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Bulkhead Seating: The Pros & Cons [Includes Airline Guide]

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On every aircraft worldwide, there are seats located against a bulkhead — a wall dividing either crew areas, galleys, or other classes of service on the plane. These seats can be coveted for some flyers, providing extra legroom, and, in some cases, extra service. For others, these seats are a dreaded assignment with less legroom and no room to stretch out.

Whatever your opinion, bulkhead seats on carriers worldwide offer a variety of pros and cons, and there’s no doubt that a bulkhead seat selection opportunity will come your way if you fly with any bit of regularity, so it’s important to understand the differences in these seats.

What Is a Bulkhead Seat?

A bulkhead seat can be located in several areas of an aircraft. Usually, these seats immediately face a fixed wall, dividing the seats from something else in the cabin. On nearly every aircraft, there are seats in the forward-most part of the plane, facing the wall at the entry door and forward galley. On bigger aircraft, there can be even more bulkhead walls, usually dividing classes of service (such as between first class and economy class), or in front of restrooms mid-cabin.

Qantas Boeing 747 Premium Economy Bulkhead Legroom
Bulkhead seats are often situated directly behind a wall. Image Credit: Greg Stone

The Pros of Bulkhead Seats

When you’re seated next to a bulkhead, there are a number of pros that will entice you to want to sit in these seats:

Extra Legroom

Because a bulkhead is a fixed wall, there’s often an additional amount of legroom between the seat and the wall, allowing the passengers to stretch out, without being constricted by a wall, reducing the area for feet.

Hawaiian Airlines First Class Bulkhead
This Hawaiian Airlines bulkhead seating in first class features more room for your knees as they don’t touch any seat in front. Image Credit: James Larounis

Priority Boarding

Depending on the airline, bulkhead seats will often come with priority boarding, allowing you to board before most other passengers.

Ease of Deplaning

For bulkhead seats in the front of the plane (the first row on a narrowbody aircraft), you’ll be among the first passengers to deplane, allowing you to exit into the terminal and be on your way.

Easier Access

For passengers who need to get up mid-flight, it’s much easier to get into the aisleway from a bulkhead middle or window seat than it is in other rows. Sitting in a bulkhead seat allows you to stay seated, in most cases, while your fellow seatmates can get up with ease.

First Chance for Service

Since bulkhead seats tend to be located in the front part of the cabin, these seats often will get their first choice of beverages, snacks, and meals. Keep in mind, though, that on larger planes, there may be multiple bulkhead seats scattered throughout the plane, so in these instances, not all bulkhead seats are created equal when it comes to service.

Easier to Sleep

If you’re someone who can’t sleep with the lights on, sitting in a bulkhead seat is perfect for you. If there is a solid wall in front of you, it will help reduce the amount of light shining in your eyes. If you’re seated farther back, you can be distracted by overhead reading lights, which simply aren’t visible when seated behind a wall.

No Recline From the Seat in Front

Since you’re situated behind a wall, one of the great things about being at a bulkhead is the fact that you don’t have to worry about a seat in front of you reclining. If you’re someone who likes to work on their laptop, you’ll be especially appreciative of this feature since you won’t have to tilt your screen to avoid any accidents.

Bottom Line: When you choose an extra legroom seat, you may be among the first to board the aircraft, among the first to receive onboard service, and don’t have to worry about a seat in front of you reclining into your space.

The Cons of Bulkhead Seats

There are some downsides to sitting in a bulkhead seat:

Need To Stow Baggage

Whenever you’re seated in a bulkhead seat, you’re required to store any luggage in the overhead bin. No bags are allowed to be placed by the bulkhead, so you won’t be able to easily access these items without getting up and rummaging through the overhead bin. If you’re the type of person who likes to access their bag throughout the flight, a bulkhead seat is not for you.

Depending on the airline, bulkhead seats often cost extra to sit in. While some airlines may offer these seats to elite passengers as a benefit of a loyalty program, these bulkhead seats often come with a price tag for normal passengers. On longer routes, these can be into the several hundreds of dollars, making these seats a pretty expensive buy depending on how long the flight is.

Tray Tables

In bulkhead seats, the tray tables often are stored within the armrest, decreasing seat width slightly. Rather than having an armrest with open space underneath, the armrest is usually a solid fixed side which could be uncomfortable for certain passengers, especially those that are are larger in size.

Fiji Airways Airbus A350 Economy Class Bula Space Seats
Bulkhead seats store the tray table in the fixed armrest, and the resulting narrowing of the seat may be uncomfortable for some passengers. Image Credit: Greg Stone

Inflight Entertainment Storage

On aircraft with inflight entertainment screens, bulkhead seats will often feature these screens stowed within the armrest, which must be latched for takeoff and landing. Traditional non-bulkhead seats usually have these screens on the seatbacks in front of them, but bulkhead seats have to put these screens away during key phases of flight, forcing these passengers to miss out on movie time or getting their shows cut short. If you like to watch your movies from start to finish, bulkhead seats may not be for you.

Bassinet Seats

On some airlines, the bassinet (baby bed) is stored within a bulkhead. If you’re someone who doesn’t want to be around a crying child, you may want to sit as far away from these bassinet storage locations as possible.

Limited Legroom

Depending on the bulkhead seat you choose, you could have restrictive legroom thanks to the wall in front of you. Some bulkhead seats are designed where you can stretch out, but unlike traditional seats where there is nothing under the seat ahead of you, bulkhead seats typically have a wall, where it’s impossible to stretch your legs out fully. This will depend on how the airline has configured the aircraft, but it’s worth noting that bulkhead seats can have great legroom or miserable legroom.

