Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 seat map
174 seats across 2 researched cabins, taken from published cabin plans for Malaysia Airlines's Boeing 737 MAX 8, based in Malaysia.
12J / 162Y
174 seats in 2 cabins. 1 exit row.
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | 12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | A C D F | Not recorded |
| Economy | 162 | 4-31 | 3-3 | A B C D E F | 30" |
Rows and cabin features
- Seat rows: 31
- Rows numbered: 1-31
- Bulkhead rows: 1 and 4
- Over-wing exit rows: 12
- Over the wing: rows 12-17
- Galleys: row 1 (front) and row 31 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 1 (front) and row 31 (rear)
What is distinctive about this configuration
- Identical seat counts and cabin layout to the Boeing 737-800 12J / 162Y configuration (also 12C/162M, rows 1-3 business, 4-31 economy with row 13 skipped) - distinguish by aircraft type/ICAO (B38M vs B738) and entry-into-service (MAX 8 from Nov 2023) rather than by seat map
- 19-aircraft subfleet vs the Boeing 737-800 12J / 162Y configuration's 27 aircraft
- Split-scimitar/AT winglets and CFM LEAP-1B engines distinguish it operationally, though this does not affect cabin row layout
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.
Seats abreast and seat pitch are defined in the glossary, alongside cabin layout.