China Eastern Airlines Boeing 787-9 seat map
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- — Fully-flat Business bed with direct aisle access.
- — Last Premium Economy row — the galley and lavatories directly behind mean possible noise and reduced recline.
- Exit rows: 20 and 38
- 16 extra-legroom seats
- 22 seats without under-seat storage
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Best seats
- 11A, 11D, 11G, 11K, 12A, 12D — Fully-flat Business bed with direct aisle access.
Worth knowing
- 23A, 23C, 23D, 23E, 23F, 23H — Last Premium Economy row — the galley and lavatories directly behind mean possible noise and reduced recline.
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.
First Class
Best seats
- 1A, 1D, 1G, 1K — Private lie-flat First Class suite with direct aisle access.
- 4 seats without under-seat storage
Business Class
Best seats
- 11A, 11D, 11G, 11K, 12A, 12D, 12G, 12K, 13A, 13D, 13G, 13K — Fully-flat Business bed with direct aisle access.
- Rows next to a galley: 16
- 2 seats without under-seat storage
Premium Economy Class
Best seats
- 20A, 20C, 20D, 20E, 20F, 20H, 20K — Extra legroom at the bulkhead exit row.
Seats to avoid
- 23A, 23C, 23D, 23E, 23F, 23H, 23K — Last Premium Economy row — the galley and lavatories directly behind mean possible noise and reduced recline.
- Exit rows: 20
- Rows next to a galley: 23
- 7 extra-legroom seats
- 7 seats without under-seat storage
Economy Class
Best seats
- 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F, 30G, 30H, 30J — Bulkhead row — open space ahead and no seat reclining into you, but no under-seat stowage for take-off and landing.
- 38A, 38B, 38C — Extra legroom at the over-wing exit row.
Seats to avoid
- 37A, 37B, 37C, 37D, 37E, 37F, 37G, 37H, 37J — The seatback barely reclines because the over-wing exit row is directly behind.
- 55A, 55C — Last Economy row — backs onto the aft galley and lavatories with reduced recline, noise and queueing.
- Exit rows: 38
- Rows next to a lavatory: 55
- 9 extra-legroom seats
- 9 seats without under-seat storage
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 787-9 have?
- This configuration has 285 seats: 4 First Class, 26 Business Class, 28 Premium Economy Class, 227 Economy Class.
- What are the best seats on the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 787-9?
- Top-rated in our data: 11A, 11D, 11G, 11K, 12A, 12D, 12G, 12K — Fully-flat Business bed with direct aisle access.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Flagged in our data: 23A, 23C, 23D, 23E, 23F, 23H, 23K — Last Premium Economy row — the galley and lavatories directly behind mean possible noise and reduced recline; 37A — The seatback barely reclines because the over-wing exit row is directly behind.
- Which rows are the exit rows?
- Rows 20 and 38 are exit rows.
- Does the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 787-9 have lie-flat seats?
- Yes — First Class has 30 seats that convert to a fully flat bed.
Cabins
First Class
- Pitch
- 78"estimated
- Width
- 22"estimated
- Seat
- Lie-flat bed
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A
China Eastern publishes no 787-9 First Class pitch/width; figures are typical 787-9 First values and are marked unsourced.
Business Class
- Pitch
- 46"estimated
- Width
- 21"estimated
- Seat
- Lie-flat bed
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A
China Eastern publishes no 787-9 Business pitch/width; figures are typical staggered 1-2-1 values and are marked unsourced.
Premium Economy Class
- Pitch
- 38"estimated
- Width
- 19"estimated
- Seat
- Recliner
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A
China Eastern publishes no 787-9 Premium Economy pitch/width/recline; figures are typical values and are marked unsourced.
Economy Class
- Pitch
- 31"estimated
- Width
- 17"estimated
- Seat
- Standard seat
- Power
- AC power outlet · USB-A
China Eastern publishes no 787-9 Economy pitch/width/recline; figures are typical 9-abreast 787-9 values and are marked unsourced.
