Seat Maps

The seatmaps resource describes the layout of an aircraft’s cabin. It provides characteristics of each seat and gives the location of other cabin items such as lavatories, gallies, stairs and exits.

You must specify the cabin class in the request. If more than one cabin class is required, multiple requests must be issued. Not all cabin classes are available on all flights; generally there will be "C" (Business) and "M" (Economy). Some flights also have "F" (First) and "E" (Premium Economy). The response contains an element <SeatDisplay><CabinType><Code> which describes exactly which seat map has been returned. In addition, seat row numbers will not necessarily be returned consequtively (e.g. sometimes, rows 13 and/or 17 are missing, ...).

There is no method in the current version of the API to find which cabin classes are available on a given flight.

Request URI

Code snippet: Call

GET /offers/seatmaps/{flightNumber}/{origin}/{destination}/{departureDate}/{cabinTypeCode}
Variable Description Format
{flightNumber} The flight number, including carrier code and any suffix.
e.g. LH200, BA400X.
{origin} The departure airport.
3-letter IATA code, e.g. “FRA”.
{destination} The arrival airport.
3-letter IATA code, e.g. "JFK".
{departureDate} The departure date in the local time of the departure airport. yyyy-MM-dd.
{cabinClass} Return the seat map for this cabin class. Not every cabin class is available on every flight. The most common values are: 'F' (First), 'C' (Business), 'E' (Premium Economy) and 'M' (Economy). Single-character IATA PADIS 9800 reservation booking designator.

Request Examples

Code snippet: Call

GET /offers/seatmaps/LH400/FRA/JFK/2019-07-15/C
GET /offers/seatmaps/LH400/FRA/JFK/2019-07-15/F

Response Structure Definition

Key Description
SeatAvailabilityResource Root element of the seat map response.
.Flights Flights container. There will only be one flight in a seat map response.
..Flight[] Details of the flight.
...Departure Details of the origin.
....AirportCode 3-letter IATA code of the origin airport.
....ScheduledTimeLocal Scheduled local time of departure from origin.
.....DateTime Scheduled time of departure:
Format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm.
Sample: 2014-11-15T10:50.
Key Description
2014 year
11 month of the year, always two digit
15 day of month, always 2 digits
T indicating time follows after
10 hour in 24 hrs format
50 minutes of the hour
...Arrival Details of the destination.
....AirportCode 3-letter IATA code of the destination airport.
...MarketingCarrier Marketing-specific flight details, may differ from operating carrier details.
....AirlineID 2-letter IATA airline code.
....FlightNumber Flight number.
...Equipment Type of aircraft operating this flight.
....AircraftCode 3-character IATA aircraft code.
.CabinLayout Describes key elements of the cabin layout such as the position of the wing or the location of exits.
..WingPosition Which rows are above the aircraft’s wings.
...Rows Grouping first and last row of where the wing is positioned.
....First Number of first row over wing.
....Last Number of last row over wing.
...ExitRowPosition[] Which are the exit rows.
...Rows Grouping first and last row of where an exit is positioned.
....First Number of first row where this exit is positioned.
....Last Number of last row where this exit is positioned.
.SeatDisplay[] Specifying the grid of the cabin type: number of columns and number of rows.
..Columns[] One item per column.
@Positions Assigning the ‘name’ of the column such as column ‘A’, column ‘C’, etc.
...Rows Grouping all rows of this cabin layout i.e. all rows of cabin class ‘First’ or ‘Business’ etc.
....First Number of first row of this cabin.
....Last Number of last row of this cabin.
...Component Defining non-seat components of a cabin in relation to one specific row.
NOTE: if a component definition shows up more than once with the same row number it is to be read as follows:
First component with relation R (rear) to row 44 is located behind row 44.
Second component with relation R (rear) to row 44 is located behind the first component that is located behind row 44..... and so on.
....Locations Grouping the locations.
.....Location[] Exact location of a component. Example: Galley at row ‘86’ at center section.
......Row Defines the one row which this component’s location is related to. Example: the component maybe in front of this row.
.......Position Actual row number which this component’s location is related to and which the orientation is referring to.
.......Orientation Defining the relation to the row number.
........Code One letter code qualifying the row location, for list of all codes refer to following list: IATA PADIS 9976.
Example: ‘F’ for front. This means the component that is specified here is found in front of row given in row.position. ‘R’ would say the component is located rear i.e. behind the row specified in row .position.
......Column Defining the column where the component is located.
.......Position Giving the position of the column.
NOTE: the position code is NOT the name of the column as specified in SeatDisplay.Columns@Position! It is a more generic name.
........Code One or two letter code specifying the location where on this row this component is located, for list of all codes refer to following list: IATA PADIS 3227.
NOTE: only the following codes will be seen here:
‘C’ for Center Section
‘L’ for Left side section
‘LC’ for Left center section
‘R’ for Right side section
‘RC’ for Right center section
......Type Specifying the type of component at this location.
.......Code One, two or three letter code specifying the cabin facilities characteristics i.e. component type, for list of all codes refer to following list: IATA PADIS 9978.
Example: ‘G’ for Galley, ‘LA’ for Lavatory.
...CabinType Specifying the type of cabin.
....Code One letter code specifying the cabin type, for list of all codes refer to following list: IATA PADIS 9800. Example: ‘F’ for first class, ‘C’ for Business class.
.SeatDetails[] Holds all characteristics of one seat at a defined location.
Example: Seat at column ‘A’; row ‘22’.
..Location Element specifying the seat location: what column, what row.
...Column Name of the column. Is a value of SeatDisplay.Columns found in this response.
...Row Describing the seat details.
....Number Number of the row, together with the column value this defines one and only one seat.
....Characteristics List of all characteristics of a seat.
.....Characteristic[] Such a characteristic comprises of column characteristics and seat characteristics.
......Code One or two letter code specifying the column characteristic, for list of all codes refer to following list: IATA PADIS 9882. Example: ‘9’ for ‘Center seat (not window, not aisle)’
OR
One or two letter code specifying the seat characteristic, for list of all codes refer to following list: IATA PADIS 9825. Example: ‘W’ for ‘Window seat’; ‘UP’ for ‘Upper Deck’.
....Type Specifies the type of a complete row hence the elements column, availability, characteristics are obsolete.
.....Code One letter code specifying the row characteristics, for list of all codes refer to following list: IATA PADIS 9864. Example: ‘Z’ for ‘row does not exist’.
.Meta Element containing meta data.
..Link[] Element specifying links.
@Href Link to actual a resource.
@Rel Specifying kind of link such as ‘self’ (link that returned this response), ‘alternate’ (link that points to another resource) or ‘related’ (link that points to related resource).

