Skip to content

Seats Frog guide

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats) vs WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Layout 1, 174 seats)

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats) has 160 seats and WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Layout 1, 174 seats) has 174.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthReclinePowerWi-Fi
Ethiopian Airlines · 160 seatsCloud Nine
161–42-2——————
Ethiopian Airlines · 160 seatsEconomy
14411–343-3Recliner—————
WestJet · Layout 1, 174 seatsPremium
121–32-2Recliner38 in21.3 in5 inEvery seatYes
WestJet · Layout 1, 174 seatsExtended Comfort
244–73-3Recliner35 in17.3 in3 inEvery seatYes
WestJet · Layout 1, 174 seatsEconomy
1388–303-3Recliner30 in17.3 in2 inEvery seatYes

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (160 seats)

160 seats: 8 good, 10 mixed, 13 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 3, seat A (Cloud Nine): cloud Nine window seat in the middle of the small cabin, away from the galleys.
  • Row 11, seat A (Economy): first Economy row, behind a wall, so nobody reclines into you.
  • Row 17, seat A (Economy): exit row beside the overwing exits, drawn with extra space in front.
  • Row 17, seats B, C, J and K (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

  • Row 4, seat L (Cloud Nine): next to a galley, with light and noise during service
  • Row 16, seats A, B, C, J and K (Economy): in front of the overwing exit row, so recline is likely limited
  • Row 16, seat L (Economy): in front of the exit row, so recline is likely limited.
  • Row 34, seats A and L (Economy): last row, against the rear toilets.

Full seat map

WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Layout 1, 174 seats)

174 seats: 18 good, 10 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 4, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Extended Comfort): front row of Extended Comfort: 36 in of pitch and 4 in of recline, the most in Extended Comfort (row 7 has 34 in and 2 in).
  • Rows 13–14, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): exit row on WestJet's list (overwing): 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 12, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): westJet says seats in row 12 do not recline, as it sits in front of an exit row.
  • Row 30, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): westJet says seats in row 30 do not recline, and it backs onto the rear lavatories.

Full seat map