Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 seat map (two class)
Business and Economy, with Economy X and Preferred seating
737-800business class and economy182 seats
No row number is skipped on this aircraft. Virgin Australia numbers it 1 to 31 straight through, rows 13 and 17 included. Economy X is Virgin Australia's extra-legroom band, not a separate cabin, and it sits in two blocks — rows 3 to 4 at the front and rows 14 to 15 at the overwing exits — with ordinary Economy rows between them, so the numbering runs on through the space between the two.
What we could not settle on this aircraft
Virgin Australia publishes one seat map for the Boeing 737-800 and it draws 182 seats — 8 Business and 174 Economy — but the passenger count on its own fleet page for the same aircraft reads "176/182". Two different cabin fits fly under one type. This page draws the 182-seat one, because that is the one the published map shows. Virgin Australia does not say which of its 74 737-800s carry the 176-seat fit, or which six seats it loses, so if your aircraft is a 176-seat one there is a row of six somewhere that this map shows and your aeroplane does not have. One more thing worth knowing: Virgin Australia sells rows 3, 4, 14 and 15 as Economy X, but this page can only mark a row as extra legroom where there is a physical reason for it — a bulkhead or an exit — so rows 3, 14 and 15 carry the flag and row 4 does not, even though Virgin Australia charges for it and its own map draws it with more space than a standard row.
Read off the airline’s own published seat map or fleet data.
About this cabin
Virgin Australia's 737-800 in this configuration seats 182 (J/Y/Y/Y/Y). This layout is verified against the airline's own published materials, dated within the last six months. Virgin Australia flies only this one cabin layout on the 737-800 — no version lottery on this type.
Quick pick, by traveller
| If you're… | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Travelling solo | 3A | A window seat rated highly with nothing working against it — lean on the wall, control the shade, nobody climbing over you. |
| Tall passengers | 3A | 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
Business
Business spans rows 1–2 in a 2-2 layout. Worth avoiding: 2C, 2D, 1C, 1D — seat doesn't recline.
Economy X
Economy X spans rows 3–4 and 14–15 in a 3-3 layout. Worth avoiding: 14C, 14D — seat doesn't recline.
Preferred seating (economy)
Preferred seating spans rows 5–13 in a 3-3 layout. Worth avoiding: 13C, 13D — seat doesn't recline.
Economy
Economy spans rows 16–31 in a 3-3 layout. Worth avoiding: 31C, 31D, 31A, 31B — seat doesn't recline.
Cabin specs
| Cabin | Pitch | Width | Recline | Power | IFE | Wifi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Economy X | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Preferred seating | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Economy | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Seats to avoid
| Seat | Cabin | Why to avoid it |
|---|---|---|
| 2C | Business | 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. |
| 2D | Business | 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. |
| 1C | Business | The lavatory is directly next to you, so expect people queueing in the aisle and door noise, especially on a night flight. |
| 1D | Business | The lavatory is directly next to you, so expect people queueing in the aisle and door noise, especially on a night flight. |
| 14C | Economy X | 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. |
| 14D | Economy X | 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. |
| 13C | Preferred seating | 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. |
| 13D | Preferred seating | 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. |
| 31C | 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. |
| 31D | 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. |
| 31A | 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. |
| 31B | 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 (22 seats: 2A, 2C, 2D, and 19 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 (14 seats: 1C, 1D, 2C, and 11 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 (22 seats: 1A, 1C, 1D, and 19 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 Virgin Australia's 737-800 have in this configuration?
- 182 seats in total, arranged as J/Y/Y/Y/Y. This is one specific configuration — Virgin Australia's fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
- Is this the only cabin layout Virgin Australia flies on the 737-800?
- Yes, as far as we can determine — Virgin Australia flies only this one cabin layout on the 737-800. There's no "version lottery" to worry about on this specific type for this airline.
- Which seats should I avoid?
- Seat 2C in Business is worth avoiding: 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. 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 airlines flying the 737-800
- El Al Israel Airlines 737-800 — Business and Economy on the Boeing 737-800J/Y/Y
- Norwegian Air Shuttle 737-800 — Standard Economy, single class (186-seat)Y
- Xiamen Airlines 737-800 — Business and Economy, 170 seats (Xiamen Air Layout B)J/Y
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 737-800 — Europe Business Class and Economy, two-classJ/Y
- Jet2.com 737-800 — Standard Economy, single classY/Y
- Egyptair 737-800 — Business and Economy on the Boeing 737-800 (pre-refurbishment cabin)J/Y
- Ethiopian Airlines 737-800 — Cloud Nine and Economy on the Boeing 737-800J/Y
- Royal Air Maroc 737-800 — Business and Economy, standard configuration (12C/147Y)J/Y/Y/Y
Other aircraft Virgin Australia flies
Data sources & verification
- Configuration last verified
- , against Virgin Australia'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.
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