Lounge Frog guide

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

Korean Air Boeing 737-800 (12 Prestige · 126 Economy) has 138 seats and Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 162 Economy) has 174.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width
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
Malaysia Airlines · 12 Business · 162 EconomyBusiness ClassPhoto: Malaysia Airlines	12	1–3	2-2	Recliner	—	—
Malaysia Airlines · 12 Business · 162 EconomyEconomy Class	162	4–31	3-3	Standard seat	—	—

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

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 162 Economy)

174 seats: 2 good, 20 mixed, 7 to avoid

Best seats

Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 2, seat D (Business Class): business seat in a 2-2 layout.

Seats to avoid

Row 12, seat C (Economy Class): exit row that does not recline.
Row 31, seat A (Economy Class): last row, does not recline and is beside the lavatories.
Row 31, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): marked on Malaysia Airlines' seat map as no recline.