Lounge Frog guide

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) vs Korean Air Boeing 737-800 (12 Prestige · 126 Economy)

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) has 144 seats and Korean Air Boeing 737-800 (12 Prestige · 126 Economy) has 138.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyBusiness Class	12	1–3	2-2	Recliner	—	—
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyEconomy Class	132	15–58	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

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy)

144 seats: 7 good, 14 mixed, 8 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 45, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row window seat with reclining back.
Row 45, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): emergency exit row

Seats to avoid

Row 18, seat A (Economy Class): economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.
Row 22, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row seat that JAL lists as non-reclining.
Row 58, seat A (Economy Class): last row, beside the rear lavatories.
Row 58, 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