Bottom Line: The main cons of bulkhead seating include the potential for limited legroom and the fact that all of your bags need to be stowed for taxi, takeoff, and landing.

Seat Numbers

We’ve compiled together a comprehensive list of all of the bulkhead seating options on every aircraft of most major carriers, thanks to seating charts from SeatGuru. Use these charts to help locate the aircraft you’ll be flying, the class of service you’re in, and the seats that typically qualify as a bulkhead seat. Remember, these seats may be located behind a wall, or may simply be at the dividing point between different sections of the plane.

To help clarify, let’s look below at the first class and business class cabin of an American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER. The black arrows indicate the walls separating the first class cabin from the galley, the forward business cabin from first class, and the rear business class cabin from the galley. These are bulkheads, and the seats immediately adjacent to these walls are bulkhead seats.

Seat Guru Bulkhead Map with Arrows
Image Credit: SeatGuru

SeatGuru uses a color-coding system to help clarify which seats are preferable to sit in, which red seats being ones you want to avoid, yellow ones being seats that are okay but may have some sort of issue, and green seats being the ones that are ideal. White seats are standard seats with no major flaws or preferences. While on the SeatGuru site, hover over the seat you are interested in for commentary on the seat and any potential issues.

Air Canada

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A220-300 (CS3)Business1A, C, D, F
Economy12A, C, D, E, F
Airbus A319-100 (319)Business1D, F
2A, C
Economy12A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320-200 (320)Business1D, F
2A, C
Economy12A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321-200 (321) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, F
Economy12A, B, C, D, E, F
29D, C, D, E
Airbus A330-300 (333) Layout 1Business1A, G, K
Premium Economy12A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy18A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
35A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Airbus A330-300 (333) Layout 2Premium Economy1A, C, E, F, H, K
Economy6A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
22A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Beechcraft 1900DEconomy1A, B
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)Business1A, C, D, F
Economy12A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 767-300ER (763)Business1A, F, K
Economy12A, C, D, E, F, H, K
20D, E, F
Boeing 777-200LR (77L) 3 ClassBusiness1A, D, G, K
8D, G
9A, K
Premium Economy12A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy18A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
30D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 3 Class Layout 1Business1A, D, G, K
8D, G
9A, K
Premium Economy12A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy18A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 3 Class Layout 2Business1A, D, G, K
Premium Economy12A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy18A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 787-8 (788)Business1A, D, G, K
Premium Economy12A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy18A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
Boeing 787-9 (789)Business1A, D, G, K
Premium Economy12A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy18A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
31D, E, G
Bombardier CRJ-100/200Economy1A, C, D, F
Bombardier CRJ-705Business1A, D, F
Economy12A, D, F
Bombardier CRJ-900Business1A, D, F
Economy12A, C, D, F
Bombardier Q400Economy1A, C
de Havilland Dash 8 (100)Economy1A, C, D, F
de Havilland Dash 8 (300)Economy13C, A
Embraer E-175Business1A, D, F
Economy12A, C, D, F
Embraer E-190Business1A, D, F
Economy12A, C, D, F
rouge – Airbus A319-100 (319)Premium Rouge1A, C, D, F
Economy12A, B, C, D, E, F
rouge – Airbus A320-200 (320)Premium Rouge1A, C, D, F
Economy12A, B, C, D, E, F
rouge – Airbus A321-200 (321) Layout 1Premium Rouge1A, C, D, F
Rouge12A, B, C, D, E, F
rouge – Airbus A321-200 (321) Layout 2Economy12A, B, C, D, E, F
rouge – Boeing 767-300ER (763)Premium Rouge1A, C, D, F, H, K
Rouge12A, C, D, E, F, H, K

Air China

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A319 (319)First1A, C, J, L
Economy11A, B, C, J, K, L
Airbus A320 (320)First1A, C, J, L
Economy11A, B, C, J, K, L
Airbus A321 (321) Layout 1First1A, C, J, L
Economy11A, B, C, J, K, L
Airbus A321 (321) Layout 2First1A, C, J, L
Economy11A, B, C, J, K, L
Airbus A330-200 (332) Layout 1Business11A, C, D, H, J, L
14A, C, D, H, J, L
Economy31A, C, D, E, H, J, L
Airbus A330-200 (332) Layout 2Business11A, C, D, H, J, L
Economy31A, C, D, E, H, J, L
34A, C, D, E, H, J, L
52A, C, D, E, H, J, L
Airbus A330-300 (333)Business11A, C, D, H, J, L
Premium Economy31A, C, D, E, F, H, J, L
Airbus A350-900 (359)Business11A, D, H, L
Premium Economy31A, C, D, E, F, H, J, L
Economy34A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L
Boeing 737-700 (737)First1A, C, J, L
Economy11A, B, C, J, K, L
Boeing 737-800 (738) Layout 1First1A, C, J, L
Economy11A, B, C, J, K, L
Boeing 737-800 (738) Layout 2Business1A, C, J, L
Economy11A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 747-400 (744)Business11A, C, J, L
First1A, D, H, L
Economy31A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K, L
48A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K, L
Boeing 747-8 (74H)Business11A, C, J, L
14A, C, D, H, J, L
Premium Economy31A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K, L
Economy39D, E, F, H
50D, E, F, H
Boeing 777-200 (772)Business11A, C, D, H, J, L
Premium Economy31A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L
Economy38A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)First1A, D, H, L
Business11A, C, D, H, J, L
Economy31A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L
Boeing 787-9 (789)Business11A, C, D, H, J, L
Premium Economy31A, C, D, E, H, J, L
Economy35A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L
47D, E, H

