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Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V36 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) vs El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737-800 (737-800, Sun d'Or all-Economy, 189 seats)

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V36 domestic, 20 Class J · 145 Economy) has 165 seats and El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737-800 (737-800, Sun d'Or all-Economy, 189 seats) has 189. 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
El Al Israel Airlines · 737-800, Sun d'Or all-Economy, 189 seatsEconomy Class
18921–613-3Recliner

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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El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737-800 (737-800, Sun d'Or all-Economy, 189 seats)

189 seats: 9 good, 9 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 21, seats A, B and C (Economy Class): extra Space seat in a bulkhead row: the most legroom in Economy, per El Al, though bags go overhead for takeoff and landing.
  • Row 45, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): exit row on El Al's map and sold as an Extra Space seat: the most legroom in Economy. You must be 15 or over and able to help in an emergency.

Seats to avoid

  • Row 34, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): marked limited recline on El Al's map, in the row just ahead of an exit row.
  • Row 61, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.

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