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Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V36 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) vs Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy)

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V36 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) has 165 seats and Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) has 144. Only the second has Business. Only the first has Premium Economy.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeat
Japan Airlines · V36 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 EconomyClass J
201–42-3Recliner
Japan Airlines · V36 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 EconomyEconomy Class
1457–313-3Standard seat
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyBusiness Class
121–32-2Recliner
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyEconomy Class
13215–583-3Standard seat

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V36 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy)

165 seats: 7 good, 14 mixed, 16 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Class J): front-row Class J window seat.
  • Row 15, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row window seat that reclines.
  • Row 15, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): emergency exit row

Seats to avoid

  • Row 10, seat A (Economy Class): economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.
  • Row 13, seats A, B, H, J and K (Economy Class): does not recline
  • Row 13, seat C (Economy Class): row in front of the exits, which JAL lists as non-reclining.
  • Row 14, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row seat that JAL lists as non-reclining.

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Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy)

144 seats: 7 good, 14 mixed, 8 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Business Class): front-row Business window seat.
  • Row 45, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row window seat with reclining back.
  • Row 45, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): emergency exit row

Seats to avoid

  • Row 18, seat A (Economy Class): economy window seat that JAL lists as having no window.
  • Row 22, seat A (Economy Class): exit-row seat that JAL lists as non-reclining.
  • Row 58, seat A (Economy Class): last row, beside the rear lavatories.
  • Row 58, seats B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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