Air France

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A318 (318)Business1D, E, F
2A, B, C
Airbus A319 (319) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, F
Economy8A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A319 (319) Layout 2Economy1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) CaribbeanEconomy1A, B, C
2D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) Layout 1Business1A, C
2D, F
Economy8A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) Layout 2Business1A, C, D, F
Economy9A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) Layout 3Economy1D, E, F
2A, B, C
Airbus A321 (321) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, F
Airbus A321 (321) Layout 2Economy1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A330-200 (332) Layout 1Business1E, F, J, K
2A, B
5A, B, E, F, J, K
Premium Economy19A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Economy23A, B, D, E, F, J, K
29A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
Airbus A330-200 (332) Layout 2Business1A, C, D, H, J, L
5A, C, D, H, J, L
Premium Economy19A, C, D, E, H, J, L
Economy23A, C, D, E, G, H, J, L
Airbus A340-300 (343)Business1E, F, J, K
2A, B
Premium Economy14A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Economy18A, B, D, E, F, J, K
33A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
Airbus A350-900 (359)Business1C, E, F, J
Premium Economy10A, C, D, E, G, H, J, L
Economy16A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L
Airbus A380-800 (380)La Premiere2E, F, L
Economy15D, E, F, G
45A, B, C, E, F, G, H, J, K, L
ATR 42-500 (AT5)Economy1D, F
ATR 72-500 (AT7)EconomyN/ANo Bulkhead Seats
ATR 72-600 (ATR)EconomyN/ANo Bulkhead Seats
Boeing 777-200ER (772) 3 Class Layout 1Business1A, B, E, F, G, K, L
Premium Economy10A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
Economy19A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
36E, F, G, H
Boeing 777-200ER (772) 3 Class Layout 2Business1A, E, F, L
10A, E, F, L
Premium Economy19A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
Economy23A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
35A, B, C, E, F, G, H, J, K, L
Boeing 777-200ER (772) 3 Class Layout 3Business1A, E, F, L
Premium Economy10A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
Economy16A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
36E, F, G, H, J, K, L
Boeing 777-200ER (772) 3 Class Layout 4Business1A, E, F, L
Economy7A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
12A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
Premium Economy19A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
Economy23A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
36E, F, G, H
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) CaribbeanBusiness1A, B, E, F, G, K, L
Premium Economy5A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
Economy10A, B, C, E, F, G, H, J, K, L
30A, B, C, J, K, L
32E, F, G, H
45E, F, G, H
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 3 ClassBusiness1A, B, E, F, G, K, L
5A, B, E, F, G, K, L
Premium Economy14A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
Economy18A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
43E, F, G, H
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 4 Class Layout 1La Premiere1A, E, F, L
Business3A, E, F, L
9A, L
10E, F
Premium Economy23A, B, K, L
24E, F, G, H,
Economy28A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
39A, B, C, E, F, G, H, J, K, L
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 4 Class Layout 2La Premiere1A, E, F, L
Business3A, E, F, L
9A, E, F, L
Seat Plus18A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
Premium Economy24E, F, G, H
Economy28A, B, E, F, G, H, K, L
Boeing 787-9 (789)Business1A, L
Premium Economy10A, B, D, E, G, J, K
Economy15A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
30A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
Bombardier CRJ-700Economy1A, C, D, F
Bombardier CRJ-1000Economy1A, C, D, F
Embraer E-170Business1A, C, D, F
Embraer E-190Business1A, C, D, F
Embraer ERJ-145Economy1A
3D, F
RJ-85 Avroliner (AR8)Economy1A, C

Air New Zealand

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A320 (320) DomesticSpace +1A, B, C
2D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) InternationalEconomy1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320neo (320)Economy1D, E, F
2A, B, C
Airbus A321neo (321)Economy1A, B, C, D, E, F
ATR 72-500EconomyN/ANo Bulkhead Seats
Boeing 777-200ER (772)Business1B, J
Premium Economy23A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
Economy35A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
48D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-300 (773)Business Premier1A, B, J, K
9A, B, J, K
Premium Economy23A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
35D, E, F, G
Boeing 787-9 (789) Layout 1Business Premier1A, J, K
Premium Economy23A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Economy35A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K
52D, E, F
Boeing 787-9 (789) Layout 2Business Premier1A, J, K
Premium Economy23D, E, F, J, K
Economy35A, B, D, E, F, H, J, K
48D, E, F
Bombardier Q300EconomyN/ANo Bulkhead Seats

Alaska Airlines

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A319 (319) Layout 1First1A, C, D, F
Premium3A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A319 (319) Layout 2First1A, C, D, F
Premium6A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 Layout 1First1A, C, D, F
Premium3A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 Layout 2First1A, C, D, F
Premium3A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 Layout 3First1A, C, D, F
Premium6A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (321)First1A, C, D, F
Premium6A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-700 (737)First1A, C, D, F
Premium6A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-800 (738)First1A, C, D, F
Premium6A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-900 (739)First1A, C, D, F
Premium6A, B, C, D, E, F
Bombardier Q400EconomyN/ANo Bulkhead Seats
Embraer 175 (E75)First1A, C, D
Premium6A, B, C, D

