Air France
Air France Boeing 787-9 seat map (three class)
Business, Premium Economy and Economy, three-class
787-9business class, premium economy and economy279 seats
Not yet confirmed against a primary source. Treat row-level detail as indicative and check at booking.
Our best current understanding, not yet confirmed against a primary source.
About this cabin
Air France's 787-9 in this configuration seats 279 (J/J/W/Y/Y). This is our best current estimate for this layout, built mainly from secondary sources — treat exact seat-by-seat detail with a little more caution than usual. Air France flies only this one cabin layout on the 787-9 — no version lottery on this type.
Quick pick, by traveller
| If you're… | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Travelling solo | 2A | A window seat rated highly with nothing working against it — lean on the wall, control the shade, nobody climbing over you. |
| Travelling as a couple | 2B | This row's layout puts a genuine two-seat pair here — no middle seat exists in this group, so it's just the two of you. |
| Tall passengers | 1B | Genuine extra legroom that also still reclines — not every extra-legroom seat does. |
| Trying to sleep | 2A | A window seat away from galley and lavatory traffic, so aisle lights and trolley passes are less likely to wake you. |
Seat map
Business
Business spans rows 1–8 in a 1-2-1 layout, 42in pitch and 21in seat width.
This row is not read off an Air France drawing. The class totals are Air France's; the shape of the last Business row is this project's own arithmetic from them, and it has not been confirmed against an Air France seat map. That is why this configuration is provisional.
Premium Economy
Premium Economy spans rows 10–12 in a 2-3-2 layout, 40in pitch and 19in seat width.
Economy
Economy spans rows 15–40 in a 3-3-3 layout, 31in pitch and 17in seat width.
This row is not read off an Air France drawing. The class totals are Air France's; the shape of the last Economy row is this project's own arithmetic from them, and it has not been confirmed against an Air France seat map. That is why this configuration is provisional.
Cabin specs
| Cabin | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power | IFE | Wifi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | 42" | 21" | Lie-flat | — | — | — |
| Premium Economy | 40" | 19" | — | — | — | — |
| Economy | 31" | 17" | — | — | — | — |
Known quirks on this aircraft
- Seat doesn't recline (10 seats: 12A, 12B, 12C, and 7 more) — This is the last row of the cabin, or the row directly in front of an exit, so the seat back is fixed upright for the whole flight.
- Often cold or draughty (6 seats: 1A, 1D, 10A, and 3 more) — Seats next to a bulkhead or door on a long-haul widebody are usually the coldest in the cabin — bring a layer for this one.
- No underseat storage (20 seats: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 17 more) — Bulkhead and exit-row seats have nothing in front of the seat to store a bag under, so your bag must go in the overhead bin for the whole flight.
Frequently asked
- How many seats does Air France's 787-9 have in this configuration?
- 279 seats in total, arranged as J/J/W/Y/Y. This is one specific configuration — Air France's fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
- Is this the only cabin layout Air France flies on the 787-9?
- Yes, as far as we can determine — Air France flies only this one cabin layout on the 787-9. There's no "version lottery" to worry about on this specific type for this airline.
- How confident are you in this seat map?
- This configuration is marked "provisional" — assembled from secondary sources and not yet confirmed against a primary one. See the sources and last-verified date lower on this page.
- Has a real person checked these individual seat scores?
- Not yet for this specific configuration. The scores above come from our rules engine, which reasons from real aircraft geometry, but they aren't marked as human-verified until someone has actually reviewed the unusual ones — see the verification section below for the current status.
Related
Other airlines flying the 787-9
- Air India Limited 787-9 — Business Elevate Ascent, Premium Economy and EconomyJ/W/Y
- Japan Airlines Domestic 787-9 — Business, Sky Premium Economy and EconomyJ/W/Y
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 787-9 — World Business Class, Premium Comfort and Economy, three-classJ/J/W/W/Y
- Royal Air Maroc 787-9 — Business, Eco Premium and Economy ("v2", 16C/28W/276Y)J/W/Y/Y/Y
- Royal Air Maroc 787-9 — Business and Economy, standard configuration (26C/276Y, "v1")J/J/Y/Y/Y
- AeroMéxico 787-9 — Clase Premier, Economy (extra legroom) and EconomyJ/Y/Y
- Ethiopian Airlines 787-9 — Cloud Nine and Economy on the Boeing 787-9J/J/Y/Y/Y
- Etihad Airways 787-9 — Business Studio and Economy Smart Seat, 335-seat cabin (Layout 3)J/Y/Y/Y/Y
Other aircraft Air France flies
- Air France A350-900 — Business, Premium Economy and Economy, "Best" cabin retrofitJ/W/Y/Y
- Air France A350-900 — Business, Premium Economy and Economy, original delivery cabinJ/J/W/Y/Y
- Air France 777-300ER — Business, Premium Economy and Economy, "Best" cabin, no FirstJ/J/W/Y/Y
- Air France 777-300ER — La Première, Business, Premium Economy and Economy, four-classF/J/J/W/W/Y/Y
Data sources & verification
- Configuration last verified
- , against Air France's own published seat map and fleet data below.
- Seat-by-seat scores
- Generated from the configuration data below by our rules engine. Awaiting human review before individual scores are published as verified.
- Fleet status
- Fitted fleet-wide — 100% of aircraft on this type carry this cabin.
- Seat lettering
- We haven't confirmed this cabin's exact seat letters against Air France's own diagram yet. The seat count and layout are sourced; on a wide-body in particular, individual seat letters (e.g. whether a row has a seat G) may be off by one position until we do. We're working through these one airline at a time and will remove this note once it's checked.
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