Lounge Frog guide

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) vs Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 144 Economy)

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) has 144 seats and Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 144 Economy) has 156.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Recline
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	—	—
Qantas Airways · 12 Business · 144 EconomyBusinessPhoto: Qantas Airways	12	1–3	2-2	Recliner	—	—
Qantas Airways · 12 Business · 144 EconomyEconomy	144	4–27	3-3	Standard seat	30 in	5 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

Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 144 Economy)

156 seats: 44 good, 8 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business): front-row Business seat.
Row 4, seat A (Economy): economy Plus Front row behind Business.
Rows 5–9, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): economy Plus
Row 11, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 27, seat A (Economy): last row, in front of the rear galley and lavatories.
Row 27, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing