Lounge Frog guide

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats) vs Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (10 Business · 144 Economy)

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats) has 160 seats and Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (10 Business · 144 Economy) has 154.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
Ethiopian Airlines · 160 seatsCloud Nine	16	1–4	2-2	—
Ethiopian Airlines · 160 seatsEconomy	144	11–34	3-3	Recliner
Singapore Airlines · 10 Business · 144 EconomyBusiness Class	10	11–14	3-3	Lie-flat bed
Singapore Airlines · 10 Business · 144 EconomyEconomy Class	144	41–64	3-3	Standard seat

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.

Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (10 Business · 144 Economy)

154 seats: 9 good, 15 mixed, 15 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat, sharing a console with 11C.
Row 12, seat B (Business Class): business seat with a console on each side and no direct neighbour.
Row 12, seat J (Business Class): consoles on both sides, no neighbour
Row 49, seat A (Economy Class): extra Legroom window seat directly behind the second exit.

Seats to avoid

Row 44, seat A (Economy Class): window seat the airline marks as windowless.
Row 45, seats A and K (Economy Class): no window at this window seat
Row 47, seat A (Economy Class): window seat in a row the airline marks as non-reclining, just in front of the exit.
Row 47, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): marked non-reclining row