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Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) vs Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 156 Economy)

Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 (V40, 12 Business · 132 Economy) has 144 seats and Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 156 Economy) has 168.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchRecline
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyBusiness Class
121–32-2Recliner——
Japan Airlines · V40, 12 Business · 132 EconomyEconomy Class
13215–583-3Standard seat——
Qantas 737 Business Class seats
Qantas Airways · 12 Business · 156 EconomyBusinessPhoto: Qantas Airways
121–32-2Recliner——
Qantas Airways · 12 Business · 156 EconomyEconomy
1564–293-3Standard seat30 in5 in

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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Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 156 Economy)

168 seats: 44 good, 8 mixed, 6 to avoid

Best seats

  • Row 1, seat A (Business): front-row Business seat.
  • Row 4, seat A (Economy): economy Plus Front row behind Business.
  • Rows 5–9, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (Economy): economy Plus
  • Row 12, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

  • Row 29, seat A (Economy): last row, in front of the rear lavatories.
  • Row 29, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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