Review: Saudia B777 Business Class, Paris to Riyadh

Saudia B777 business class, Paris to Riyadh

Trip to Manila flying Lufthansa and Saudia Business Class

Flight: SV144
Departure time in Paris CDG (CDG): 11:25
Arrival time in Riyadh (RUH): 19:35
Aircraft: Boeing 777
Seat: 22A
Duration: 6h 10m
Date of flight: December 12, 2025
*This is an award ticket, Business Class flight #308

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Extime Lounge

After landing in Paris and clearing security, I went straight to the Extime Lounge in Terminal 1 which Saudia is using. I thought was a really nice lounge. At 10:22am, I left the lounge to head to the boarding gate.

Boarding, Gate 16

Boarding began at 10:38am from Gate 16.

Aircraft, Boeing 777 (HZ-AK36)

This 9.2 years old B777 will fly us to Riyadh today.

Business Class Cabin

The business cabin consisted of seats from rows 15 to 23 in a 1-2-1 configuration. The seats are pretty much like the ones you would find on their B787s which I was able to experience last October from Casablanca to Jeddah and Singapore to Jeddah.


Seat, 22A

Welcome to my seat 22A!

Personal screen

IFE controller, universal port

Air sickness bag, noise-cancelling headphones

The foot well was okay for me.

Amenity Kit

The Elie Saab amenity kit had a generous content including a perfume and facial cream.

Pre-departure Beverage & Saudi Coffee

Hot towel, avocado and date smoothie

Dates

The inflight chef serving the Saudi coffee.

Saudi coffee and date

Pushback & Take Off

Pushback began at 11:28am and 17 minutes later, we were airborne.

Inflight Entertainment & Wifi

Movies

From the movie selection, I ended up watching The Roses which I thought was a nice movie.

Sadly, there was no wifi onboard.

Dining

Moments after the seatbelt sign was turned off, the crew started taking meal orders. I chose the trout for appetizer and the short ribs for my main course. I also asked for a BelliNo to be served as drinks.

The meal service started with the crew serving mixed nuts at 12:20pm. I settled for a glass of apple juice for drinks.


On this flight, there was a choice between the Saudia Sufrah or the Western option.

Menu (cheese, desserts, beverages)

The Sparkling Collection

Tea, hot chocolate, oatmeal drink

At 1:08pm, I was served my appetizer.

The trout was very good.

The short ribs was perfect 👍

The dessert was really good. The meal service was done with almost 4 hours left to Riyadh.

Time to Sleep

Since I was not able to sleep well last night, I decided to take a nap and was able to sleep for 1.5 hours.

Movie Treats

The movie treats on offer were the usual KitKat and Twix chocolates and potato chips. It is quite different from what Turkish Airlines or Qatar Airways would offer though 😉

Lavatory

There are 2 lavatories both of which were located in front of the business cabin.

Larger lavatory

Saudia branded lotion and spray

Smaller lavatory

Lavatory amenities

Pre-landing Snacks

Two hours before landing, I was asked by the inflight chef if I wanted some coffee or tea. I had some green tea which was served with some Patchi chocolates.


Airshow

Airshow enroute to Riyadh (50 minutes before landing).

Landing in Riyadh

We landed in Riyadh at 7:24pm and reached our gate at 7:35pm.

CONCLUSION

This was my first time to fly Saudia business class from Paris to Riyadh, and Paris being an important destination for most airlines, I expected Saudia to have an impressive offering both the hard and soft product. Luckily, I was not disappointed. The seats in 1-2-1 configuration turns into a fully flat bed and has all the modern amenities. The flight having two inflight chefs (1 in first class and 1 in business class) made sure that the dining experience would be nothing but stellar. From appetizer to dessert, everything was perfect. I also love the Elie Saab amenity kit. If there is one thing I would wish for, it would be that they would give out slippers and maybe pajamas on night flights. The wifi not being available on this flight was just a minor issue since there were several interesting films to watch. The flight attendant working on my aisle was from Egypt and really took care of me throughout the flight. Overall, it was a very nice flight and something I would recommend to everyone (if you are okay with no alcohol onboard).

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