American Airlines

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A319 (319)First1A, C, D, F
Main Cabin Extra8A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320)First1A, C, D, F
Main Cabin4A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (321) Layout 1First1A, C, D, F
Main Cabin Extra5A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (321) Layout 2First1A, C, D, F
Main Cabin5A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (32B) Layout 3First1A, F
Business6A, C, D, F
Airbus A321neo ACFFirst1A, C, D, F
Airbus A330-200 (332)First1A, C, F, H
Premium Economy6A, B, C, D, F, G, H
Main Cabin9A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
Boeing 737-800 (738) Layout 1First3A, B, E, F
Main Cabin Extra7A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-800 (738) Layout 2First1A, C, D, F
Main Cabin Extra8A, B, C, D, E, F
Main Cabin11A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)First1A, B, E, F
Main Cabin Extra8A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 777-200 (777)Business1A, D, H, L
7A, D, H, L
Premium Economy13A, C, D, E, G, H, J, L
Main Cabin Extra17A, B, D, E, G, H, J, L
26A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)First1A, D, G, J
Business3A, D, G, J
5A, D, G, J
Premium Economy16A, C, D, E, G, H, J, L
Main Cabin20A, B, D, E, G, H, K, L
31A, C, J, L
Boeing 787-8 (788)Business1A, D, H, L
Premium Economy6A, C, D, E, H, J, L
Main Cabin Extra10A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L
Main Cabin20A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L
Boeing 787-9 (789)Business1A, D, H, L
Premium Economy9A, C, D, E, H, J, L
Main Cabin Extra12A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L
Main Cabin24A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L
Bombardier CRJ-700 (CR7) Layout 1First1A, C, D
Bombardier CRJ-700 (CR7) Layout 2First1A, C, D
Main Cabin Extra8A, B, C, D
Bombardier CRJ-700 (CR7) Layout 3First1A
Bombardier CRJ-700 (CR7) Layout 4First1A, C, D
Bombardier CRJ-900 (CR9) Layout 1First1A, D, F
Main Cabin8A, C, D, F
Bombardier CRJ-900 (CR9) Layout 2First1D, F
Main Cabin4A, C, D, F
Bombardier CRJ-900 (CR9) Layout 3First1A, D, F
Main Cabin Extra4A, D, F
Embraer ERJ-140 (ERD)Main Cabin3B, C
Embraer ERJ-145 (ER4)Main Cabin3B, C
Embraer ERJ-175 (E75) Layout 1First1A, D, F
Main Cabin Extra8A, C, D, F
Embraer ERJ-175 (E75) Layout 2First1D, F
Main Cabin4A, C, D, F

British Airways

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A318 (318)Club World1A, B, J, K
Airbus A319 (319) Domestic Layout 1U.K. Domestic1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A319 (319) Domestic Layout 2U.K. Domestic1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A319 (319) Domestic Layout 3U.K. Domestic1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A319 (319) EuropeanClub Europe1A, C, D, F
Airbus A320 (320) Domestic Layout 1U.K. Domestic1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) Domestic Layout 2U.K. Domestic1A, B, C
2D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) EuropeanClub Europe1A, C, D, F
Airbus A321 (321) DomesticU.K. Domestic1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (321) EuropeanClub Europe1A, C, D, F
Airbus A321 (321) InternationalClub World1A, D, F
9A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321neo (321) Layout 1Club Europe1A, C, D, F
Euro Traveler6A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321neo (321) Layout 2Club Europe1A, C, D, F
Airbus A350-1000 (351)Club World1A, E, F, K
15A, E, F, K
World Traveler Plus20A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler30A, B, D ,E, F, J, K
40D, E, F
Airbus A380-800 (388)Club World10A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler35A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 747-400 (744) Layout 1First1A, K
World Traveler Plus11J, K
12A, B, D, E, F, G
Club World17A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler28B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J
39H, J, K
40A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Boeing 747-400 (744) Layout 2First1A, K
Club World12J, K
13A, B, D, E, F, G,
17A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler Plus33A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler39H, J, K
40A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-200 (772) 4 ClassFirst1A, E, F, K
Club World10A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler Plus21A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
Boeing 777-200 (772) Gatwick 3 ClassClub World1A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler Plus10A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler20A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 777-200 (772) 3 Class Layout 1Club World1D, E, F, G
2A, B, J, K
10A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler Plus12A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler15A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Boeing 777-200 (772) 3 Class Layout 2Club World1D, E, F, G
2A, B, D, J, K
10A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler Plus12A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler15A, B, D, E, F, J, K
26D, E, F
Boeing 777-200 (772) 3 Class Layout 3Club World1A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler Plus10A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler20A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 777-300 (773)First1A, E, F, K
Club World10A, B, D, E, F, G, J, K
World Traveler Plus21D, E, F, G
World Traveler28A, B, D, E, F, J, K
37D, E, F
Boeing 787-8 (788)Club World1A, B, D, E, F, J, K
6A, B, D, E, F, J, K
World Traveler Plus10A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Economy20A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K
Boeing 787-9 (789)First1A, E, F, K
Club World10A, B, D, E, F, J, K
World Traveler Plus16A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Euro Traveler6A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 787-10 (781)First1A, E, F, K
Club World5A, E, F, K
12A, E, F, K
World Traveler Plus20A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Embraer E-170 U.K. DomesticU.K. Domestic1A, B, C, D
Embraer E-190 EuropeanClub Europe1A, B
C, D
Embraer E-190 U.K. DomesticU.K. Domestic1A, B
C, D

