Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 169 seats) vs Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (175 seats, all Economy)

Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8, 169 seats)

169 seats: 12 good, 10 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

• Rows 19–20, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): exit row on Air Canada's table: extra legroom. You must be willing and able to help in an emergency, and bags go overhead for take-off and landing.

Seats to avoid

• Row 18, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): directly in front of an overwing exit row, so recline is likely limited or blocked.
• Row 36, seats D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
• Row 37, seats A, B and C (Economy Class): last row of Economy Class, with lavatories or a galley behind it: recline is likely limited and there is traffic and noise.

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Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (175 seats, all Economy)

175 seats: 43 good, 3 mixed, 0 to avoid

Best seats

• Rows 2–5 and 16, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): southwest-designated Extra Legroom seat. The additional seat pitch varies by aircraft; the airline’s five-inch figure specifically applies to the 737-700.
• Row 6, seats A, B and C (Economy): southwest-designated Extra Legroom seat. The additional seat pitch varies by aircraft; the airline’s five-inch figure specifically applies to the 737-700.
• Row 14, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): exit row with extra legroom
• Row 15, seats B, C, D and E (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

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