Lounge Frog guide

Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 162 Economy) vs Korean Air Boeing 737-800 (12 Prestige · 126 Economy)

Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 162 Economy) has 170 seats and Korean Air Boeing 737-800 (12 Prestige · 126 Economy) has 138.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width
Hainan Airlines · 8 Business · 162 EconomyBusiness Class	8	1–2	2-2	Recliner	—	—
Hainan Airlines · 8 Business · 162 EconomyEconomy Class	162	31–57	3-3	Standard seat	—	—
Korean Air · 12 Prestige · 126 EconomyPrestige Class	12	7–9	2-2	Recliner	50 in	21 in
Korean Air · 12 Prestige · 126 EconomyEconomy Class	126	28–48	3-3	Standard seat	—	17.2 in

Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 162 Economy)

170 seats: 13 good, 9 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 41, seat A (Economy Class): first overwing exit row.
Row 41, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 42, seats A, B, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 57, seat A (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear lavatories.
Row 57, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

Korean Air Boeing 737-800 (12 Prestige · 126 Economy)

138 seats: 27 good, 9 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

Row 7, seat A (Prestige Class): front-row Prestige window seat.
Row 28, seat D (Economy Class): extra Legroom seat at the front of Economy.
Rows 29 and 31, seats A, D, E and F (Economy Class): marked Economy front-zone preferred seat
Row 30, seat A (Economy Class): front-zone preferred window seat.

Seats to avoid

Row 48, seat A (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear lavatory.
Row 48, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing