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Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 seat map — 275 seats

787-9 V2 legacy (275 seats: 27 Business Premier / 33 Premium Economy / 215 Economy)
275 seats27J/33W/215YLast verified Jul 17, 2026
This cabin is being replaced by the 787-9 V4 retrofit (272 seats: 4 Business Premier Luxe / 22 Business Premier / 33 Premium Economy / 213 Economy) configuration →

Seat map

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Rating
GreatGoodStandardBe awareAvoid
Seat shape
SuiteLie-flatReclinerStandard
Flags & windows
Has a noteWindow mismatch flaggedNo window (structural blank)
Provenance
PUBLISHED MAPDERIVED LAYOUTMIXED SOURCES
Zone: Economy SkycouchEconomy SkycouchECONOMY SKYCOUCHZone: Exit RowExit RowEXIT ROWBusiness PremierBusiness PremierBusiness · 1-1-1Premium EconomyPremium EconomyPremium Economy · 2-3-2EconomyEconomyEconomy · 3-3-3LAVATORY (left) — Forward lavatory shown on the published map.🚻 LAVATORYGALLEY (center) — Forward service area shown on the published map.🍽 GALLEYLAVATORY (right) — Forward-right lavatory icon above the first Business row. Diagram anchor only; no measured proximity or certified exit classification is asserted. · position derived🚻 LAVATORYLAVATORY (left) — Left lavatory icon after Business and before Premium Economy. Diagram anchor only; no measured proximity or certified exit classification is asserted. · position derived🚻 LAVATORYLAVATORY (right) — Right lavatory icon after Business and before Premium Economy. Diagram anchor only; no measured proximity or certified exit classification is asserted. · position derived🚻 LAVATORYLAVATORY (center) — Left of two center lavatory icons before row 46. Diagram anchor only; no measured proximity or certified exit classification is asserted. · position derivedLAVATO…LAVATORY (center) — Right of two center lavatory icons before row 46. Diagram anchor only; no measured proximity or certified exit classification is asserted. · position derivedLAVATO…GALLEY (full_width) — Rear service area shown on the published map.🍽 GALLEY1234567892324252627353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061AJKAJKAJKAJKAJKAJKAJKAJKAJKDEFJKABDEFJKABDEFJKABDEFJKABDEFJKABDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCHJKHJKABCHJKABCHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKDEFDEFEXIT — Forward passenger-door pair.EXIT — Forward passenger-door pair.EXITEXIT — Forward passenger-door pair.EXIT — Forward passenger-door pair.EXITEXIT — Door pair beside the published exit-row seating.EXIT — Door pair beside the published exit-row seating.EXITEXIT — Door pair beside the published exit-row seating.EXIT — Door pair beside the published exit-row seating.EXITLAVATORY — Rear-left lavatory. Beside the final center row is a schematic background/DOM anchor only; no physical measured adjacency is asserted.LAVATORY — Rear-left lavatory. Beside the final center row is a schematic background/DOM anchor only; no physical measured adjacency is asserted.L…LAVATORY — Rear-right lavatory. Beside the final center row is a schematic background/DOM anchor only; no physical measured adjacency is asserted.LAVATORY — Rear-right lavatory. Beside the final center row is a schematic background/DOM anchor only; no physical measured adjacency is asserted.L…EXIT — Rear passenger-door pair.EXIT — Rear passenger-door pair.EXITEXIT — Rear passenger-door pair.EXIT — Rear passenger-door pair.EXITLAVATORY — Native left lavatory lies beyond left-row44 alongside right-side-only45 and ahead ofleft46. Schematic wall-marker anchor only. No exact bassinet host seat, engineering dimensions, measured proximity or exit certification is inferred.LAVATORY — Native left lavatory lies beyond left-row44 alongside right-side-only45 and ahead ofleft46. Schematic wall-marker anchor only. No exact bassinet host seat, engineering dimensions, measured proximity or exit certification is inferred.L…EXIT — Door pair in the gap between Business and Premium Economy. Diagram anchor only; no measured proximity or certified exit classification is asserted.EXIT — Door pair in the gap between Business and Premium Economy. Diagram anchor only; no measured proximity or certified exit classification is asserted.EXITEXIT — Door pair in the gap between Business and Premium Economy. Diagram anchor only; no measured proximity or certified exit classification is asserted.EXIT — Door pair in the gap between Business and Premium Economy. Diagram anchor only; no measured proximity or certified exit classification is asserted.EXIT

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At a glance
275 seats
Rating mix
272Standard3Be aware
Seats to avoid
  • — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 46
  • Bassinet rows: 1, 23, 35, and 48

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Best & worst seats

Our rating engine's picks for this cabin layout — see any seat's full reasoning in the map above.

