Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 seat map
170 to 182 seats across 6 researched cabins, taken from published cabin plans for Virgin Australia's Boeing 737-800, based in Australia. This aircraft flies in 3 configurations, listed below.
Configuration 1 of 3, 8J / 174Y
182 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 | 174 | 3-31 | 3-3 | A B C D E F | Not recorded |
Rows and cabin features
- Seat rows: 31
- Rows numbered: 1-31
- Bulkhead rows: 1 and 3
- Over-wing exit rows: 14 and 15
- Over the wing: rows 14-19
- Galleys: row 1 (front) and row 31 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 31 (rear)
What is distinctive about this configuration
- Refreshed 737-800: 182 total seats (8J+174M), economy runs rows 3-31
- Same passenger count and row envelope as the 737 MAX 8 8J / 174Y configuration, but aircraft type is 737-800/738 rather than 737 MAX 8/7M8
- Higher density than the 8J / 168Y configuration (176 total) and the 8J / 162Y configuration (170 total)
Configuration 2 of 3, 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: 1 and 3
- Over-wing exit rows: 13 and 14
- Over the wing: rows 13-18
- Galleys: row 1 (front) and row 30 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 1 (front) and row 30 (rear)
What is distinctive about this configuration
- Economy ends at row 30 with exits at 13-14 (refreshed the 8J / 174Y configuration ends at row 31 with exits at 14-15)
- Total pax 176 (8J+168Y) vs refreshed 182 and 2022-prototype 170
- As of late 2025 the majority of VA's ~65 active 737-800s still carry this legacy cabin
Configuration 3 of 3, 8J / 162Y
170 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 | 162 | 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: 1 and 3
- Over-wing exit rows: 13 and 14
- Over the wing: rows 13-18
- Galleys: row 30 (rear)
- Lavatories: row 30 (rear)
What is distinctive about this configuration
- 170 total seats (8J+162M), unique VA 737-800 subvariant with row 12 skipped in economy
- Economy runs rows 3-30 except row 12; lower density than the 8J / 168Y configuration and the 8J / 174Y configuration
- Boeing 737-8SA airframe vs 737-8FE on the 8J / 168Y configuration/the 8J / 174Y configuration
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.