The Qantas Boeing 737-800 seats 168 passengers across 2 cabins. Every row below is rated on legroom, location and distance from galleys and lavatories.
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Avoid 8A (No window at this seat position — wall only); 27A, 27B, 27C, 27D, 27E, 27F (Near lavatory (behind) — some queuing traffic…); 28A, 28B, 28C, 28D, 28E, 28F, 29A, 29B, 29C, 29D, 29E, 29F (Immediately adjacent to lavatory (behind)…)
The 737-800 with an enlarged Business cabin, deployed on premium trunk routes like Sydney–Melbourne and Sydney–Canberra where business demand runs higher. The trade-off is fewer Economy seats, which can mean dearer Economy fares; Business is a two-by-two, and Economy is the same product as the standard jet.
The bigger Business cabin means more upgrade availability — good news for Frequent Flyer members. The Economy exit rows are the legroom pick; the rows behind Business sit near the forward galley and lavatories; window seats on the coastal routes catch reliable water views.
The rear gets engine noise and galley activity, and the shorter cabin puts the back closer to the engines. Middle seats carry the same width squeeze as the standard jet.
Qantas updated the interiors and in some cases installed new in-flight entertainment screens and updated seat cushioning. The physical layout — two-two Business and three-three Economy — remains the same as the pre-refit version.
No — Business on the domestic 737-800 uses recliner seats in a two-two arrangement. The middle seat is absent, giving each passenger a generous amount of space, but these are not lie-flat beds.
Exit rows and the front bulkhead row of Economy typically offer the most legroom. Exit-row seats may not recline fully, and the bulkhead means no underseat bag storage on take-off and landing.
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