Lounge Frog guide
Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 144 Economy) vs United Airlines Boeing 737-800 (Version 3, 166 seats)
Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 144 Economy) has 156 seats and United Airlines Boeing 737-800 (Version 3, 166 seats) has 166. Only the second has First. Only the first has Business.
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
United Airlines · Version 3, 166 seatsUnited First | 16 | 1–4 | 2-2 | Recliner | 37 in | 20.7 in | 4 in |
United Airlines · Version 3, 166 seatsUnited Economy | 150 | 7–38 | 3-3 | Recliner | 30 in | 17.3 in | 2 in |
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
United Airlines Boeing 737-800 (Version 3, 166 seats)
166 seats: 30 good, 16 mixed, 16 to avoid
Best seats
- Rows 8 and 10–12, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (United Economy): united Economy Plus: about 34" of pitch, against 30" in Economy
- Row 21, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (United Economy): exit row with extra legroom
Seats to avoid
- Row 4, seats A, B, E and F (United First): united lists 4 inches of recline at row 4.
- Row 15, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (United Economy): united lists zero recline at rows 15, 20 and 38.
- Row 38, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (United Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing