China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines Boeing 787-9 seat map (three class)
Business, Premium Economy and Economy
787-9business class, premium economy and economy272 seats
Read off the airline’s own material, but some detail — often the row numbering — is our own careful work rather than theirs. Treat row-level detail as indicative and check at booking.
China Southern Airlines publishes 276 seats for this aircraft; this map draws 272. China Southern states 276 seats. Business divides exactly into seven rows of four and Premium Economy into four rows of seven; both are drawn in full. The 220 economy seats do not divide into whole rows of nine, and China Southern publishes no seat map showing which row is short, so this map draws 24 full rows and leaves the remaining four seats unplaced.
What we could not settle on this aircraft
This China Southern 787-9 holds 276 seats — 28 Business, 28 Premium Economy and 220 Economy — according to Simple Flying's configuration guide. The two premium cabins divide into whole rows exactly; the 220 Economy seats do not divide into rows of nine, so at least one Economy row is short and nobody has published which one or which seats it loses. We draw the 24 full rows the figure supports, 216 seats, and leave the other four off the map. China Southern also flies a 297-seat 787-9 with no Premium Economy at all, so the aircraft type alone does not tell you which cabin you will be in.
Worked out from sourced data rather than read directly off a published map.
About this cabin
China Southern Airlines' 787-9 in this configuration seats 272 (J/W/Y). The seat totals here are confirmed from published airline data; some row-by-row detail is our own careful estimate where the airline doesn't publish it. China Southern Airlines 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 1–7 in a 1-2-1 layout, 45in pitch.
Premium Economy
Premium Economy spans rows 11–14 in a 2-3-2 layout, 38in pitch.
Economy
Economy spans rows 18–41 in a 3-3-3 layout, 32in pitch.
Cabin specs
| Cabin | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power | IFE | Wifi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | 45" | — | Lie-flat | AC | 4K | — |
| Premium Economy | 38" | — | 7° | AC | — | — |
| Economy | 32" | — | 6° | USB | — | — |
Known quirks on this aircraft
- Seat doesn't recline (16 seats: 14A, 14B, 14C, and 13 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 (4 seats: 1A, 1D, 11A, and 1 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 (11 seats: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 8 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 China Southern Airlines' 787-9 have in this configuration?
- 272 seats in total, arranged as J/W/Y. This is one specific configuration — China Southern Airlines' fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
- Is this the only cabin layout China Southern Airlines flies on the 787-9?
- Yes, as far as we can determine — China Southern Airlines 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 "derived" — the overall configuration confirmed, with some row-level detail worked out from seat counts and layout. 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
Data sources & verification
- Configuration last verified
- , against China Southern Airlines' 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 on this aircraft type.
- Seat lettering
- We haven't confirmed this cabin's exact seat letters against China Southern Airlines' 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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