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Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) vs El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737-800 (737-800, 166 seats)

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) has 144 seats and El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737-800 (737-800, 166 seats) has 166.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitch
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyBusiness Class
121–32-2Recliner—
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyEconomy Class
13215–583-3Standard seat—
El Al Israel Airlines · 737-800, 166 seatsBusiness Class
161–42-2Recliner42 in
El Al Israel Airlines · 737-800, 166 seatsEconomy Class
15021–513-3Recliner—

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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El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 737-800 (737-800, 166 seats)

166 seats: 18 good, 10 mixed, 12 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 21, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (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 22, seats A, B, C, H, J and K (Economy Class): eL AL Space seat, marked on the map: more legroom than standard Economy, per El Al.
  • Row 35, 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 27, 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 51, 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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