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Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 144 Economy) vs United Airlines Boeing 737-800 (Version 3, 166 seats)

Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 144 Economy) has 156 seats and United Airlines Boeing 737-800 (Version 3, 166 seats) has 166. Only the second has First. Only the first has Business.

Cabins side by side

CabinSeatsRowsLayoutSeatPitchWidthRecline
Qantas 737 Business Class seats
Qantas Airways · 12 Business · 144 EconomyBusinessPhoto: Qantas Airways
121–32-2Recliner———
Qantas Airways · 12 Business · 144 EconomyEconomy
1444–273-3Standard seat30 in—5 in
United Airlines · Version 3, 166 seatsUnited First
161–42-2Recliner37 in20.7 in4 in
United Airlines · Version 3, 166 seatsUnited Economy
1507–383-3Recliner30 in17.3 in2 in

Qantas Airways Boeing 737-800 (12 Business · 144 Economy)

156 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 11, seats A, B, D, E and F (Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

  • Row 27, seat A (Economy): last row, in front of the rear galley and lavatories.
  • Row 27, seats B, C, D, E and F (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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United Airlines Boeing 737-800 (Version 3, 166 seats)

166 seats: 30 good, 16 mixed, 16 to avoid

Best seats

  • Rows 8 and 10–12, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (United Economy): united Economy Plus: about 34" of pitch, against 30" in Economy
  • Row 21, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (United Economy): exit row with extra legroom

Seats to avoid

  • Row 4, seats A, B, E and F (United First): united lists 4 inches of recline at row 4.
  • Row 15, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (United Economy): united lists zero recline at rows 15, 20 and 38.
  • Row 38, seats A, B, C, D, E and F (United Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing

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