Cathay Pacific

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A330-300 (33E) 2 Class Layout 1Business11A, D, G, K
19A, D, G
Economy39A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
59D, E, F, G
Airbus A330-300 (33P) 2 Class Layout 2Business11A, C, D, G, H, K
39A, C, H, K
Economy40D, E, F, G
43A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
60D, E, F, G
Airbus A330-300 (33K) 3 ClassBusiness11A, D, G, K
19A, D, G
Premium Economy30A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy39A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
59D, E, F, G
Airbus A350-1000 (351)Business11D, G
12A, K
Premium Economy30A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy39D, E, G
40A, B, C, H, J, K
59D, E, G
Airbus A350-900 (35G)Business11D, G
12A, K
20A, D, G, K
Premium Economy30A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy39D, E, G
40A, B, C, H, J, K
59D, E, G
Boeing 777-200 (772) New RegionalBusiness11D, E, G
12A, C, H, K
Economy39D, E, G, H, K
40A, B, C
59D, E, G
Boeing 777-300 (73Z) Layout 2Business11D, E, G
12A, C, H, K
Economy39A, B, C, D, E, G
40H, J, K
59D, E, G
Boeing 777-300ER (73Z) Layout 6Business11D, E, G
12A, C
Economy39A, B, C, D, E, G
67A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J ,K
Boeing 777-300ER (77A) Layout 4First1A, D, K
Business15A
16A, D, G, K
Economy39A, C, D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-300ER (77G) Layout 3Business11A, D, G, K
20D, G
Premium Economy30A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy39A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Boeing 777-300ER (77H) Layout 1First1A, D, K
Business11A, D, G, K
15A
16D, G, K
Premium Economy32H, K
Economy39A, B, D, E, F
40H, J, K
Boeing 777-300ER (77K) Layout 5Business11A, D, G, K
20D, G
Premium30A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy39A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K

Delta Air Lines

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A330-200 (332)Delta One1C, G
2A, J
7A, C, G, J
Delta Comfort+10A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J
Airbus A330-300 (333)Delta One1C, G
2A, J
Delta Comfort+10A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J
Airbus A330-900neo (339)Delta One1A, C, G, J
Delta Premium20A, B, C, D, G, H, J
Delta Comfort+30A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J
Economy42C, D, F, G
Airbus A350-900 (359)Delta One1B, C
2A, D
Delta Premium Select20A, B, D, E, F, G, H, J
Economy30A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J
Boeing 767-300ER (76T/76W) Layout 1Delta One1B, C
1A, D
Delta Comfort+17A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Economy22C, D, E
Boeing 767-300ER (76L) Layout 2Delta One1A, B, C, D
Delta Comfort+16C, D, E
17A, B, F, G
Economy22C, D, E
Boeing 767-300ER (76H/76Z) Layout 3Delta One1A, B, C, D
Delta Comfort+13A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Boeing 767-300ER (76Z) Layout 4Delta One1A, B, C, D
Boeing 767-400ER (76D) Layout 1Delta One1A, B, C, D
Delta Comfort+15A, B, C, D, E, F, G
30C, D, E
Boeing 767-400ER (764) Layout 2Delta One1A, B, C, D
Delta Premium Select20A, B, C, D, F, G
Delta Comfort+30A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-200ER/LR (7CB) Layout 1Delta One1A, D
Delta Premium20A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
Delta Comfort+30A, B, H, J
Boeing 777-200ER/LR (7HD) Layout 2Delta One1A, D
Delta Premium Select20A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H

Emirates

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A380-800 (388) 3 Class Layout 1Economy43A, B, C, H, J, K
45D, E, F, G
Airbus A380-800 (388) 3 Class Layout 2Economy41A, B, C, H, J, K
Airbus A380-800 (388) 2 ClassN/ANo information available
Boeing 777-200LR (772) 3 ClassBusiness6A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Economy17A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 3 Class Layout 1Economy17A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 3 Class Layout 2First Class1A, E, F, K
Business6A, B, D, E, F, J, K
8A, K
Economy17A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
38D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 2 ClassBusiness1A, B, D, E, F, J, K
6A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Economy8A, B, C, H, J, K
9D, E, F, G
37D, E, F, G

Etihad

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A320 (320)Business1A, C, D, F
Economy6A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (321)Business1A, C, D, F
Economy6A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A330-200Business5E, F
Economy15A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Airbus A330-300 (333)First1A, D, G, K
Business5C, E, F, H
7A, E, F, K
Economy15A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
23D, E, F, G
Airbus A380-800 (388)First1A
Business8A, K
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 2 Class Layout 1Business5A, E, F, K
Economy15D, E, F, G
16A, B, C, H, J, K
42D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 2 Class Layout 2Business5C E, F, H
Economy20A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
28D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-300ER (77W) 3 ClassBusiness5A, E, F, K
7A, E, F, K
Economy15A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
32A, B, C, H, J, K
34D, E, F, G
Boeing 787-9 (789) Layout 1First1A, D, G, K
5C, D, G, H
7A, E, F, K
Economy15A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
Boeing 787-9 (789) Layout 2Business5C, E, F, H
Economy15A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J ,K
Boeing 787-10 (781)Business5C, D, G, H
Economy15A, B, C, H, J, K
16D, E, G

