Lounge Frog guide

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats) vs Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 162 Economy)

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats) has 154 seats and Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 162 Economy) has 174.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Ethiopian Airlines · 154 seatsCloud Nine	16	1–4	2-2	—
Ethiopian Airlines · 154 seatsEconomy	138	11–33	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

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

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.