Lounge Frog guide

China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 150 Economy) vs Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy)

China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 150 Economy) has 158 seats and Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) has 144.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch
China Airlines · 8 Business · 150 EconomyBusiness Class	8	1–2	2-2	Recliner	38 in
China Airlines · 8 Business · 150 EconomyEconomy Class	150	6–31	3-3	Standard seat	31 in
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	—

China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 150 Economy)

158 seats: 14 good, 8 mixed, 6 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 31, seat A (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear lavatories.
Row 31, seats B, C, H, J and K (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