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Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Business · 168 Economy) vs Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (10 Business · 144 Economy)

Hainan Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (8 Business · 168 Economy) has 176 seats and Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (10 Business · 144 Economy) has 154.

Cabins side by side

Cabin	Seats	Rows	Layout	Seat
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
Singapore Airlines · 10 Business · 144 EconomyBusiness Class	10	11–14	3-3	Lie-flat bed
Singapore Airlines · 10 Business · 144 EconomyEconomy Class	144	41–64	3-3	Standard seat

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

Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (10 Business · 144 Economy)

154 seats: 9 good, 15 mixed, 15 to avoid

Best seats

Row 11, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat, sharing a console with 11C.
Row 12, seat B (Business Class): business seat with a console on each side and no direct neighbour.
Row 12, seat J (Business Class): consoles on both sides, no neighbour
Row 49, seat A (Economy Class): extra Legroom window seat directly behind the second exit.

Seats to avoid

Row 44, seat A (Economy Class): window seat the airline marks as windowless.
Row 45, seats A and K (Economy Class): no window at this window seat
Row 47, seat A (Economy Class): window seat in a row the airline marks as non-reclining, just in front of the exit.
Row 47, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): marked non-reclining row