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

• Relax Row turns three economy seats into a lie-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 added comfort

Beyond offering another Starlink test flight and confirming that over 340 aircraft with faster, free Wi-Fi are flying daily, United Airlines also formally showed off its recent, next-gen Elevated look. That new cabin was originally teased in 2025, but we saw the next-generation Polaris seats — and the even roomier Polaris Studio pods — as well as Premium Plus, Economy Plus, and standard Economy offerings in person. Suffice to say, the screens and ports don’t disappoint.

However, much like Steve Jobs or Tim Cook, United Airlines also held back a “one more thing,” and it’s sort of genius. The Relax Row, as United calls it, will arrive on long-haul flights operated by Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 aircraft beginning in 2027, and it might 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 — outfitted with special leg rests that come up to fill the floor space and turn the three seats into a sort of sky bed. The airline is pitching it to singles, couples, and, maybe most importantly, families, with images showing a parent and two kids, comfortable and cozy, on the Relax Row mid-flight.

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You won’t just be roughing it on the equivalent of Economy Plus seats with a leg rest popped up, either. United Airlines will offer the Relax Row with a mattress pad, bedding, two pillows, and, if kids are on the reservation, two stuffed animals that look adorable.