.

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You also don’t want to just use the equivalent of Economy Plus seats with a leg rest. United Airlines will offer the Relax Row with a mattress pad, linens, two pillows, and, if children are on the reservation, two adorable-looking stuffed animals.