Lounge Frog guide
China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 153 Economy) vs Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy)
China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 153 Economy) has 161 seats and Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) has 165. Only the first has Business. Only the second has Premium Economy.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
China Airlines · 8 Business · 153 EconomyBusiness Class | 8 | 1–2 | 2-2 | Recliner | 40 in |
China Airlines · 8 Business · 153 EconomyEconomy Class | 153 | 6–32 | 3-3 | Standard seat | 31 in |
Japan Airlines · V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 EconomyClass J | 20 | 1–4 | 2-3 | Recliner | — |
Japan Airlines · V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 EconomyEconomy Class | 145 | 15–39 | 3-3 | Standard seat | — |
China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 153 Economy)
161 seats: 14 good, 8 mixed, 3 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
- Row 6, seat A (Economy Class): extra Comfort Seat at the front of Economy.
- Row 16, seat A (Economy Class): extra Comfort Seat in the first overwing exit row.
- Row 16, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Seats to avoid
- Row 32, seat A (Economy Class): extra last row on the left, in front of the rear lavatory.
- Row 32, seats B and C (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V32 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy)
165 seats: 7 good, 14 mixed, 16 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (Class J): front-row Class J window seat.
- Row 23, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row window seat that reclines.
- Row 23, 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 21, seats A, B, H, J and K (Economy Class): does not recline
- Row 21, seat C (Economy Class): row in front of the exits, which JAL lists as non-reclining.
- Row 22, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row seat that JAL lists as non-reclining.