# Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX 8 seat map

URL: https://departcart.com/seat-maps/air-india-express-ix/boeing-737-max-8-b38m
Updated: 2026-09-02

Researched cabin layout for the Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX 8: 176 to 189 seats, cabin by cabin, with real rows, exits and seat pitch where it is recorded.

Operator: Air India Express
Aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8
Manufacturer: Boeing
Category: narrowbody
Region: Asia
Seats: 176 to 189
Researched cabins: 3
Based in: India
Configurations: 2

## Configuration 1 of 2, 189Y

189 seats in 1 cabin. 2 exit rows.

| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Economy | 189 | 1-32 | 3-3 | A B C D E F | 29" |

### Rows and cabin features

- Seat rows: 32
- Rows numbered: 1-32
- Bulkhead rows: 1 and 2
- Over-wing exit rows: 15 and 16
- Galleys: row 32 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 1 (front) and row 32 (rear)

### What is distinctive about this configuration

- This version of the Air India Express Boeing 737-Max 8 is configured 189M

## Configuration 2 of 2, 8J / 168Y

176 seats in 2 cabins. 2 exit rows.

| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business | 8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | A C D F | Not recorded |
| Economy | 168 | 3-30 | 3-3 | A B C D E F | Not recorded |

### Rows and cabin features

- Seat rows: 30
- Rows numbered: 1-30
- Bulkhead rows: 3
- Over-wing exit rows: 13 and 14
- Galleys: row 30 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 30 (rear)

### What is distinctive about this configuration

- This version of the Air India Express Boeing 737-Max 8 is configured 8C 168M

## Where this comes from

Every row above is researched against published cabin plans for this operator and then checked against live availability. Where a figure is not known it says so rather than being estimated, which is why some pitch cells read "not recorded" instead of carrying a number we would not defend.

All Air India Express seat maps: [Air India Express seat maps](https://departcart.com/seat-maps/airlines/air-india-express-ix)

Every airline flying this type: [Boeing 737 MAX 8 seat maps](https://departcart.com/seat-maps/aircraft/boeing-737-max-8-b38m)

[Seats abreast](https://departcart.com/glossary/seats-abreast), [seat pitch](https://departcart.com/glossary/seat-pitch) and [cabin layout](https://departcart.com/glossary/cabin-layout) are defined in the glossary.