Which Airlines Offer Pajamas In Business Class?

There are all kinds of features that contribute to a great business class experience. While I would hardly consider this to be the most important aspect of a business class flight, some airlines offer their passengers pajamas.

This can be useful on a couple of levels. For one, pajamas can be helpful for getting comfortable on a flight, and for keeping the set of clothes you board with fresh. Furthermore, since you can keep pajamas, they’re a fun way to remember a great flight, and can also be enjoyed at home, especially if you’re an avgeek.

While most airlines offer pajamas in first class, it’s not terribly common to get them in business class. In this post, I want to compile a list of the airlines that offer pajamas in business class. This is the current situation to the best of my knowledge, though if I missed any airlines or I got details wrong about which flights offer them, please do let me know.

With that out of the way, here we go, in no particular order…

Qatar Airways business class pajamas

Qatar Airways is known for its incredible Qsuites business class, and I’d guess that the airline probably hands out more pajamas to business class passengers than any other airline. In general, you can expect to be offered pajamas on Qatar Airways when traveling in business class on all long haul flights, and on overnight medium haul flights as well.

Qatar Airways has gone through different collaborations over the years, with the most common collaboration being with The White Company.

American Airlines business class pajamas

American Airlines business class passengers receive pajamas on flights to and from East Asia, India, Australia, and New Zealand. More specifically, eligible flights include those to and from Auckland (AKL), Brisbane (BNE), Delhi (DEL), Seoul Incheon (ICN), Shanghai (PVG), Sydney (SYD), Tokyo Haneda (HND), and Tokyo Narita (NRT). The pajamas are from Nest, and come in either size S/M or L/XL.

United Airlines business class pajamas

United Airlines business class (often referred as “Polaris”) passengers receive pajamas on request on flights of over 14 hours. Let me emphasize that you have to know to ask for these, as they won’t generally be proactively offered by the crew. This is only available on United’s longest flights, like selection flights to Asia, Australia, and Africa.

Qantas business class pajamas

Qantas business class passengers receive what might just be my favorite pajamas offered in business class on any airline, as they feature Qantas’ iconic kangaroo logo. These are offered on select long haul flights from Australia, including to the United States, Singapore, London, etc.

Virgin Atlantic business class pajamas

Virgin Atlantic business class (often referred as “Upper Class”) passengers also receive complimentary pajamas on all overnight flights. This consists primarily of flights across the Atlantic, but also includes flights to Asia. As someone who loves Virgin Atlantic, I wish they were branded a bit more, but I do find them to be comfortable.

EVA Air business class pajamas

EVA Air business class passengers are offered pajamas on long haul flights, including flights to and from the United States and Europe. These are designed in partnership with Jason Wu, and are among the most stylish pajamas offered by any airlines.

Gulf Air business class pajamas

Gulf Air business class passengers receive pajamas on all medium haul overnight flights (including from Bahrain to London, Paris, Frankfurt, Singapore, Manila, etc.), and they’re also sometimes available on request on daytime flights of similar lengths. While it’s nice that these are offered, I have to say that these aren’t otherwise the most exciting pajamas out there.

Oman Air business class pajamas

Oman Air business class passengers can request pajamas on all medium haul overnight flights (including from Muscat to London, Paris, Frankfurt, Bangkok, Manila, etc.), and they’re also sometimes available on request on daytime flights of similar lengths. I quite like these pajamas, and prefer them to those offered by Gulf Air.

Starlux Airlines business class pajamas

Starlux Airlines business class passengers receive pajamas on long haul flights (including Los Angeles, Ontario, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle flights). They’re offered proactively, and are among the highest quality pajamas I’ve received in business class.

Air Serbia business class pajamas

Air Serbia business class passengers receive pajamas on request on overnight long haul flights. Air Serbia has a small long haul network, so this primarily includes flights from Chicago and New York to Belgrade, as well as the carrier’s services to China.

Air India business class pajamas

Air India business class passengers receive pajamas on most long haul flights, whether overnight or daytime (truthfully, most long haul flights to and from India are at least sort of overnight). While the airline briefly had Tumi pajamas, they’re now more generic. They’re still comfortable, though it would be fun if they had a bit more branding.

Emirates business class pajamas

Emirates business class passengers proactively receive pajamas on flights of over nine hours. In some cases, these are offered on shorter “direct” flights that are part of a longer overall journey, like from New York to Milan. This custom loungewear consists of a relaxed cowl neck top and drawstring pants, and is available in two sizes.

Etihad business class pajamas

Etihad business class passengers receive pajamas on flights of over nine hours. These are offered in partnership with Giorgio Armani, and are part of an overall soft product investment from the airline.

Saudia business class pajamas

Saudia business class passengers receive pajamas on select medium and long haul flights, and they’re very comfortable. There is a bit of inconsistency when it comes to the flights on which they’re offered, though, as there doesn’t necessarily seem to be some exact cutoff for flight length. For example, I was offered them on a recent daytime flight from Europe to Jeddah, while I’ve heard of people not getting them on longer overnight flights from Jeddah to parts of Asia.

Riyadh Air business class pajamas

Riyadh Air business class passengers receive pajamas on the carrier’s medium and long haul flights. The pajamas are in collaboration with Saudi brand Kayanee, and are super comfortable and cool-looking.

Other business class pajamas with limitations

The above are the airlines that most consistently offer pajamas in business class. However, there are some other airlines that offer pajamas, but with more limitations (like flying in a “business class plus” product). For example:

• Those traveling in the JetBlue Mint Studio across the Atlantic receive pajamas; this is a special front row business class experience with an upcharge compared to the Mint Suite
• Those traveling in the United Polaris Studio on a long haul flight receive pajamas, even if the flight is shorter than the standard 14-hour threshold; this is a special front row business class experience with an upcharge compared to the Polaris Suite
• Those traveling in Condor “Prime” business class seats receive pajamas; this is a special front row business class experience you pay more for
• Those traveling in Lufthansa business class on longer flights (typically over 10 hours) receive tops to pajamas, but not bottoms
• All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines give you cardigans in business class on long haul flights, but these are only for use during the flight, and need to be returned

Bottom line

It’s always a treat to get pajamas on a flight, especially if you’re an airline fan and enjoy wearing these at home. While there are lots of amazing business class products out there, not that many airlines offer pajamas. Furthermore, even on the airlines that do offer them, some only provide them on request, so it helps to know what to expect.

What are your favorite airline pajamas you’ve received? Did I miss any airlines?