Frontier

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A319 (319) Layout 1Stretch1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A319 (319) Layout 2Stretch1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) Layout 1Stretch1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) Layout 2Stretch1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (321)Stretch1A, B, C, D, E, F

Hawaiian

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Aerospatiale ATR-42N/ANo Bulkhead Seats
Airbus A330-200 (332)Business1A, B, C, G, H, J
Economy11A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J
14A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J
Airbus A321neo (321)First1A, C, H, J
Extra Comfort11A, B, C, G, H, J
Boeing 717-200 (717)First1A, B, E, F
Coach4A, B, D, E, F

Japan Airlines

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A350-900 (359)First1A, C, D, G, H, K
Business5A, C, H, K
15D, E, F, G, H, K
16A, C
Economy27A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
45D, E, G
Boeing 737-400 (734) 1 ClassEconomy1A, B, C, H, J, K
Boeing 737-400 (734) 2 ClassBusiness1A, C, H, J, K
Economy7A, B, H, J, K
Boeing 737-800 (738) DomesticBusiness1A, C, H, J, K
EconomyA, B, H, J, K
Boeing 737-800 (738) IntlBusiness1A, C, H, K
Economy15A, B, C, H, J, K
Economy15A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Boeing 767-300 (763) IntlBusiness1A, C, D, G
2H, K
Economy15A, C, D, G
16H, K
46D, E, G
Boeing 767-300ER (76W) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
Economy15A, C, D, E, G, H, K
46D, E, G
Boeing 767-300ER (76W) Layout 2Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
15A, C, D, E, G, H, K
46D, E, G
Boeing 767-300ER (76W) Layout 3Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
Economy15A, C, D, E, G, H, K
29D, E, G
Boeing 767-300ER (76W) Layout 4Business1A, D, G, K
Economy15A, C, D, E, G, H, K
46D, E, G
Boeing 767-300ER (76W) Layout 5First1A, C, D, H, K
Business5A, C, D, G, H, K
Economy 15A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Boeing 777-200 (772)First1A, C, D, G, H, K
Business5A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy20A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 777-200ER (772) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, E, G, H, K
7A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Premium Economy17A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy23A, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
46D, E, G
Boeing 777-200ER (772) Layout 2Business1A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy21A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
46D, E, G
Boeing 777-200ER (772) Layout 3Business1A, C, D, E, G, H, K
7A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy21A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
46D, E, G
Boeing 777-200ER (772) Layout 4Business1A, D, G, K
8A, D, G, K
Premium Economy17A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
23A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
46D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-300 (773)Business1D, E, G
2A, C, H, K
Economy15A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 777-300ER (773)Business5A, C, D, E, G, H, K
7A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy23A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
46D, E, G
Boeing 787-8 (788) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
7A, C, D, G, H, K
Economy22A, C, H, K
23D, E, F, G
46D, E, F, G
Boeing 787-8 (788) Layout 2Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
7A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy17A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy45D, E, F, G
Boeing 787-8 (788) Layout 3Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
7A, C, D, G, H, K
Economy18A, C, H, K
19D, E, F, G
46D, E, F, G
Boeing 787-9 (789) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
7A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy17A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy46D, E, F, G
Boeing 787-9 (789) Layout 2Sky Suite III1A, D, G, K
8A, D, G, K
Sky Premium17A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Sky Wider46D, E, F, G
Boeing 787-9 (789) Layout 3Sky Premium17A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Sky Wider23A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
46D, E, F, G
Bombardier CRJ-200Economy1A, C, H, K
Bombardier Q100N/ANo Bulkhead Seats
Bombardier Q300N/ANo Bulkhead Seats
Bombardier Q400Economy1A
Embraer E-170Economy1A, C, H, K
Embraer E-190 (E90) Class J1A, H, K
Economy15A, C, H, K
Saab 340BN/ANo Bulkhead Seats

JetBlue

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A320 (320) Layout 1Even More Space1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (32M) Layout 2Even More Space1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (321) Non-MintEven More Space1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (32S) MintN/ANo Bulkhead Seats
Airbus A321neo (3N1)Even More Space1A, B, C, D, E, F
Embraer E-190 (E90)Even More Space1A, B, C, D

KLM

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A330-200 (332) Layout 1World Business1A, B, D, G, H, J
Economy Comfort10A, B, D, E, G, H, J
Economy30D, E, F, G
Airbus A330-200 (332) Layout 2World Business1A, B, D, G, H, J
Economy Comfort6A, B, D, E, F, G, H, J
Airbus A330-300 (333)World Business1A, B, D, G, H, J
Economy Comfort10A, B, D, E, F, G, H, J
Economy30D, E, F, G, H, J
Boeing 737-700 (737)Europe Business1A, C, D, F
Boeing 737-800 (738)Europe Business1A, C, D, F
Boeing 737-900 (739)Europe Business1A, C, D, F
Boeing 777-200ER (772)World Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
6A, C, D, G, H, K
Economy Comfort10A, B, C, D, E, F G, H, J, K
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)World Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
6A, C, D, G, H, K
Economy Comfort10A, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Economy30D, E, F, G
52D, E, F, G
Boeing 787-9 (789)World Business1A, D, G, K
Economy Comfort10A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
30D, E, G
Boeing 787-10 (781)World Business1A, D, G, K
Embraer E-175Europe Business1A, C, D, F
Comfort Economy6A, C, D, F
Embraer E-190Europe Business1A, C, D, F

