Seats Frog guide

Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Business · 168 Economy) vs Korean Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Prestige · 138 Economy)

Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Business · 168 Economy) has 176 seats and Korean Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Prestige · 138 Economy) has 146.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat	Pitch	Width
Hainan Airlines · 8 Business · 168 EconomyBusiness Class	8	11–12	2-2	Recliner	—	—
Hainan Airlines · 8 Business · 168 EconomyEconomy Class	168	31–58	3-3	Standard seat	—	—
Korean Air · 8 Prestige · 138 EconomyPrestige Class	8	7–8	2-2	Recliner	52 in	21 in
Korean Air · 8 Prestige · 138 EconomyEconomy Class	138	28–50	3-3	Standard seat	—	17.8 in

Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Business · 168 Economy)

176 seats: 13 good, 9 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
Row 41, seat A (Economy Class): first overwing exit row.
Row 41, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom
Row 42, seats A, B, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

Row 58, seat A (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear lavatories.
Row 58, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

Korean Air Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Prestige · 138 Economy)

146 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, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): marked Economy front-zone preferred seat

Seats to avoid

Row 50, seat A (Economy Class): last row, in front of the rear lavatory.
Row 50, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing