Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 seat map — 272 seats
Seat map
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- — Economy Stretch seat with a published 35-inch pitch instead of the standard 31-32 inches.
- — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
- Exit rows: 45
- Bassinet rows: 23, 24, 34, and 47
- 30 extra-legroom seats
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How we rate seats →Best & worst seats
Our rating engine's picks for this cabin layout — see any seat's full reasoning in the map above.
Worth knowing
- 60D, 60E, 60F — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
Seat guide
Cabin-by-cabin guidance generated from the verified layout records behind this map — which seats the ratings favor, which to think twice about, and the rows worth knowing about before you pick.
Business Premier
Ratings are even across this cabin — no standout or problem seats in our records.
Premium Economy
- Bassinet rows: 23 and 24
Economy
Best seats
- 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D, 34E, 34F, 34H, 34J, 34K, 35A, 35B, 35C — Economy Stretch seat with a published 35-inch pitch instead of the standard 31-32 inches.
Seats to avoid
- 60D, 60E, 60F — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
- Exit rows: 45
- Bassinet rows: 34 and 47
- Rows next to a galley: 60
- 30 extra-legroom seats
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 have?
- This configuration has 272 seats: 26 Business Premier, 33 Premium Economy, 213 Economy.
- What are the best seats on the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9?
- Top-rated in our data: 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D, 34E, 34F, 34H, 34J — Economy Stretch seat with a published 35-inch pitch instead of the standard 31-32 inches.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Flagged in our data: 60D, 60E, 60F — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
- Which rows are the exit rows?
- Row 45 is an exit row.
- Which rows have bassinet positions?
- Bassinet positions serve rows 23, 24, 34, and 47.
- Does the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 have lie-flat seats?
- Yes — Business Premier has 26 seats that convert to a fully flat bed.
Cabins
Business Premier
- Seat
- Lie-flat bed, Enclosed suite
- Screen
- 24"
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A · USB-C · Wireless charging
2 m (80 in) lie-flat bed published.
Premium Economy
- Pitch
- 41"published
- Width
- 18.9"published
- Seat
- Recliner
- Screen
- 15.3"
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A · USB-C
104 cm pitch, 48 cm width and 20 cm recline published; converted to 41 in, 18.9 in and 7.9 in.
Economy
- Pitch
- 31.5–35"published
- Seat
- Standard seat, Extra-legroom seat
- Screen
- 13.3"
- Power
- USB-A · USB-C
78-81 cm pitch and 10 cm recline published; converted to 31-32 in pitch and 3.9 in recline.
Onboard facilities
Drawn on the interactive map above — hover a monument to confirm its position.
3 lavatories · 2 galleys · 3 door pairs
Amenities
Seat map image
A printable snapshot of this exact layout — save it for boarding-day reference. The interactive map above stays the source of truth.
Sources
Every measurement and claim on this page traces back to one of these. Last verified Jul 17, 2026.
- Air New ZealandPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 17, 2026
Current official 272-seat 787-9 V4 map: every seat identifier, Luxe/Business/Premium/Economy placement, Stretch and Skycouch blocks, exit row, bassinets, dimensions, screens and power.
Top-down/interactive schematic proves the row grid but not real window-to-seat alignment.
https://www.airnewzealand.com/seat-map-boeing-787-9-4 ↗ - Air New Zealand / NZXPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 17, 2026
Official programme LOPA: all 14 existing 787-9s become 272 seats—4 Luxe, 22 Business, 33 Premium Economy and 213 Economy including 13 Skycouch blocks.
https://api.nzx.com/public/announcement/441475/attachment/431391/441475-431391.pdf ↗ - Air New ZealandPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 17, 2026
First 272-seat retrofitted aircraft ZK-NZH entered passenger service on 19 May 2025; new-cabin hardware and rollout details.
https://www.airnewzealandnewsroom.com/press-release-2025-introducing-a-new-era-of-travel-air-new-zealand-unveils-fully-redesigned-787-9-dreamliner ↗ - Air New ZealandPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 17, 2026
3 July 2026 update: all 14 existing 787-9s complete retrofit by end-2026; two new aircraft are scheduled for delivery only by year-end.
https://www.airnewzealandnewsroom.com/press-release-2026-air-new-zealand-marks-dreamliner-milestone-as-final-aircraft-returns-from-storage ↗
This is the only retrofit LOPA for Air New Zealand’s 14 existing 787-9s: the official programme notice says every aircraft is reconfigured to 272 seats, comprising 4 Business Premier Luxe + 22 Business Premier + 33 Premium Economy + 213 Economy. The V4 map is transcribed seat-for-seat. Thirty Economy Stretch seats in rows 34-36 and 37ABC resolve to N; the remaining 183 seats resolve to Y. Air New Zealand describes 13 Economy Skycouch blocks (three-seat blocks, not 13 seats), matching the 39 annotated seats here. Skycouch remains a note/zone on ordinary Economy seats. The current subfleet count is not published, so none is asserted. The airline’s July 2026 update confirms the existing 14-aircraft retrofit is still underway, while the two new-delivery 787-9s (the V3/V5 higher-premium layouts) are due only by year-end. Skynest is therefore not modeled in this currently flying retrofit. No 787 window grid is bound; all window-position alignments remain unknown.
What changed
- Jul 17, 2026Initial 787-9 V4 published-map transcription.