Saudia A321 business class, Jeddah to Dubai
Trip to Casablanca, Uzbekistan and Manila flying Saudia Business Class
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- Review: Saudia A321 Business Class, Jeddah to Dubai
- Review: Hilton Tashkent City
- Review: Hilton Samarkand Regency
- Review: Panarams Tashkent Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals
- Exploring Tashkent and Samarkand
- Review: Saudia A321 Business Class, Jeddah to Riyadh
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Flight: SV594
Departure time in Jeddah (JED): 17:30
Arrival time in Dubai (JDXB): 21:30
Aircraft: Airbus A321
Seat: 5A
Duration: 3h
Date of flight: October 11, 2025
*This is an SAS award ticket, Business Class flight #297
Video on YouTube
Saudia Al Fursan Lounge, Jeddah International Airport
Boarding, Gate A21b
Boarding Gate A21b
Aircraft, A321 (HZ-ASP)
The aircraft flying us to Dubai tonight is quite dated, almost 14 years old.
The business class cabin on this A321 consisted of 20 seats from rows 1 to 5.
Seat map (the cabin is in a 2-2 configuration). On this flight, 16 of the 20 seats were occupied.
My seat 5A is a window seat.
As expected, legroom was spacious.
On the side of the left armrest are the seat controls.
I was also offered some drinks and asked for the signature dates and banana smoothie which I have to admit I am beginning to love 👍 The other choices were orange juice and lemon mint drink.
As expected on this flight, the Saudi coffee and dates were offered.
I ended up watching the continuation of "Megan 2.0".
Sadly, there was no wifi onboard.
Menu card
For my drinks, I opted for the sparkling RossiNo (non-alcoholic).
The whole meal was served on a tray. I chose the braised beef which was very good served with mashed potatoes. The meal included bread, salad, hummus and moutabel duo and pistachio labaniya. Everything tasted great.
To end the service, I had a cup of green tea served with Patchi chocolates.
Towel was also offered.
There is one lavatory located in front of the cabin. It had a Saudia branded lotion.
We landed in Dubai at 9:30pm (just a slight delay) even if we departed late in Jedddah. We parked in a remote stand which is not usual in Dubai in my experience.
Business Class Cabin
Seat map (the cabin is in a 2-2 configuration). On this flight, 16 of the 20 seats were occupied.
Seat 5A
The headphones was Saudia branded.
Pre-departure Beverage
Moments after settling, the friendly flight attendant from Indonesia came to offer some towels.
As expected on this flight, the Saudi coffee and dates were offered.
Dates and Saudi coffee.
Push back & Take Off
We pushed back at 5:47pm and took off 11 minutes later.
Entertainment & Wifi
Located under the right armrest is the personal screen.
Sadly, there was no wifi onboard.
Dining
For my drinks, I opted for the sparkling RossiNo (non-alcoholic).
Towel was also offered.
Lavatory
Landing in Dubai Airport Terminal 1
CONCLUSION
This is my second time flying in Saudia business class, the first one being the flight prior from Casablanca to Jeddah. Just like the earlier and longer flight, this was overall a very good one. The crew were fantastic and the meal served in business class was very good. Again, as a non-drinker, Saudia being a dry airline does not bother me. I wished they had wifi though but considering that the aircraft was old, it was okay. I know they have newer A321 neos which have more modern seats and perhaps wifi too. Overall, a very nice flight. To all the crew on this flight, Shukran!
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