Guide·All Airlines
Trap Row Seats to Avoid
Some economy seats come with all the penalties: no recline, galley noise, and lavatory traffic, but none of the benefits nearby premium seats get. We identified 1003 of them across the airlines we cover.
Last updated: March 2026
The quick answer
PRE-EXIT ROWS
250
seats with no recline and no extra legroom — right in front of exit rows
CABIN BOUNDARY
503
first Economy row behind premium cabin — the seat ahead reclines into your space
LAST ROWS
250
no recline + lavatory noise + last to deplane
What makes a seat a "trap"
A trap row is any seat that has a penalty — no recline, reduced legroom, extra noise, blocked storage — but gets none of the compensating benefits that nearby premium seats get. Exit rows trade recline for legroom. Trap rows just give you the downsides.
1. Pre-exit rows
The row directly in front of an exit row. FAA rules require these seats to stay upright so the exit path stays clear. You get no recline and no extra legroom. Just standard 30–31" legroom with a fixed seatback.
2. Cabin-boundary rows
The first row of standard Economy behind a premium cabin like Economy Plus, Comfort+, or Main Cabin Extra. The passenger in the premium seat ahead paid for 3–4" of extra recline, and it comes out of your space. Your real legroom ends up smaller than the legroom number suggests.
3. Last rows
The final row of the aircraft. The seatback usually can't recline because there's a wall or galley directly behind it. You're next to lavatories and galleys (noise, odors, foot traffic), and you're last to deplane. On most aircraft, these are the lowest-scoring seats we rate.
Pre-exit rows, by airline
These rows show up on almost every narrowbody aircraft. They have standard legroom, zero recline, and sometimes missing windows. The row right behind you (the exit row) has 34–38" of legroom. You have 30–31".
Alaska Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 9Standard
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless3.7
Boeing 737-900ERStandard
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
American Airlines
Airbus A319Standard
Seat map →Row 13A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
Airbus A320Standard
Seat map →Row 9A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
Airbus A321-200Standard
Seat map →Row 10A, B, C, D, E — 34" legroom, no recline · some windowless3.2
Row 23D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · some windowless2.7
Airbus A321neoStandard
Seat map →Row 16A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
Row 26A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · some windowless3
Boeing 737 MAX 8Standard
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
Boeing 777-200ERStandard
Seat map →Row 24C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless3
Boeing 777-300ERFlagship
Seat map →Row 30A, B, K, L — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless3.5
Boeing 777-300ERFlagship Suite (Olympus)
Seat map →Row 31A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless2.9
Row 34A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless2.9
Boeing 787-9Flagship Suite
Seat map →Row 22A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless1.4
Delta Air Lines
Airbus A220-300Standard
Seat map →Row 16A, B, C, D, E — 33" legroom, no recline · some windowless5.2
Airbus A321-200Standard
Seat map →Row 12A, B, C, D, E, F — 34" legroom, no recline · some windowless3.3
Row 25D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless2.3
Airbus A321neoStandard
Seat map →Row 18A, B, C, D, E, F — 34" legroom, no recline · some windowless4.7
Airbus A350-900High-J International
Seat map →Row 36A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J — 32" legroom, no recline · some windowless1.8
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 16A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless2.7
Boeing 737-900ERStandard
Seat map →Row 18D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless3.3
Boeing 767-300ER76K
Seat map →Row 32A, B, C, D, E, F, G — 34" legroom, no recline · some windowless4.1
Frontier Airlines
Airbus A320neoStandard
Seat map →Row 11A, B, C, D, E, F — 28" legroom, no recline · some windowless4.7
JetBlue Airways
Airbus A220-300Standard
Seat map →Row 11A, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom, no recline · some windowless4.2
Airbus A320-200Restyled
Seat map →Row 9A, F — 32" legroom, no recline3
Airbus A321-200Classic
Seat map →Row 17A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom, no recline · some windowless3.7
Airbus A321neoMint
Seat map →Row 12A, B, C, D, E, F — 35" legroom, no recline · some windowless4.7
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8Heart
Seat map →Row 13A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
Boeing 737 MAX 8Elevate
Seat map →Row 13A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
Boeing 737-700Standard
Seat map →Row 14B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless3.6
Boeing 737-800Heart
Seat map →Row 13A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless3.7
Boeing 737-800Elevate
Seat map →Row 13A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
Spirit Airlines
Airbus A320neoStandard
Seat map →Row 10A, B, C, D, E, F — 28" legroom, no recline · some windowless5
United Airlines
Airbus A321neoSignature Interior
Seat map →Row 16A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · some windowless4
Boeing 737 MAX 8Signature Interior
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 34" legroom, no recline · some windowless5
Boeing 737 MAX 9Signature Interior
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless3.7
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · some windowless2.7
Boeing 737-900ERVersion 2
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless2.7
Boeing 757-20075S (Slimline)
Seat map →Row 4A, B, E, F — 76" legroom, no recline · some windowless6.8
Row 12A, B, C, D, E, F — 34" legroom, no recline · some windowless5
Boeing 787-10Standard
Seat map →Row 40A, B, C, J, K, L — 31" legroom, no recline · some windowless2.7
Boeing 787-8Standard
Seat map →Row 7A, D, F, L — 78" legroom, no recline · some windowless6.5
Cabin-boundary rows
These are the first row of standard Economy directly behind a premium economy cabin. The person ahead paid for extra recline, usually 3–4", and that recline eats into your already-standard legroom. Airlines rarely point this out.
