The Qantas Embraer E190 seats 94 passengers across 2 cabins. Every row below is rated on legroom, location and distance from galleys and lavatories.
Verified by John McKeanLast verified 3 July 2026Cross-referenced
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A proper regional jet — faster and quieter than a turboprop, smaller than a 737. Business runs a roomier one-two (a single seat one side, a pair the other); Economy is two-by-two, so no middle seat the length of the cabin. It works the premium regional routes — Adelaide, Hobart and Perth connections — cruising higher and faster than the Dash 8, with a pressurised cabin closer to a mainline jet.
Business is the front cabin — more legroom and recline in that one-two. In Economy the bulkhead row behind Business and the exit row are the legroom picks; the row just ahead of the exit has limited recline, so skip it if you can. The two-by-two layout keeps every Economy seat to a window or an aisle.
The back rows catch noise from the rear-mounted jets and sit furthest from the forward lavatories, and the compact rear cabin congests on the way off. There's no middle seat to dodge anywhere — Economy is two-by-two, Business one-two — so the squeeze you'd get on a 737 or A320 doesn't apply here.
The difference lies in how seats are allocated between Business and Economy rather than any structural change to the aircraft. The two-one Business and two-two Economy layout is the same across both configurations.
For solo travellers, the single seat on the one-seat side offers complete row privacy — no neighbour at all. For couples or colleagues flying together, the two-seat side keeps you side by side. Both are strong positions in Business on this aircraft.
The E190 sits between the Dash 8 Q400 and the A320 family in Qantas's regional fleet, covering routes with demand that justifies a jet but not a larger narrowbody. Think state capital to regional city routes across Australia.
10Business84Economy94Total
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