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China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 153 Economy) vs United Airlines Boeing 737-800 (Version 3, 166 seats)

China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 153 Economy) has 161 seats and United Airlines Boeing 737-800 (Version 3, 166 seats) has 166. Only the second has First. Only the first has Business. Economy legroom is more generous on the first (31 vs 30 inches of pitch).

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthRecline
China Airlines · 8 Business · 153 EconomyBusiness Class
81–22-2Recliner40 in——
China Airlines · 8 Business · 153 EconomyEconomy Class
1536–323-3Standard seat31 in——
United Airlines · Version 3, 166 seatsUnited First
161–42-2Recliner37 in20.7 in4 in
United Airlines · Version 3, 166 seatsUnited Economy
1507–383-3Recliner30 in17.3 in2 in

China Airlines Boeing 737-800 (8 Business · 153 Economy)

161 seats: 14 good, 8 mixed, 3 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
  • Row 6, seat A (Economy Class): extra Comfort Seat at the front of Economy.
  • Row 16, seat A (Economy Class): extra Comfort Seat in the first overwing exit row.
  • Row 16, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

  • Row 32, seat A (Economy Class): extra last row on the left, in front of the rear lavatory.
  • Row 32, seats B and C (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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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

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