Embraer E190
Best rows: 18. Trade-off rows: 1, 11 (extra room, but check the seat notes). Watch rows: 17, 31, 32 because of no under-seat storage, tight bulkhead clearance, limited recline, and galley noise.
Seat map
Coordinate-verified· checked June 2026
Cabin
96 seats total| Class | Pitch | Width | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | 38" | 19.5" | 12 |
| Economy | 31" | 18" | 84 |
Cabin guide
- Business: 12 seats in a 1-2 layout (rows 1-4), angled recliner seats, 38" pitch, 19.5" wide.
- Economy: 84 seats in a 2-2 layout (rows 11-32), 31" pitch, 18" wide.
Embraer E190 on other airlines
Kenya Airways's Embraer E190 seats 96 passengers across 2 cabin classes. Business class offers 38 inches of pitch, economy comes in at 31 inches.
How we verified this layoutCoordinate-verified · checked 2026-06-11
Variant identity
Kenya Airways uses this Embraer 190 page for 12J / 84Y. The seat counts below are taken from the verified layout, not a generic aircraft template.
- 12J / 84Y
- 96 seats as drawn
- 12 Business, 84 Economy
Drawn from per-seat coordinate data and validated seat-by-seat against Kenya Airways's published cabin totals. The map cannot render unless its seat-by-seat count reproduces the published totals exactly (12J + 84Y = 96 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
- 2026-06-11
- Validated seats
- 12J + 84Y = 96
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1A, 1J | Business | Avoid | bulkhead ahead, no under-seat storage for take-off and landing |
| 1G | Business | Mixed | bulkhead ahead, no under-seat storage for take-off and landing and partial bulkhead with extra legroom |
| 11A, 11J | Economy | Mixed | bulkhead ahead, no under-seat storage for take-off and landing, tight bulkhead clearance, extra legroom, and tray table in the armrest, so narrower usable width |
| 11C, 11G | Economy | Mixed | bulkhead ahead, no under-seat storage for take-off and landing, tight bulkhead clearance, extra legroom, tray table in the armrest, so narrower usable width, and partial bulkhead with extra legroom |
| 17A, 17C, 17G, 17J | Economy | Avoid | limited recline (exit row behind) |
| 18A, 18C, 18G, 18J | Economy | Best | extra legroom |
| 31G, 31J | Economy | Avoid | near a galley (noise and bright light at meal times) |
| 32A, 32C, 32G | Economy | Avoid | near a lavatory (queuing and noise) and near a galley (noise and bright light at meal times) |
| 32J | Economy | Avoid | near a galley (noise and bright light at meal times) |
Frequently asked questions
- How many seats does the Kenya Airways Embraer 190 have?
- This Kenya Airways Embraer 190 configuration (12J / 84Y) has 96 seats: 12 Business, 84 Economy.
- What type of business class seat does the Kenya Airways Embraer 190 have?
- angled recliner seats (not fully flat).
- What is the seat pitch on the Kenya Airways Embraer 190?
- Seat pitch and width by cabin: Business 38" pitch, 19.5" wide; Economy 31" pitch, 18" wide.
- Does the Kenya Airways Embraer 190 have premium economy?
- No, this Embraer 190 configuration does not have a premium economy cabin.
- How accurate is this Kenya Airways Embraer 190 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 2026-06-11.