Lounge Frog guide

Air China Boeing 737-800 (167 seats) vs Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy)

Air China Boeing 737-800 (167 seats) has 167 seats and Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) has 144.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Air China · 167 seatsBusiness Class	8	1–2	2-2	Recliner
Air China · 167 seatsEconomy Class	159	11–37	3-3	Recliner
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyBusiness Class	12	1–3	2-2	Recliner
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyEconomy Class	132	15–58	3-3	Standard seat

Air China Boeing 737-800 (167 seats)

167 seats: 12 good, 10 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

Rows 21–22, seats A, B, C, J, K and L (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 36, seats A, B and C (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Row 37, seats J, K and L (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy)

144 seats: 7 good, 14 mixed, 8 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 45, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row window seat with reclining back.
Row 45, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): emergency exit row

Seats to avoid

Row 18, seat A (Economy Class): economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.
Row 22, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row seat that JAL lists as non-reclining.
Row 58, seat A (Economy Class): last row, beside the rear lavatories.
Row 58, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing