Boeing 737 MAX 8
Best rows: 16. Trade-off rows: 15 (extra room, but check the seat notes). Watch rows: 12, 14, 31, 32 because of missing or misaligned windows, limited recline, lavatories, and galley noise.
flydubai flies the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in 3 layouts — pick yours
Seat map
Coordinate-verified· checked June 2026Verified layout · 174 seats · 12J / 162Y · Verified 2026-06-13
Cabin
174 seats total| Class | Pitch | Width | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Class | 42" | 21" | 12 |
| Economy | 29-31" | 17" | 162 |
Cabin guide
- Business Class: 12 seats in a 2-2 layout (rows 1-3), angled recliner seats, 42" pitch, 21" wide.
- Economy: 162 seats in a 3-3 layout (rows 6-32), 29-31" pitch, 17" wide.
Exit rows, lavatories & galleys
- Cabin, before row 1: 1 lavatory and galley - nearby rows can see queueing, door noise, and foot traffic and nearby rows can get meal-service noise and light.
- Cabin, behind row 32: 2 lavatories and galley - nearby rows can see queueing, door noise, and foot traffic and nearby rows can get meal-service noise and light.
Boeing 737 MAX 8 on other airlines
flydubai's Boeing 737 MAX 8 seats 174 passengers across 2 cabin classes. Business class offers 42 inches of pitch, economy comes in at 29 inches.
How we verified this layoutCoordinate-verified · checked 2026-06-13
Variant identity
flydubai uses this Boeing 737 MAX 8 page for 12J / 162Y. The seat counts below are taken from the verified layout, not a generic aircraft template.
- 12J / 162Y
- 174 seats as drawn
- 12 Business Class, 162 Economy
Drawn from per-seat coordinate data and validated seat-by-seat against flydubai's published cabin totals. The map cannot render unless its seat-by-seat count reproduces the published totals exactly (12J + 162Y = 174 on this aircraft). Per-seat notes are rewritten into plain-language warnings for row selection.
- Source
- Per-seat coordinate layout data
- Method
- Coordinate-verified
- Last checked
- 2026-06-13
- Validated seats
- 12J + 162Y = 174
Seat-by-seat notes
Every annotated seat on this verified layout, rated and explained: no window, near a galley or lavatory, limited recline, exit-row legroom, bulkhead or bassinet positions, misaligned windows, and tray-table or under-seat-storage quirks.
| Row / seat | Cabin | Rating | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12A, 12F | Economy | Avoid | no window, solid wall alongside |
| 14A, 14B, 14E, 14F | Economy | Avoid | limited recline (exit row behind) |
| 15A, 15B, 15E, 15F | Economy | Mixed | extra legroom and limited recline (exit row behind) |
| 15C, 15D | Economy | Best | extra legroom |
| 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F | Economy | Best | extra legroom |
| 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F | Economy | Avoid | near a lavatory (queuing and noise) |
| 31A, 31B, 31C, 31D, 31E, 31F | Economy | Avoid | right beside a lavatory |
| 32A, 32F | Economy | Avoid | right beside a lavatory |
| 32B, 32C, 32D, 32E | Economy | Avoid | right beside a lavatory and near a galley (noise and bright light at meal times) |
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 have?
- This flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 configuration (12J / 162Y) has 174 seats: 12 Business Class, 162 Economy.
- What type of business class seat does the flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 have?
- angled recliner seats (not fully flat).
- What is the seat pitch on the flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8?
- Seat pitch and width by cabin: Business Class 42" pitch, 21" wide; Economy 29-31" pitch, 17" wide.
- Does the flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 have premium economy?
- No, this Boeing 737 MAX 8 configuration does not have a premium economy cabin.
- How accurate is this flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 seat map?
- This layout is verified seat-by-seat: every cabin count is checked against the airline's published configuration, and the full seat grid is validated before the map is shown. Last verified 2026-06-13.