Lufthansa

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A319 (319)Business1A, C, D, F
Economy7A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, F
Economy8A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320) Layout 2Business1A, C, D, F
Economy8A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321 (321)Business1A, C
2D, F
Economy8A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A321neo (321)Business1A, C, D, F
Economy8A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A330-300 (333) Layout 1First1A, D, G, K
Business3A, C, D, G, H, K
10A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy20A, C, D, E, G, H, K
23A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Airbus A330-300 (333) Layout 2First1A, D, G, K
Business3A, C, D, G, H, K
10A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy24A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy29A, C, H, K
30D, E, F, G
Airbus A330-300 (333) Layout 3Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
10A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy15A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy22D, E, G
23A, C, H, K
29D, E, F, G
Airbus A340-300 (343) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy10A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy16A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Airbus A340-300 (343) Layout 2Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
10A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy15A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy22A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Airbus A340-300 (343) Layout 3Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy4A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy11A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Airbus A340-600 (346) Layout 1First1A, D, G, K
Business3A, C, D, G, H, K
10D, G
11A, C, H, K
Premium Economy22A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy28A, B, D, E, G, H, K
43D, E, F, G
44A, B, H, K
Airbus A340-600 (346) Layout 2First1A, D, G, K
Business3A, C, D, G, H, K
10D, G
11A, C, H, K
Economy31A, B, D, E, G, H, K
43D, E, F, G
44A, B, H, K
Airbus A350-900 (359) Layout 1Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
7A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy12A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy16A, B, D, E, G, J, K
27D, E, G
Airbus A350-900 (359) Layout 2Business1A, C, D, G, H, K
Premium Economy7A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy11A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K
Airbus A380-800 (388)Premium Economy50A, C, H, K
52D, E, F, G
Economy60A, B, C, H, J, K
61D, E, F, G
76D, E, F, G
88A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 747-400 (744) Layout 1Business1A, C, H, K
10A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy20A, B, C, H, J, K
21D, E, F, G
Premium Economy24A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy29A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
43A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 747-400 (744) Layout 2Business1A, C, H, K
10A, C, D, E, G, H, K
Economy24A, C, D, E, G, H, K
29A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
33D, E, F, G
43A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 747-8 (748)First1A, K
Business4A, C, D, G, H, K
10A, C, D, G, H, K
Economy16A, B, C, H, J, K
18D, E, F, G
Premium Economy22A, C, D, E, F, G, H, K
Economy27A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
34A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Bombardier CRJ-900Business1A
2F
Embraer E-190Business1A, D
Embraer E-195Business1C, D

Qantas

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
QantasLink – Airbus A320 (320)Economy1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A330-200 (332) InternationalBusiness1A, B, E, F, J, K
4A, B, E, F, J, K
Economy23A, B, J, K
24D, E, F, G
Airbus A330-200 (332) Layout 1 (Domestic/Intl)Business1A, E, F, K
Economy23A, B, J, K
24D, E, F, G
Airbus A330-200 (332) Layout 2 (Domestic/Intl)Business1A, E, F, K
Airbus A330-300 (333)Business1A, E, F, K
Economy23A, B, D, E, F, G
24J, K
Airbus A380-800 (388) Layout 1First1A, F, K
Economy52H, J, K
53D, E, F, G
81D, E, F, G
Airbus A380-800 (388) Layout 2First1A, F, K
Economy51H, J, K
52D, E, F, G
81D, E, F, G
Boeing 717-200 (717)Economy1A, B, D, E, F
Boeing 717-200 (717) 2 ClassBusiness1A, C, D, F
Economy4A, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-800 (738)Business1A, C, D, F
Economy4A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 747-400 (744)Business1A, B, J, K
Premium Economy34A, B
36D, E, F, G, J, K
Economy43A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K
60D, E, F, G, H, J, K
Boeing 787-9 (789) Business1A, K
2E, K
10A, E, F, K
Premium Economy20A, B, D, E, F, J, K
Economy40A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K
46D, E, F
Bombardier Q400 (DH4)Economy1A, B
2C, D
de Havilland Dash 8-200 (DH2)Economy1A, B, C, D
de Havilland Dash 8-300 (DH3)1E, F

Southwest

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Boeing 737-700 (737)Economy1A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-800 (738)Economy1D, E, F
2A, B, C
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)Economy1D, E, F
2A, B, C

Spirit

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A319-100 (319)Big Front1A, C, D, F
Airbus A320-200 (320) Layout 1Big Front1A, C, D, F
Airbus A320-200 (320) Layout 2Economy1A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320neo (320)Big Front1A, C, D, F
Airbus A321-200 (321)Big Front1A, C, D, F

