Seat Pitch & Onboard Services South African Airways - SAA

The pitch also called legroom is defined as the space between two rows of seats. In other words, it is the distance between the back of a seat and the seat behind it.


Each airline has its own seat configuration on board depending on the aircraft models. This configuration depends on the type of aircraft that serves a specific route as well as the type of journey that is, long-haul, medium-haul or short haul.

Pitch or legroom available on board

The Pitch or legroom available to passengers on each aircraft depends on the chosen class at the time of the ticket booking. The Pitch or legroom proposed on board varies according to the different available classes of the airline company, that is, First Class, Business Class, and Economy Class.


The Pitch or legroom, which is the distance between two seats as shown above, proposed by South African Airways - SAA varies according to the class.

On First Class flights, the pitch is 83.2 inches for international flights.
The pitch offered by the airline for a trip in Business Class is 57.2 to 78 inches for international flights.
The proposed pitch in Business Class is 32 inches for regional flights.
South African Airways - SAA offers a pitch of 32 to 34 inches in Economy Class.

BCBP - Bar Coded Boarding Pass