Lounge Frog guide

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats) vs KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 (176 seats)

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats) has 154 seats and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 (176 seats) has 176.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Power
Ethiopian Airlines · 154 seatsCloud Nine	16	1–4	2-2	—	—	—
Ethiopian Airlines · 154 seatsEconomy	138	11–33	3-3	Recliner	—	—
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 176 seatsEurope Business Class	20	1–5	3-3	Recliner	33.1 in	Every seat
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 176 seatsEconomy Comfort	6	6–6	3-3	Recliner	33.1 in	Every seat
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 176 seatsEconomy Class	150	7–32	3-3	Recliner	29.9 in	Every seat

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats)

154 seats: 9 good, 9 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Cloud Nine): front row of Cloud Nine, by the bassinet position and the front galley.
Row 3, seat C (Cloud Nine): cloud Nine aisle seat in the middle of the small cabin, away from the front toilet and galley.
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.

Seats to avoid

Row 16, seat A (Economy): in front of the exit row, so recline is likely limited.
Row 16, seats B, C, J, K and L (Economy): in front of the overwing exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 33, seats A and L (Economy): last row, against the rear toilets.
Row 33, seats B, C, J and K (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 (176 seats)

176 seats: 8 good, 21 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 2, seat A (Europe Business Class): europe Business window with the middle seat blocked, away from the front galley.
Row 6, seat A (Economy Comfort): the single Economy Comfort row, right behind Business.
Row 16, seat A (Economy Class): second overwing exit row: extra legroom and the seat can recline.
Row 16, seats B, C, D and E (Economy Class): kLM's seat map labels this an exit row seat: you must be able to help in an emergency

Seats to avoid

Row 14, seats A, B, C, E and F (Economy Class): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 14, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the exit rows, so recline is likely limited.
Row 32, seat A (Economy Class): last row, against the rear lavatories: limited recline and a queue beside you.
Row 32, seats B, C, D and E (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing