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Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) vs KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 (176 seats)

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) has 144 seats and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 (176 seats) has 176.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchPower
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyBusiness Class
121–32-2Recliner——
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyEconomy Class
13215–583-3Standard seat——
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 176 seatsEurope Business Class
201–53-3Recliner33.1 inEvery seat
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 176 seatsEconomy Comfort
66–63-3Recliner33.1 inEvery seat
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines · 176 seatsEconomy Class
1507–323-3Recliner29.9 inEvery seat

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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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 (176 seats)

176 seats: 8 good, 21 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 2, seat A (Europe Business Class): europe Business window with the middle seat blocked, away from the front galley.
  • Row 6, seat A (Economy Comfort): the single Economy Comfort row, right behind Business.
  • Row 16, seat A (Economy Class): second overwing exit row: extra legroom and the seat can recline.
  • Row 16, seats B, C, D and E (Economy Class): kLM's seat map labels this an exit row seat: you must be able to help in an emergency

Seats to avoid

  • Row 14, seats A, B, C, E and F (Economy Class): in front of an exit row, so recline is likely limited
  • Row 14, seat D (Economy Class): in front of the exit rows, so recline is likely limited.
  • Row 32, seat A (Economy Class): last row, against the rear lavatories: limited recline and a queue beside you.
  • Row 32, seats B, C, D and E (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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