United

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Aircraft TypeClass of ServiceRow NumberSeat Number
Airbus A319 (319) Layout 1First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A319 (319) Layout 2First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D, E, F
Airbus A320 (320)First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D, E, F
Economy Plus16A, B, D, E, F, K, L
Boeing 737-700 (737) Domestic Layout 1First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-700 (737) Domestic Layout 2First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-700 (737) MicronesiaFirst1A, B, E, F
Economy7A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-800 (738) Layout 1First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-800 (738) Layout 2First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-800 (738) Layout 3First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-800 (738) Layout 4First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D, E, F
Boeing 737-900 (739) Layout 1First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7D, E, F
8A, B, C
Boeing 737-900 (739) Layout 2First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7D, E, F
8A, B, C
Boeing 737-900 (739) Layout 3First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7D, E, F
8A, B, C
Boeing 737 MAX 9 (7M9)First1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7D, E, F
Boeing 757-200 (752) Layout 1Polaris1A, B, E, F
Economy Plus7A, B, C
8D, E, F
Boeing 757-200 (752) Layout 2Business1A, B, E, F
5A, B, E, F
Boeing 757-200 (752) Layout 3Polaris1A, B, E, F
Boeing 757-300 (753)First1A, B, E, F
Boeing 767-300ER (76L) Layout 2Polaris Business1A, F, L
Premium Plus20A, B, D, F, K, L
Economy Plus30D, E, F
31A, B, K, L
Boeing 767-300ER (76C) Layout 3Polaris Business1A, B, D, K, L
Economy Plus16A, B, D, E, F, K, L
Boeing 767-400ER (764)Polaris Business1A, B, D, K, L
Economy Plus16A, B, D, E, F, K, L
Boeing 777-200 (772) Layout 1Polaris First1A, C, H, K
Polaris Business6A, B, J, K
Economy Plus19D, E, G
Economy34D, E, G
Boeing 777-200 (772) Layout 2Polaris1D, E, K, L
2A, B
8A, B, D, E, K, L
Economy Plus16A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L
31D, E, F
Boeing 777-200 (772) Layout 3Polaris1A, B, D, E, F, G, K, L
Economy40D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-200 (772) Layout 4First1A, B, D, E, F, G, K, L
Economy40D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-200 (772) Layout 5Polaris Business1A, D, G, L
Economy Plus30D, E, F, G
31A, B, C, J, K, L
41D, E, F, G
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)Polaris Business1A, D, G, L
9A, D, G, L
Premium Plus20A, B, D, E, F, G, K, L
Economy46D, E, F, G
Boeing 787-8 (788) Layout 1Polaris Business1A, B, D, E, K, L
4A, B, D, E, K, L
Economy Plus16A, B, C, J, K, L
17D, E, F
Boeing 787-8 (788) Layout 2Polaris1A, D, F, L
6A, D, F, L
Premium Plus20A, C, D, E, F, J, L
Economy Plus30A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L
42D, E, F
Boeing 787-9 (789) Layout 1Polaris Business1A, B, D, E, K, L
6A, B, D, E, K, L
Economy Plus16A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L
Economy29D, E, F
Boeing 787-9 (789) Layout 2Polaris Business1A, D, F, L
Premium Plus20A, C, D, E, F, J, L
Economy Plus30A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L
Economy44D, E, F
Boeing 787-10 (781)Polaris Business1A, D, F, L
Premium Plus20A, C, D, E, F, J, L
Economy Plus30A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L
44D, E, F
Bombardier CRJ-200 (CR2)Economy1A, B, C, D
Bombardier CRJ-550 (CRJ)First1A, C, D
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D
Bombardier CRJ-700 (CR7)First1A, C, D
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D
Bombardier Q200 (DH2)Economy1A, B, C, D
Bombardier Q300 (DH3)Economy1A, B, C, D
Bombardier Q400 (DH4) Layout 1Economy7A, B, C, D
Bombardier Q400 (DH4) Layout 2Economy1A, B, C, D
Embraer EMB-120 (EM2) Layout 1Economy1B, C
Embraer EMB-120 (EM2) Layout 2Economy2B, C
Embraer EMB-170 (E70)First1A, C, D
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D
Embraer EMB-175 (E75)First1A, C, D
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D
Embraer ERJ-135 (ER3)Economy1A
2C, D
Embraer ERJ-145 (ERJ)Economy1A
3C, D
Embraer ERJ-175 (E75) [SkyWest]First1A, C, D
Economy Plus7A, B, C, D
Saab 340B (SF3)Economy2D, F

Final Thoughts

Bulkhead seats definitely have their pros and cons, and if you fly enough, you either love or hate these seats. While bulkhead seats can have extra legroom and bulkhead passengers are the first ones to be served on board, you always need to stow your bags and your inflight entertainment.

For many flyers, these seats are coveted, while other flyers avoid them like the plague. Whatever preference you have, it’s important to understand the differences in these seats so you can make a more informed decision the next time you need to select a seat when flying a major airline.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are bulkhead seats good?

Depending on who you ask, bulkhead seats can be either good or bad. In general, most people view these seats favorably since they have additional legroom and there isn’t any potential for a person in front to recline.

Are bulkhead seats more expensive?

Usually, airlines will charge a premium for bulkhead seats, since they’re usually considered some of the most desirable seats on the plane. Most airlines either charge extra for these seats or reserve them for certain elite passengers.

What are bulkhead seats on American Airlines?

Bulkhead seats on American Airlines are directly behind a wall or curtain. On all narrow-body aircraft, the first row of first class is considered bulkhead seats. On larger aircraft, there may be multiple rows of bulkhead seats since there are additional lavatories and galleys that create additional walls.

Is preferred seating worth it?

Depending on how long the flight is, you may find it worth it to select a preferred seat, which is usually a seat with extra legroom or a better location on the plane. These seats are more desirable and usually come at an additional cost when purchasing your ticket.

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James (Jamie) started The Forward Cabin blog to educate readers about points, miles, and loyalty programs. He’s spoken at Princeton University and The New York Times Travel Show and has been quoted in dozens of travel publications.

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