How many seats does Xiamen Airlines' 737 MAX 8 have in this configuration?

174 seats in total, arranged as J/Y/Y/Y. This is one specific configuration — Xiamen Airlines' fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.

Is this the only cabin layout Xiamen Airlines flies on the 737 MAX 8?

No — Xiamen Airlines 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 12C in Business Class 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.

Xiamen Airlines

Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 seat map (two class)

Business and Economy, 174 seats (Xiamen Air Layout B)

737 MAX 8business class and economy174 seats

Verified dataLast checked 7 Sept 20263sources cited

What we could not settle on this aircraft

Xiamen Airlines publishes two different Boeing 737-8 cabins and names them Layout A and Layout B. This is Layout B: 174 seats, 8 Business at 49 inches of pitch and 166 Economy at 30 inches, with the overwing exits at rows 51 and 52. Layout A has 184 seats, no Business cabin at all, and its exits three rows further back. Xiamen does not say which of its 737-8s flies which layout. Note also that row 52 is a short row here: Xiamen draws it with four seats rather than six, missing both window seats, which is the two seats that separate 166 from the 168 that twenty-eight full rows would give.

About this cabin

Xiamen Airlines' 737 MAX 8 in this configuration seats 174 (J/Y/Y/Y). This layout is verified against the airline's own published materials, dated within the last six months. Xiamen Airlines 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	41A	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	52B	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	41A	Genuine extra legroom that also still reclines — not every extra-legroom seat does.
Trying to sleep	41A	A window seat away from galley and lavatory traffic, so aisle lights and trolley passes are less likely to wake you.

Seat map

Business Class

Business Class spans rows 11–12 in a 2-2 layout, 49in pitch. Worth avoiding: 12C, 12J, 11C, 11J — seat doesn't recline.

Economy Class

Economy Class spans rows 41–68 in a 3-3 layout, 30in pitch. Worth avoiding: 68C, 68J, 68A, 68B — seat doesn't recline.

Cabin specs

Cabin	Pitch	Width	Recline	Power	IFE	Wifi
Business Class	49"	—	—	—	—	—
Economy Class	30"	—	—	—	—	—

Seats to avoid

Seat	Cabin	Why to avoid it
12C	Business Class	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.
12J	Business Class	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.
11C	Business Class	A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service.
11J	Business Class	A galley is directly next to you, so expect crew activity, cart noise and light throughout the flight, especially during meal service.
68C	Economy Class	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.
68J	Economy Class	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.
68A	Economy Class	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.
68B	Economy Class	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: 12A, 12C, 12J, 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: 11C, 11J, 12C, 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 (20 seats: 11A, 11C, 11J, 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 Xiamen Airlines' 737 MAX 8 have in this configuration?: 174 seats in total, arranged as J/Y/Y/Y. This is one specific configuration — Xiamen Airlines' fleet may include other configurations of the same aircraft type, covered below.
Is this the only cabin layout Xiamen Airlines flies on the 737 MAX 8?: No — Xiamen Airlines 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 12C in Business Class 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.

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Other cabins Xiamen Airlines flies on the 737 MAX 8

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Data sources & verification

Configuration last verified: 7 September 2026, against Xiamen 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.
3 sources cited: xiamenair.com
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