Lounge Frog guide

Copa Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (166 seats) vs Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats)

Copa Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (166 seats) has 166 seats and Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats) has 160.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Copa Airlines · 166 seatsBusiness Class	16	1–4	2-2	Recliner
Copa Airlines · 166 seatsEconomy Extra	24	5–8	3-3	Recliner
Copa Airlines · 166 seatsMain Cabin	126	9–34	3-3	Recliner
Ethiopian Airlines · 160 seatsCloud Nine	16	1–4	2-2	—
Ethiopian Airlines · 160 seatsEconomy	144	11–34	3-3	Recliner

Copa Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (166 seats)

166 seats: 24 good, 16 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Rows 6–8, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy Extra): economy Extra: more legroom and more recline than the Main Cabin, near the front for a quick exit.
Row 18, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Main Cabin): second over-wing exit row: extra legroom and normal recline (likely). You must be willing and able to help in an emergency.

Seats to avoid

Row 11, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Main Cabin): row in front of the over-wing exits: recline is likely limited, and it gets none of the exit row's legroom.
Row 34, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Main Cabin): last row, against the restrooms and galley Copa draws at the tail: queues and noise, and recline is likely limited.

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats)

160 seats: 8 good, 10 mixed, 13 to avoid

Best seats

Row 3, seat A (Cloud Nine): cloud Nine window seat in the middle of the small cabin, away from the galleys.
Row 11, seat A (Economy): first Economy row, behind a wall, so nobody reclines into you.
Row 17, seat A (Economy): exit row beside the overwing exits, drawn with extra space in front.
Row 17, seats B, C, J and K (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 4, seat L (Cloud Nine): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
Row 16, seats A, B, C, J and K (Economy): in front of the overwing exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 16, seat L (Economy): in front of the exit row, so recline is likely limited.
Row 34, seats A and L (Economy): last row, against the rear toilets.