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Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 seat map — 302 seats

787-9 legacy (302 seats: 18 Business Premier / 21 Premium Economy / 263 Economy)
302 seats18J/21W/6N/257YLast 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 Skycouch (premium)ECONOMY SKYCOUCHZone: Exit Row (premium)EXIT ROWBusiness PremierBusiness · 1-1-1Premium EconomyPremium Economy · 2-3-2EconomyEconomy · 3-3-3LAVATORY (left) — Forward lavatory shown on the published map.🚻 LAVATORYGALLEY (center) — Forward service area shown on the published map.🍽 GALLEYLAVATORY (left) — Rear-left lavatory.🚻 LAVATORYGALLEY (full_width) — Rear service area shown on the published map.🍽 GALLEYLAVATORY (right) — Rear-right lavatory.🚻 LAVATORY1234562324253435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465AJKAJKAJKAJKAJKAJKABDEFJKABDEFJKABDEFJKJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCHJKABCHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKABCDEFHJKDEFDEFEXIT — Forward passenger-door pair.EXITEXIT — Forward passenger-door pair.EXITEXIT (type_a) — Door pair beside the published exit-row seating.EXITEXIT (type_a) — Door pair beside the published exit-row seating.EXITEXIT — Rear passenger-door pair.EXITEXIT — Rear passenger-door pair.EXIT

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At a glance
302 seats
Rating mix
6Good293Standard3Be aware
Best seats
  • — Published exit-row Economy seat with more space than the standard cabin.
Seats to avoid
  • — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 50
  • Bassinet rows: 1, 23, 34, 35, and 52
  • 6 extra-legroom seats

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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

  • 65D, 65E, 65F — 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 1–618 seats
Worth knowing
  • Bassinet rows: 1

Premium Economy

2-3-2Rows 23–2521 seats
Worth knowing
  • Bassinet rows: 23

Economy

3-3-3Rows 34–65263 seats

Best seats

  • 50A, 50B, 50C, 50H, 50J, 50K — Published exit-row Economy seat with more space than the standard cabin.

Seats to avoid

  • 65D, 65E, 65F — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
Worth knowing
  • Exit rows: 50
  • Bassinet rows: 34, 35, and 52
  • Rows next to a galley: 65
  • 6 extra-legroom seats

Frequently asked questions

How many seats does the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 have?
This configuration has 302 seats: 18 Business Premier, 21 Premium Economy, 263 Economy.
What are the best seats on the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9?
Top-rated in our data: 50A, 50B, 50C, 50H, 50J, 50K — Published exit-row Economy seat with more space than the standard cabin.
Which seats should I avoid?
Flagged in our data: 65D, 65E, 65F — Last-row seat immediately ahead of the rear service area — light, noise and foot traffic are possible.
Which rows are the exit rows?
Row 50 is an exit row.
Which rows have bassinet positions?
Bassinet positions serve rows 1, 23, 34, 35, and 52.
Does the Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 have lie-flat seats?
Yes — Business Premier has 18 seats that convert to a fully flat bed.

Cabins

Business Premier

18 seats · 1-1-1 (herringbone) · lie-flat
Seat
Lie-flat bed
Screen
11"
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A

Premium Economy

21 seats · 2-3-2
Pitch
41"published
Seat
Recliner
Screen
11"
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A

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

Economy

263 seats · 3-3-3
Pitch
32"published
Seat
Standard seat, Extra-legroom seat
Screen
9"
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A

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.

3 lavatories · 2 galleys · 3 door pairs

🍽 GALLEY × 2🚻 WC × 3🚪 EXIT × 3

Amenities

Entertainment
Seatback screens
11-inch Business/Premium Economy and 9-inch Economy screens published on the seat map.
Power
AC power outlet · USB-A
In-seat power and USB connections published for all three cabins.

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 (302 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 legacy 787-9 map is transcribed seat-for-seat: 18 Business Premier in rows 1-6; 21 Premium Economy in rows 23-25; and 263 Economy in rows 34-65. The airline’s 2024 LOPA notice identifies nine aircraft in this 302-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, as requested. The six row-50 exit seats use an extra-legroom Economy seat type, so the computed summary separates them as N while preserving Air New Zealand’s published total of 263 Economy seats. The row grid and bassinet markers come directly from the current airline map; only a restrained set of monuments needed for traveler context is encoded. No 787 window grid is bound, and window alignment remains unknown for every window-position seat.

What changed

  1. Jul 17, 2026Initial 787-9 published-map transcription.