Alaska Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 9Standard
Seat map →Row 11A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (35" legroom)4.3
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 11A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (35" legroom)4.5
Boeing 737-900ERStandard
Seat map →Row 11A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (34.5" legroom)4.8
Boeing 787-9International Business Class
Seat map →Row 20E — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (35" legroom)4
Row 21E — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (35" legroom)4
Row 22E — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (35" legroom)4
Row 23E — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (35" legroom)4
Row 24E — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (35" legroom)4
Row 25E — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (35" legroom)4
Row 26B, D, E, F, H — 31" legroom · Premium Class ahead (35" legroom)4.4
Row 27B, D, E, F, H — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)3
Row 28B, D, E, F, H — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)3
Row 29B — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)2
Row 34B, D, E, F, H — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)
Row 35B, D, E, F, H — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)3
Row 36B, D, E, F, H — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4.4
Row 37A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4.9
American Airlines
Airbus A319Standard
Seat map →Row 13A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Preferred ahead (30" legroom)4
Row 18A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Preferred ahead (30" legroom)5
Airbus A320Standard
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)5
Airbus A321-200Standard
Seat map →Row 13A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)5
Row 25A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)4.7
Airbus A321neoStandard
Seat map →Row 12A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (33" legroom)5
Row 19A, B, C — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (33" legroom)4
Row 20A, B, C — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (33" legroom)4
Row 21A, B, C — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (33" legroom)4
Row 22A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (33" legroom)4
Airbus A321XLRFlagship Suite
Seat map →Row 16A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (36" legroom)6
Boeing 737 MAX 8Standard
Seat map →Row 10A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (33" legroom)5
Row 18A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (38" legroom)5
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 10A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)4.7
Row 18A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)5.7
Boeing 777-200ERStandard
Seat map →Row 21B, E, G, K — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4.5
Row 22B, E, G, K — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4.5
Row 23B, E, G, K — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)3.5
Row 24B, E, G, K — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)2.8
Row 30A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)5
Boeing 777-300ERFlagship
Seat map →Row 33A, B, C, J, K, L — 32" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (35" legroom)6
Row 34A, B, C, J, K, L — 32" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)5
Row 35A, B, C, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)5
Row 36A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)4.8
Boeing 777-300ERFlagship Suite (Olympus)
Seat map →Row 27D, E, H — 31" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)4.7
Row 28D, E, H — 31" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)4.7
Row 29A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (34" legroom)3.9
Boeing 787-9Flagship Suite
Seat map →Row 24A, B, C, D, E, H, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Main Cabin Extra ahead (38" legroom)3.9
Delta Air Lines
Airbus A220-300Standard
Seat map →Row 19A, B, C, D, E — 31" legroom · Comfort+ ahead (33" legroom)5.8
Airbus A321-200Standard
Seat map →Row 16A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Comfort+ ahead (32" legroom)5
Airbus A321neoStandard
Seat map →Row 21A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Comfort+ ahead (38" legroom)5
Airbus A321neoPremium Heavy (pre-revenue)
Seat map →Row 22D, E, F — 31" legroom · Comfort+ ahead (34" legroom)6
Airbus A330-200Standard (Zodiac Cirrus D1)
Seat map →Row 33A, B, C, D, F, G, H, J — 32" legroom · Comfort+ ahead (34" legroom)5
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 16A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Comfort+ ahead (34" legroom)2.7
