British Airways 747-400 seat maps

British Airways 747-400 seat maps across all four cabins.

By Alykhan Virani, Boeing 747 Enthusiast

British Airways operated more than 100 Boeing 747s across the -100, -200 and -400, and was the largest operator of the 747-400 in the world — at its peak flying 57 of the type.

The maps below show the aircraft by cabin: First, Club World, World Traveller Plus and World Traveller.

The Club World upper deck

BA’s upper deck was configured as Club World, and it developed a following out of proportion to its size — a cabin of around 20 seats with its own galley, its own crew and a stair separating it from everything else.

The end

BA retired the type in July 2020, bringing forward a retirement planned for 2024. The final two Heathrow aircraft left on 8 October 2020 — G-CIVB in the retro Negus livery and G-CIVY in standard colours. A synchronised departure from parallel runways was planned and rained off.

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Cabin archive

Visual seat maps

Cabin zones run from the nose on the left to the tail on the right. Seat symbols show the typical abreast pattern, not every individual row.

Archived configuration2000s–2020

British Airways 747-400 four-class layout

British Airways' best-known late 747-400 cabin: a small First cabin in the nose, Club World spread across the main deck and the upper deck, World Traveller Plus, and a large World Traveller economy cabin.

275passenger seats

Upper deckClub World business cabin, aft of the flight deck

Club World20 seatsThe upper-deck Club World cabin that developed a following of its own

Main deckNose at left

First14 seatsNose cabin, ahead of the door 1 area

Club World66 seatsMain-deck business cabin between First and World Traveller Plus

World Traveller Plus30 seatsPremium economy cabin

World Traveller145 seats · 3-4-3 typicalEconomy cabin, the largest by area

Map note: BA flew more than one 747-400 configuration. A second late layout carried 14 First, 52 Club World, 36 World Traveller Plus and 243 World Traveller for 345 seats; the mix depended on the route and the refit.

Configuration source: British Airways Media Centre — 747 retirement press release