Jeju Air
Jeju Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 seat map (single class)
All-Economy 189-seat cabin (Jeju's "7E")
737 MAX 8economy189 seats
No row number is skipped on this aircraft. Jeju Air numbers it 1 to 32 straight through, rows 13 and 17 included. Express Zone, Speed Zone, Front, Mid and Rear Economy Zone, Window View Zone and Best Value Zone are Jeju Air's paid seating zones inside one single-class cabin rather than separate cabins, and some of them appear in more than one block, so the numbering runs on through all of them.
What we could not settle on this aircraft
Two things on this page are our reading of Jeju Air's drawing rather than words Jeju has written. First, row 1 has three seats, not six: Jeju's plan draws 32 rows of seats on the A/B/C side of the aisle and only 31 on the D/E/F side, with the forward galley standing where 1D, 1E and 1F would be. That is what makes the aeroplane add up to the 189 seats Jeju's own map title states — 32 rows of three plus 31 rows of three — so we are confident in it, but Jeju never says it in words. Second, Jeju's map colours the cabin in eight bands and its legend names eight zones, in the same order, but it never prints which rows belong to which zone. The zone names on the rows below come from matching Jeju's own front-to-back legend order against its own front-to-back colour bands. The row numbers, the seat letters and the totals are Jeju's; the zone labels are that match. One consequence to know before you choose: row 2 is coloured two different ways on Jeju's own plan. 2D, 2E and 2F are the starboard side's front row and are drawn in the Express colour; 2A, 2B and 2C are drawn in the Speed colour. This page shows the whole of row 2 as Speed, because our seat map cannot yet label one half of a row differently from the other.
Read off the airline’s own published seat map or fleet data.
About this cabin
Jeju Air's 737 MAX 8 in this configuration seats 189 (Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y). This layout is verified against the airline's own published materials, dated within the last six months. Jeju Air flies 2 different cabins on the 737 MAX 8 — this is one of them. This is a version lottery: the flight page will tell you which one you're actually booked on where we can determine it.
Quick pick, by traveller
| If you're… | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Travelling solo | 16A | A window seat rated highly with nothing working against it — lean on the wall, control the shade, nobody climbing over you. |
| Tall passengers | 16A | Genuine extra legroom that also still reclines — not every extra-legroom seat does. |
| Trying to sleep | 3A | A window seat away from galley and lavatory traffic, so aisle lights and trolley passes are less likely to wake you. |
Seat map
Express Zone (economy)
Express Zone sits in row 1 in a 3-seat layout. Worth avoiding: 1C, 1A, 1B — next to galley.
Speed Zone (economy)
Speed Zone spans rows 2–5 in a 3-3 layout. Worth avoiding: 2C, 2D, 2A, 2B — next to galley.
Front Economy Zone
Front Economy Zone spans rows 6–11 in a 3-3 layout.
Mid Economy Zone
Mid Economy Zone spans rows 12–13 and 17–22 in a 3-3 layout.
Best Value Zone (economy)
Best Value Zone spans rows 14 and 32 in a 3-3 layout. Worth avoiding: 32C, 32D, 32A, 32B — seat doesn't recline.
Emergency Exit Row (economy)
Emergency Exit Row spans rows 15–16 in a 3-3 layout. Worth avoiding: 15C, 15D — seat doesn't recline.
Window View Zone (economy)
Window View Zone spans rows 23–26 in a 3-3 layout.
Rear Economy Zone
Rear Economy Zone spans rows 27–31 in a 3-3 layout.
Cabin specs
| Cabin | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power | IFE | Wifi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Express Zone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Speed Zone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Front Economy Zone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mid Economy Zone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Best Value Zone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emergency Exit Row | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Window View Zone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rear Economy Zone | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Seats to avoid
| Seat | Cabin | Why to avoid it |
|---|---|---|
| 1C | Express Zone | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 1A | Express Zone | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 1B | Express Zone | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 2C | Speed Zone | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 2D | Speed Zone | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 2A | Speed Zone | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 2B | Speed Zone | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 32C | Best Value Zone | 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. |
| 32D | Best Value Zone | 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. |
| 32A | Best Value Zone | 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. |
| 32B | Best Value Zone | 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. |
| 15C | Emergency Exit Row | 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. |
| 15D | Emergency Exit Row | 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. |
Known quirks on this aircraft
- Seat doesn't recline (18 seats: 14A, 14B, 14C, and 15 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.
- High foot traffic (13 seats: 1C, 2C, 2D, and 10 more) — This aisle seat sits right next to a lavatory, galley or exit, so expect a steady stream of people brushing past, especially early and late in the flight.
- No underseat storage (15 seats: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 12 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 Jeju Air's 737 MAX 8 have in this configuration?
- 189 seats in total, arranged as Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y. This is one specific configuration — Jeju Air's fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
- Is this the only cabin layout Jeju Air flies on the 737 MAX 8?
- No — Jeju Air flies 2 different cabin layouts on the 737 MAX 8 for this one. Check your specific flight's aircraft registration where possible, since booking the same route twice can put you on a different layout.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Seat 1C in Express Zone is worth avoiding: A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. The full seat map marks every seat we'd steer you away from, with the specific reason for each.
- How confident are you in this seat map?
- This configuration is marked "verified" — every section and row range confirmed against the airline's own current published material. 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 cabins Jeju Air flies on the 737 MAX 8
- Jeju Air 737 MAX 8 — Business Lite and Economy, 174 seats (Jeju's "7B")J/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y
Other airlines flying the 737 MAX 8
- Oman Air 737 MAX 8 — Business and Economy Class, two-class Boeing 737 MAX 8J/Y
- Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8 — Cloud Nine and Economy on the Boeing 737 MAX 8J/Y
- Royal Air Maroc 737 MAX 8 — Business and Economy, standard configuration (12C/144Y)J/Y/Y
- Ryanair 737 MAX 8 — Gamechanger, single classY/Y
- SunExpress 737 MAX 8 — All-economy cabin on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (737-8)Y/Y
- Icelandair 737 MAX 8 — Saga Premium and Economy on the Boeing 737 MAX 8J/Y
- Xiamen Airlines 737 MAX 8 — Business and Economy, 174 seats (Xiamen Air Layout B)J/Y/Y/Y
- Air Canada 737 MAX 8 — Air Canada Rouge Business and Economy, 177-seat 737 MAX 8J/Y/Y
Data sources & verification
- Configuration last verified
- , against Jeju Air'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 on this aircraft type.
- 2 sources cited
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