Lounge Frog guide

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats) vs Oman Air Boeing 737-800 (Version 1, 156 seats)

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 (154 seats) has 154 seats and Oman Air Boeing 737-800 (Version 1, 156 seats) has 156.

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
Oman Air · Version 1, 156 seatsBusiness	12	1–3	2-2	—
Oman Air · Version 1, 156 seatsEconomy	144	10–34	3-3	Recliner

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

Oman Air Boeing 737-800 (Version 1, 156 seats)

156 seats: 8 good, 15 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business): front row of Business, by the bassinet position.
Row 10, seat A (Economy): first Economy row, marked with extra legroom.
Row 20, seats A and F (Economy): exit row behind the overwing exits, marked with extra legroom.
Row 20, seats B, C, D and E (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 18, seat A (Economy): in front of the overwing exits, so recline is likely limited.
Row 18, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
Row 34, seat A (Economy): last row, in front of the rear toilets.
Row 34, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing