The China Southern Boeing 737 MAX 8 seats 178 passengers across 2 cabins. Every row below is rated on legroom, position and distance from the galleys and lavatories.
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No standout or problem seats in this cabin.
Avoid 31B, 31H, 31J and 31K (no underseat storage), 32A, 32B, 32J and 32K (near bassinet position), 39A and 39K (no window at this seat position), 41A, 41B, 41J and 41K (seat may not fully recline), row 57 (near lavatory) and row 58 and row 59 (immediately adjacent to lavatory).
The China Southern Boeing 737 MAX 8 carries 178 passengers across Business + Economy. Seats are 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 31C, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42H, 42J. Another 8 seats are rated best or good. Look for exit rows 42, 43 and 18 extra-legroom seats for the most room.
Seats rated avoid on this map are 31B, 31H, 31J, 31K, 32A, 32B. Another 26 seats are rated avoid. These are usually the back rows near the galley and lavatories, or middle seats with no window or aisle.
The MAX 8 has newer, quieter and thriftier engines, but the cabin plan runs much like the 737-800, a two-by-two Business up front and six-abreast Economy behind. The same seat logic applies, so target the over-wing rows and the front of Economy.
Legroom is best in the over-wing exit rows, which the map marks. Toward the front of Economy a window or aisle gives you quiet and a quick exit, with the rear rows hard by the galley and lavatories.
No. On this single-aisle MAX 8 the front rows are a two-by-two recliner that tilts back without going flat. What sets it apart from Economy is the width and the missing middle, which is enough for the domestic and regional flying the jet does.
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