The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 seats 158 passengers across 2 cabins. Every row below is rated on legroom, location and distance from galleys and lavatories.
Verified by John McKeanLast verified 6 July 2026Single source
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Avoid 36A, 36B, 36K, 36L (Seat may not fully recline — exit row behind requires clear path); 51A, 51B, 51K, 51L (Near lavatory (behind) — some queuing traffic and noise); 52A, 52B, 52C, 52J, 52K, 52L, 53A, 53B, 53C, 53J, 53K, 53L (Immediately adjacent to lavatory (behind) — expect noise, odors, and queuing traffic)
The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 carries 158 passengers across Business + Economy. Power is available on this aircraft. Every seat is rated below, so you can see which have the legroom, the window alignment and the quiet — and which sit next to a galley or lavatory.
The seats rated best on this map are 6C, 7A, 7L, 8A, 8L, 9A. Another 32 seats are rated best or good. Look for exit rows 37, 38 and 6 extra-legroom seats for the most room.
Seats rated avoid on this map are 36A, 36B, 36K, 36L, 51A, 51B. Another 14 seats are rated avoid. These are usually the back rows near the galley and lavatories, or middle seats with no window or aisle.
This one carries a larger Business cabin, so there are more premium rows up front and the Economy cabin is shifted further aft. The seat styles match, a two-by-two Business and six-abreast Economy; the difference is where the split between them sits. The published map is the guide to the exact layout.
The thinking is the same, but Economy starts further back on this airframe, so the over-wing exit rows and the forward Economy rows sit a little aft of where they would on the standard 737-800. A window or aisle still avoids the middle of the block, and the map flags the exact numbers.
No. The larger cabin just adds rows of the same seat: a two-by-two recliner, wider than Economy with the middle empty and a lounge on the ground. It reclines but stays short of flat, which suits the short domestic and regional sectors this jet flies.
China Eastern fits some of its 737-800s with a larger Business cabin for routes with stronger premium demand, which shifts Economy aft. It is one of several 737-800 configurations in the fleet, so the published map is the way to confirm which one you are booked on.
20Business138Economy158Total
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