Qantas Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner seat map
236 seats across 3 researched cabins, taken from published cabin plans for Qantas's Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, based in Australia.
42J / 28W / 166Y
236 seats in 3 cabins. 2 bassinet positions.
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Suite | 42 | 1-12 | 1-2-1 | A E F K | Not recorded |
| Premium Economy | 28 | 20-23 | 2-3-2 | A B D E F J K | 38" |
| Economy | 166 | 40-59 | 3-3-3 | A B C D E F H J K | 32" |
Rows and cabin features
- Rows numbered: 1-59
- Bulkhead rows: 1, 2, 10, 20 and 40
- Over the wing: rows 44-54
- Bassinet rows: 40 and 46
- Galleys: row 1 (forward galley near row 1/door 1), row 10 (small snack/self-service bar near row 10, forward of the rear business mini-cabin) and row 59 (rear galley near door 4 / tail)
- Lavatories: row 9 (two lavatories between rows 9 and 10, shared by rear business mini-cabin and premium economy (premium economy has no dedicated lavatory))
What is distinctive about this configuration
- Business Suite is an all-aisle-access 1-2-1 staggered layout (same product family as the refurbished A380 Business Suite), split into a larger forward cabin and a smaller, quieter rear 'mini-cabin' (rows 10-12) behind door 2L -- a distinctive Qantas 787-9 feature frequently called out by reviewers as the best seats on the aircraft.
- Premium Economy sits immediately behind Business and forward of a large unused row gap (24-39) before Economy resumes at row 40 -- i.e. row numbering is NOT contiguous across cabins, which is a notable fingerprint quirk for any row-based UI logic.
- Premium Economy passengers have no dedicated lavatory and share facilities with the rear Business mini-cabin near rows 9-10, a recurring passenger complaint noted in reviews.
- Economy uses a 9-across 3-3-3 layout with letters A,B,C / D,E,F / H,J,K (no G, no I) rather than the A,C,D,F,G,H,K,L pattern seen on some other 787 operators.
- Row 50's apparent 6-seat cutout (missing D/E/F) is a distinguishing structural landmark, likely tied to a door/overwing exit, not corroborated by an official diagram but consistent across two independently fetched sources.
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 and bassinet rows.