# South African Airways Airbus A340-300 seat map

URL: https://departcart.com/seat-maps/south-african-airways-sa/airbus-a340-300-a343
Updated: 2026-09-02

Researched cabin layout for the South African Airways Airbus A340-300: 254 seats, cabin by cabin, with real rows, exits and seat pitch where it is recorded.

Operator: South African Airways
Aircraft: Airbus A340-300
Manufacturer: Airbus
Category: widebody
Region: Africa
Seats: 254
Researched cabins: 2
Based in: South Africa

## 38J / 216Y

254 seats in 2 cabins. 1 exit row. 4 bassinet positions.

| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business | 38 | 1-16 | 2-2-2 | A C D G H K | Not recorded |
| Economy | 216 | 45-76 | 2-4-2 | A C D E F G H K | 33" |

### Rows and cabin features

- Seat rows: 35
- Rows numbered: 1-76
- Bulkhead rows: 45, 46, 61, 62 and 74
- Exit rows: 62
- Bassinet rows: 1, 15, 45 and 61
- Lavatories: row 56 (rear), row 62 (rear) and row 76 (rear)

### What is distinctive about this configuration

- The South African Airways Airbus A340-300 is configured 38J 215M

## 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 South African Airways seat maps: [South African Airways seat maps](https://departcart.com/seat-maps/airlines/south-african-airways-sa)

Every airline flying this type: [Airbus A340-300 seat maps](https://departcart.com/seat-maps/aircraft/airbus-a340-300-a343)

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