Worth knowing

  • 61D, 61E, 61F — 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

1-1-1Rows 1–927 seats
Worth knowing
  • Bassinet rows: 1

Premium Economy

2-3-2Rows 23–2733 seats
Worth knowing
  • Bassinet rows: 23

Economy

3-3-3Rows 35–61215 seats

Seats to avoid

  • 61D, 61E, 61F — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 46
  • Bassinet rows: 35 and 48
  • Rows next to a galley: 61

Frequently asked questions

How many seats does the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 have?
This configuration has 275 seats: 27 Business Premier, 33 Premium Economy, 215 Economy.
What are the best seats on the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9?
No standout seat is established by the available evidence for this layout. Unresolved comfort details remain unverified.
Which seats should I avoid?
Flagged in our data: 61D, 61E, 61F — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
Which rows are the exit rows?
Row 46 is an exit row.
Which rows have bassinet positions?
Bassinet positions serve rows 1, 23, 35, and 48.
Does the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 have lie-flat seats?
Yes — Business Premier has 27 seats that convert to a fully flat bed.

Cabins

Business Premier

27 seats · 1-1-1 (herringbone) · lie-flat
Seat
Lie-flat bed
Screen
11"

Premium Economy

33 seats · 2-3-2
Pitch
41.5"published
Seat
Recliner
Screen
11"

104-106 cm pitch and 22 cm recline published; converted to 41-42 in pitch and 8.7 in recline.

Economy

215 seats · 3-3-3
Pitch
32"published
Seat
Standard seat
Screen
9"

78-83 cm pitch and 12 cm recline published; converted to 31-33 in pitch and 4.7 in recline.

Economy SkycouchExit Row

Onboard facilities

Drawn on the interactive map above — hover a monument to confirm its position.

9 lavatories · 2 galleys · 4 door pairs

🍽 GALLEY × 2🚻 WC × 9🚪 EXIT × 4

Amenities

Entertainment
Seatback screens
11-inch Business/Premium Economy and 9-inch Economy screens published on the seat map.
Power
Available
Official configuration popovers publish in-seat power and USB connections; AC outlet voltage and USB connector generations are unspecified in this evidence.

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.

Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 seat map diagram — Business Premier, Premium Economy, Economy (275 seats)

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Provenance

Sources

Every measurement and claim on this page traces back to one of these. Last verified Jul 17, 2026.

How this map was built

Air New Zealand’s published 787-9 V2 map is transcribed seat-for-seat: 27 Business Premier in rows 1-9; 33 Premium Economy in rows 23-27; and 215 Economy in rows 35-61. The airline’s 2024 LOPA notice identifies five aircraft in this 275-seat layout before retrofit work began. No current subfleet count is asserted because the conversion is in progress. Economy Skycouch is recorded only in zone and seat notes—its seats remain Economy. The six row46 Exit Row seats remain standard Y within Air New Zealand’s published215-seat Economy cabin; their From78cm pitch is a lower bound, not an exact physical pitch or extra-space proof. No 787 window grid is bound, and window alignment remains unknown; explicit limited-or-no-window disclosures for45K,57A and57K are recorded in seat notes without deciding which physical condition applies. AUDIT 2026-10-01: Current configuration-specific numbered map and explicit seat disclosures reviewed. Complete current tail, window and monument audit remains partial; see docs/audit-australia-new-zealand-2026-10-01/NZ.json. Historical full verification date retained. Exit designation and restrictions are retained; no canonical extra-legroom tier or positive rating is inferred solely from an Exit Row label.

What changed

  1. Oct 3, 2026Removed unsupported relative price ranks from Economy Skycouch zones. Published product names, rows, explicit paid or conversion disclosures, seat positions, ratings, dimensions, counts, dates and all earlier history preserved. No free selection is inferred.
  2. Oct 3, 2026Removed unproven Exit Row premium fee tier and added the published further-recline-may-be-limited disclosures for27A/27B/27J/27K; retained numeric dimensions, positions, counts, restrictions, dates and earlier history.
  3. Oct 3, 2026After actual exact-file review, corrected source-specific seat disclosures, assigned-type claims and schematic source anchors where supported; retained every numbered seat position, published exit restrictions, verification dates and earlier history. Exit Row alone no longer implies extra legroom or a positive rating in the scoped unproven configurations.
  4. Oct 3, 2026Applied independently scoped source corrections: added 7 explicit native-map monuments as derived schematic anchors; no measured distance, exact bassinet host seat or whole-row restriction inferred. Preserved historical verification date and prior changelog. Root source-versus-render inspection and final actual model review remain required.
  5. Oct 1, 2026Australia/New Zealand primary audit: rechecked current official map; Removed unsourced regulatory exitType classifications; door positions retained as diagram anchors. Removed unsupported legacy AC/USB-A connector taxonomy; generic power availability remains sourced. Corrected exit-row pitch disclosure to the configuration-specific published lower bound; no exact value fabricated. Complete configuration verification remains partial.
  6. Jul 17, 2026Initial 787-9 V2 published-map transcription.