Characteristic codes

Carrier Code Text Characteristic Type
LH 1 Restricted seat - General Seat characteristic
LH 1A Seat not allowed for infant Seat characteristic
LH 1D Restricted recline seat Seat characteristic
LH 1W Window seat without window Seat characteristic
LH 8 No seat at this location Seat characteristic
LH 9 Center seat (not window, not aisle) Seat characteristic
LH A Aisle seat Seat characteristic
LH B Seat with bassinet facility Seat characteristic
LH BC Business Class Bed Seat Seat characteristic
LH E Exit row seat Seat characteristic
LH EP Economy Plus Seat Seat characteristic
LH ES Economy Seat Seat characteristic
LH H Seat with facilities for handicapped/incapacitated passenger Seat characteristic
LH I Seat suitable for adult with an infant Seat characteristic
LH IE Seat not suitable for child Seat characteristic
LH JP Jump Seat Seat characteristic
LH K Bulkhead seat Seat characteristic
LH L Leg space seat Seat characteristic
LH LS Left side of aircraft Seat characteristic
LH O Preferential seat Seat characteristic
LH OW Overwing seat(s) Seat characteristic
LH Q Seat in a quiet zone Seat characteristic
LH RS Right side of aircraft Seat characteristic
LH UP Upper deck Seat characteristic
LH W Window seat Seat characteristic
LH WA Window and Aisle together Seat characteristic
LH Z Buffer zone seat Seat characteristic
LH F Front, precedes first row number within cabin class/compartment. Component row location
LH M Middle, between row numbers within a cabin class/compartment Component row location
LH R Rear, follows last row number within cabin class/compartment Component row location
LH C Center Section Component column location
LH L Left side section Component column location
LH LC Left center section Component column location
LH R Right side section Component column location
LH RC Right center section Component column location
LH AR Airphone Component characteristic
LH BA Bar Component characteristic
LH BK Bulkhead Component characteristic
LH CL Closet Component characteristic
LH D Exit Door Component characteristic
LH E Emergency Exit Component characteristic
LH G Galley Component characteristic
LH LA Lavatory Component characteristic
LH LG Luggage Storage Component characteristic
LH MV Movie Screen Component characteristic
LH SO Storage Space Component characteristic
LH ST Stairs to upper deck Component characteristic
LH TA Table Component characteristic
Characteristic Type Maps to ...
Seat characteristic <SeatDetails><Location><Row><Characteristics><Characteristic><Code>
Component row location <SeatDisplay><Component><Locations><Location><Row><Orientation><Code> relative to <SeatDisplay><Component><Locations><Location><Row><Position>
Component column location <SeatDisplay><Component><Locations><Location><Column><Position><Code>
Component characteristic <SeatDisplay><Component><Locations><Location><Type><Code>