Boeing 737-900ERStandard
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Comfort+ ahead (34" legroom)4.5
Boeing 757-20075D
Seat map →Row 22A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Comfort+ ahead (34" legroom)3.8
Boeing 767-400ERStandard
Seat map →Row 34A, B, C, D, E, F, G — 31" legroom · Comfort+ ahead (34" legroom)6
Hawaiian Airlines
Airbus A330-200Standard
Seat map →Row 18C, D, E, G — 31" legroom · Extra Comfort ahead (36" legroom)4.5
Row 19C, D, E, G — 31" legroom · Extra Comfort ahead (36" legroom)4.5
Row 20C, D, E, G — 31" legroom · Extra Comfort ahead (36" legroom)4.5
Row 21C, D, E, G — 31" legroom · Extra Comfort ahead (36" legroom)4.5
Row 22A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J — 31" legroom · Extra Comfort ahead (36" legroom)4.8
Row 36A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J — 31" legroom · Extra Comfort ahead (36" legroom)4.8
JetBlue Airways
Airbus A220-300Standard
Seat map →Row 5A, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Even More Space ahead (35" legroom)
Row 11A, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Preferred ahead (32" legroom)4.2
Row 14A, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Even More Space ahead (35" legroom)6.2
Airbus A320-200Restyled
Seat map →Row 6A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Even More Space ahead (35" legroom)4.7
Row 12A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Even More Space ahead (38" legroom)4.7
Airbus A321-200Classic
Seat map →Row 6A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Even More Space ahead (35" legroom)4.7
Row 11A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Even More Space ahead (36" legroom)4.7
Row 24A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Even More Space ahead (35" legroom)2.3
Airbus A321neoMint
Seat map →Row 16A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom · Even More Space ahead (35" legroom)5
United Airlines
Airbus A321neoSignature Interior
Seat map →Row 12A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · United Economy Plus ahead (33" legroom)5
Row 23A, B, C — 30" legroom · United Economy Plus ahead (33" legroom)5
Row 24A, B, C — 30" legroom · United Economy Plus ahead (33" legroom)5
Row 25A, B, C — 30" legroom · United Economy Plus ahead (33" legroom)5
Row 26A, B, C — 30" legroom · United Economy Plus ahead (33" legroom)5
Row 27A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · United Economy Plus ahead (33" legroom)6
Boeing 737 MAX 8Signature Interior
Seat map →Row 22A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · United Economy Plus ahead (38" legroom)6
Boeing 737 MAX 9Signature Interior
Seat map →Row 14A, B, C — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (33.5" legroom)4.7
Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (33.5" legroom)3.7
Row 22A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (39" legroom)5
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 15A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)2.7
Row 22A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)3.7
Boeing 737-900ERVersion 2
Seat map →Row 12D, E, F — 30" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)4.7
Row 14A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)4.7
Boeing 757-20075S (Slimline)
Seat map →Row 28B, E — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4
Row 29B, E — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4
Row 30B, E — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4
Row 31B, E — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4
Row 32A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)5
Boeing 777-300ERPolaris
Seat map →Row 34D, E, F, G — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)4
Row 35D, E, F, G — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)4
Row 36A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)4.2
Row 46A, B, C, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)4
Row 47A, B, C, D, E, F, G, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)4
Boeing 787-10Standard
Seat map →Row 35A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)5.3
Row 45A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Economy Plus ahead (34" legroom)5.3
Boeing 787-9Elevated Interior: Polaris Studio + Suites
Seat map →Row 38B, E, K — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4
Row 39A, B, C, D, E, F, J, K, L — 31" legroom · Preferred ahead (31" legroom)4.9
Last rows
The final row of the aircraft usually has no recline, or barely any. There's a wall or galley structure behind it. Add in lavatory proximity, galley noise, and being last off the plane, and these are usually the lowest-rated seats on the aircraft.
