# South African Airways Boeing 737-800 seat map

URL: https://departcart.com/seat-maps/south-african-airways-sa/boeing-737-800-b738
Updated: 2026-09-02

Researched cabin layout for the South African Airways Boeing 737-800: 189 seats, cabin by cabin, with real rows, exits and seat pitch where it is recorded.

Operator: South African Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Manufacturer: Boeing
Category: narrowbody
Region: Africa
Seats: 189
Researched cabins: 1
Based in: South Africa

## 189Y

189 seats in 1 cabin. 1 exit row.

| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Abreast | Seat letters | Pitch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Economy | 189 | 1-34 | 3-3 | A B C D E F | Not recorded |

### Rows and cabin features

- Seat rows: 32
- Rows numbered: 1-34
- Bulkhead rows: 1 and 2
- Over-wing exit rows: 16
- Galleys: row 34 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 1 (front) and row 34 (rear)

### What is distinctive about this configuration

- The South African Airways Boeing 737-800, leased from SunExpress is configured 189M

## 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: [Boeing 737-800 seat maps](https://departcart.com/seat-maps/aircraft/boeing-737-800-b738)

[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.