Response Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SeatAvailabilityResource>
  <Flights>
    <Flight>
      <Departure>
        <AirportCode>FRA</AirportCode>
        <ScheduledTimeLocal>
          <DateTime>2015-04-24T10:50</DateTime>
        </ScheduledTimeLocal>
      </Departure>
      <Arrival>
        <AirportCode>JFK</AirportCode>
      </Arrival>
      <MarketingCarrier>
        <AirlineID>LH</AirlineID>
        <FlightNumber>0400</FlightNumber>
      </MarketingCarrier>
      <Equipment>
        <AircraftCode>388</AircraftCode>
      </Equipment>
    </Flight>
  </Flights>
  <CabinLayout>
    <WingPosition>
      <Rows>
        <First>61</First>
        <Last>79</Last>
      </Rows>
    </WingPosition>
    <ExitRowPosition>
      <Rows>
        <First>75</First>
        <Last>76</Last>
      </Rows>
    </ExitRowPosition>
  </CabinLayout>
  <SeatDisplay>
    <Rows>
      <First>60</First>
      <Last>94</Last>
    </Rows>
    <Component>
      <Locations>
        <Location>
          <Row>
            <Position>60</Position>
            <Orientation>
              <Code>F</Code>
            </Orientation>
          </Row>
          <Column>
            <Position>
              <Code>L</Code>
            </Position>
          </Column>
          <Type>
            <Code>G</Code>
          </Type>
        </Location>
        <Location>
          <Row>
            <Position>60</Position>
            <Orientation>
              <Code>F</Code>
            </Orientation>
          </Row>
          <Column>
            <Position>
              <Code>L</Code>
            </Position>
          </Column>
          <Type>
            <Code>G</Code>
          </Type>
        </Location>
        ...
      </Locations>
    </Component>
    ...
    <CabinType>
      <Code>M</Code>
    </CabinType>
  </SeatDisplay>
  <SeatDisplay>
    ...
  </SeatDisplay>
  <SeatDetails>
    <Location>
      <Column>A</Column>
      <Row>
        <Number>60</Number>
        <Characteristics>
          <Characteristic>
            <Code>W</Code>
          </Characteristic>
          <Characteristic>
            <Code>B</Code>
          </Characteristic>
          <Characteristic>
            <Code>LS</Code>
          </Characteristic>
        </Characteristics>
      </Row>
    </Location>
  </SeatDetails>
  <SeatDetails>
    <Location>
      <Column>B</Column>
      <Row>
        <Number>60</Number>
        <Characteristics>
          <Characteristic>
            <Code>9</Code>
          </Characteristic>
          <Characteristic>
            <Code>I</Code>
          </Characteristic>
          <Characteristic>
           <Code>LS</Code>
          </Characteristic>
        </Characteristics>
      </Row>
    </Location>
  </SeatDetails>
  ...
  <Meta Version="1.0.0">
    <Link Href="https://api.lufthansa.com/v1/offers/seatmaps/LH400/FRA/JFK/2019-07-15/F" Rel="self"/>
    <Link Href="https://api-test.lufthansa.com/v1/mds-references/airports/{airportCode}" Rel="related"/>
  </Meta>
</SeatAvailabilityResource>

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