Lounge Frog guide

Air China Boeing 737-800 (167 seats) vs Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 162 Economy)

Air China Boeing 737-800 (167 seats) has 167 seats and Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 162 Economy) has 174.

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
Malaysia Airlines · 12 Business · 162 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Malaysia Airlines	12	1–3	2-2	Recliner
Malaysia Airlines · 12 Business · 162 EconomyEconomy Class	162	4–31	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

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 162 Economy)

174 seats: 2 good, 20 mixed, 7 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 2, seat D (Business Class): business seat in a 2-2 layout.

Seats to avoid

Row 12, seat C (Economy Class): exit row that does not recline.
Row 31, seat A (Economy Class): last row, does not recline and is beside the lavatories.
Row 31, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): marked on Malaysia Airlines' seat map as no recline.