Onboard facilities
Drawn on the interactive map above — hover a monument to confirm its position.
5 lavatories · 5 galleys · 4 door pairs
Amenities
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Sources
Every measurement and claim on this page traces back to one of these. Last verified Jul 14, 2026.
- WikipediaINDEPENDENT SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
China Eastern fleet table: 7 Boeing 787-9 in a 4 First / 26 Business / 28 Premium Economy / 227 Economy = 285 configuration.
Neutral backbone for the per-cabin split; the fleet-table config cells carry a citation-needed/better-source flag and some travel press reports give Premium Economy as 32 (total 289) instead of 28 (285).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines_fleet ↗ - China Eastern AirlinesPRIMARY SOURCERetrieved Jul 14, 2026
China Eastern Airlines 2023 annual report (HKEX): the fleet table lists the Boeing 787-9 (B787-9) among the company's operated aircraft types.
Primary confirmation of the 787-9 in the operating fleet only; the report publishes no per-cabin seat counts or cabin dimensions.
https://global.ceair.com/global/static/AboutChinaEasternAirlines/intoEasternAirlines/InvestorRelations/periodicReports/PublishedByTheHongKongStockExchange/PublishedByTheHongKongStockExchange2023/202404/P020240410489831205996.pdf ↗
Four-class China Eastern Boeing 787-9. COUNTS ARE NEUTRAL-SOURCED, NOT PUBLISHED BY THE AIRLINE ON A CITABLE PAGE: the Wikipedia China Eastern fleet table lists 7 Boeing 787-9 in a 4 First / 26 Business / 28 Premium Economy / 227 Economy = 285 configuration (the config cells cite refs 72-74; the First column carries ref 78). China Eastern's own 2023 annual report (HKEX, PRIMARY) confirms the Boeing 787-9 among its operated fleet types but publishes NO seat counts or cabin dimensions. China Eastern's live site (ceair.com / global.ceair.com) is a JavaScript booking SPA with no static cabin-layout page, and no ceair.com 787-9 cabin/seat page exists in the Wayback Machine (only a marketing 777-300ER press release, which carries no counts) — so unlike the China Southern 787-9 (csair.com cabin page) there is no airline-published per-cabin split to cite. LAYOUT DERIVED_FROM_COUNTS: the entire row grid, cabin boundaries, door/exit positions, over-wing band, the two partial rows and all galley/lavatory placements are structural reconstructions from the published counts plus standard 787-9 abreast layouts; every cabin carries derived:true and no dimension is presented as airline-published (all measurements are marked unsourced+approximate). DERIVATIONS: First 1-2-1 row 1 (4). Business 1-2-1 staggered — a 2-seat centre bulkhead pair (row 10, D/G) plus six full rows 11-16 (24) = 26; the odd 2 is a derivation artefact of 26 not dividing by 4. Premium Economy 2-3-2 rows 20-23 (4x7 = 28), bulkhead exit row 20. Economy 3-3-3 rows 30-54 (25x9 = 225) plus a tapered 2-seat last row 55 (A/C) against the aft galley to reach 227; over-wing exit at row 38. Doors (1 fwd before row 1, 2 at the Premium Economy bulkhead row 20, 3 over-wing beside row 38, 4 aft after row 55), galleys and lavatories are derived. windowAlignment is left 'unknown' for window seats because the grid is derived (no 787 window grid exists, so windowGridType is omitted). DISCREPANCY: some travel-press reports give Premium Economy as 32 (total 289); the neutral Wikipedia backbone value of 28 (total 285) is used here and the 32/289 variant is noted as unresolved. Per-config airframe counts within the 7-aircraft 787-9 fleet are not published.
What changed
- Jul 14, 2026Initial four-class China Eastern 787-9 (4F/26J/28W/227Y=285), layout derived_from_counts; counts from the neutral Wikipedia fleet table, 787-9 fleet presence confirmed by China Eastern 2023 annual report (primary).