Alaska Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 9Standard
Seat map →Row 34D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 33D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
Boeing 737-900ERStandard
Seat map →Row 34D, E, F — 30.5" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
Boeing 787-9International Business Class
Seat map →Row 48D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
American Airlines
Airbus A319Standard
Seat map →Row 27A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Airbus A320Standard
Seat map →Row 26A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Airbus A321-200Standard
Seat map →Row 36A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Airbus A321neoStandard
Seat map →Row 36A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, 2" recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Airbus A321XLRFlagship Suite
Seat map →Row 34B, D, E, F — 32" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley2
Boeing 737 MAX 8Standard
Seat map →Row 33A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 33A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
Boeing 777-200ERStandard
Seat map →Row 40D, E, G, H — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 777-300ERFlagship
Seat map →Row 44D, E, G, H — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 777-300ERFlagship Suite (Olympus)
Seat map →Row 44D, E, H — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 787-9Flagship Suite
Seat map →Row 38A, C, D, E, H, J, L — 31" legroom, 2" recline · near lavatory · near galley1.3
Delta Air Lines
Airbus A220-300Standard
Seat map →Row 33A, B, C, D, E — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Airbus A321-200Standard
Seat map →Row 39A, B, C — 31" legroom, 1" recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
Airbus A321neoStandard
Seat map →Row 39A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Airbus A321neoPremium Heavy (pre-revenue)
Seat map →Row 33A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
Airbus A330-200Standard (Zodiac Cirrus D1)
Seat map →Row 51A, B, H, J — 31" legroom, no recline · near galley
Airbus A330-900neoDelta One Suites
Seat map →Row 58C, D, G — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Airbus A350-900High-J International
Seat map →Row 51A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J — 32" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Airbus A350-9004-Class International
Seat map →Row 55D, E, F — 32" legroom, 2" recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 33A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Boeing 737-900ERStandard
Seat map →Row 37D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
Boeing 757-20075D
Seat map →Row 45A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Boeing 767-300ER76K
Seat map →Row 55C, D, E — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 767-400ERStandard
Seat map →Row 57C, D, E — 31" legroom, 1" recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Frontier Airlines
Airbus A320neoStandard
Seat map →Row 31A, B, C, D, E, F — 28" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley2.7
Hawaiian Airlines
Airbus A330-200Standard
Seat map →Row 47A, B, H, J — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley2
JetBlue Airways
Airbus A220-300Standard
Seat map →Row 28A, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom, no recline
Airbus A320-200Restyled
Seat map →Row 27A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Airbus A321-200Classic
Seat map →Row 34A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
Airbus A321neoMint
Seat map →Row 32A, B, C, D, E, F — 32" legroom, 3" recline · near lavatory · near galley1.3
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8Heart
Seat map →Row 30A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, 1" recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 737 MAX 8Elevate
Seat map →Row 30B, C, D, E — 31" legroom, 1" recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 737-700Standard
Seat map →Row 27A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory
Boeing 737-800Heart
Seat map →Row 30A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 737-800Elevate
Seat map →Row 30B, C, D, E — 31" legroom, 1" recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Spirit Airlines
Airbus A320neoStandard
Seat map →Row 31A, B, C, D, E, F — 28" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley
United Airlines
Airbus A321neoSignature Interior
Seat map →Row 42A, B, C — 30" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 737 MAX 8Signature Interior
Seat map →Row 38A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 737 MAX 9Signature Interior
Seat map →Row 39A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
Boeing 737-800Standard
Seat map →Row 38A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
Boeing 737-900ERVersion 2
Seat map →Row 39A, B, C, D, E, F — 30" legroom, 1" recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
Boeing 757-20075S (Slimline)
Seat map →Row 41A, B, C, D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 767-300ERHigh-J Polaris
Seat map →Row 44A, B, D, E, F, K, L — 31" legroom, 2" recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 767-300ERPolaris
Seat map →Row 51K, L — 31" legroom, 2" recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 777-300ERPolaris
Seat map →Row 58D, E, F, G — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1.5
Boeing 787-10Standard
Seat map →Row 60D, E, F — 31" legroom, 1" recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 787-8Standard
Seat map →Row 53D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1
Boeing 787-9Elevated Interior: Polaris Studio + Suites
Seat map →Row 44D, E, F — 31" legroom, no recline · near lavatory · near galley1.7
How to spot a trap row
Row before exit?If the row behind you is an exit row, your seat won't recline. You get standard legroom with a fixed seatback. Skip it. Either choose the exit row itself or move a few rows forward.
First Economy row?Check what's in front of you. If the previous row is Economy Plus, Comfort+, or similar, the passenger ahead has extra recline and will use it. Your real legroom shrinks by 2–4". Book a few rows back instead.
Last row?If there's no row behind you, you probably can't recline. Add the lavatory line forming near your seat and the galley cart prep noise. These seats often score 1–2 on most aircraft we rate.
Quick check:Open the seat map on RowHint. Any seat scored 3 or below with a red or gray color code is usually a trap row. The short note will tell you exactly why.
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Every seat on every aircraft we cover is rated 1–10 with specific notes on legroom, recline, windows, and more. Trap rows are marked in red.
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