Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 seat map (two class)
Premier World and Economy on the Boeing 787-8
787-8business class and economy234 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.
Worked out from sourced data rather than read directly off a published map.
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About this cabin
Kenya Airways' 787-8 in this configuration seats 234 (J/Y/Y/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. Kenya Airways flies only this one cabin layout on the 787-8 — no version lottery on this type.
Quick pick, by traveller
| If you're… | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Travelling solo | 11A | A window seat rated highly with nothing working against it — lean on the wall, control the shade, nobody climbing over you. |
| Tall passengers | 10B | Genuine extra legroom that also still reclines — not every extra-legroom seat does. |
| Trying to sleep | 11A | A window seat away from galley and lavatory traffic, so aisle lights and trolley passes are less likely to wake you. |
Seat map
Premier World (business class)
Premier World spans rows 1–5 in a 2-2-2 layout, 75in pitch. Worth avoiding: 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E — next to galley.
Economy Comfort
Economy Comfort spans rows 10–12 in a 3-3-3 layout, 36in pitch.
Economy
Economy spans rows 13–32 in a 3-3-3 layout, 32in pitch. Worth avoiding: 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D — seat doesn't recline.
Cabin specs
| Cabin | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power | IFE | Wifi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier World | 75" | — | Lie-flat | — | AVOD | — |
| Economy Comfort | 36" | — | — | — | AVOD | — |
| Economy | 32" | — | — | — | AVOD | — |
Seats to avoid
| Seat | Cabin | Why to avoid it |
|---|---|---|
| 4B | Premier World | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 4C | Premier World | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 4D | Premier World | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 4E | Premier World | A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service. |
| 32A | Economy | 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 | Economy | 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. |
| 32C | Economy | 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 | Economy | 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 (15 seats: 31A, 31B, 31C, and 12 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 (12 seats: 1A, 1F, 2A, and 9 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.
- High foot traffic (28 seats: 1B, 1C, 1D, and 25 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 (27 seats: 1A, 1B, 1C, and 24 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 Kenya Airways' 787-8 have in this configuration?
- 234 seats in total, arranged as J/Y/Y/Y. This is one specific configuration — Kenya Airways' fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
- Is this the only cabin layout Kenya Airways flies on the 787-8?
- Yes, as far as we can determine — Kenya Airways flies only this one cabin layout on the 787-8. There's no "version lottery" to worry about on this specific type for this airline.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Seat 4B in Premier World 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 "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 787-8
- Ethiopian Airlines 787-8 — Cloud Nine and Economy on the Boeing 787-8J/J/Y/Y
- Azerbaijan Airlines 787-8 — Business, Comfort Class and Economy on the Boeing 787-8J/W/Y
- El Al Israel Airlines 787-8 — Business, Premium and Economy on the Boeing 787-8 DreamlinerJ/W/Y/Y/Y/Y
- LOT Polish Airlines 787-8 — Business, Premium Economy and Economy, long-haul three-class (pre-2026 cabin)J/W/Y/Y/Y
- Royal Air Maroc 787-8 — Business and Economy, standard configuration (18C/256Y)J/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y
- All Nippon Airways 787-8 — Business, Premium Economy and Economy (184-seat)J/J/J/J/J/J/J/J/J/W/Y/Y/Y
- All Nippon Airways 787-8 — Business and Economy (240-seat)J/Y/Y/Y/Y
- Air Canada 787-8 — Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy, 255-seat cabinJ/W/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y
Data sources & verification
- Configuration last verified
- , against Kenya Airways' 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 Kenya Airways' 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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