Originally Posted by
mkgrip
Not that I would really care, but I don't think anybody is requiring AY to remove the baby-compatible seat belts from row 1, so they could still use it if the rear cabin is not used (or if we are talking about a plane without the rear cabin.
That would actually give AY _more_ flexibility in the cabin use, the could use the rear cabin for C or "premium Y as needed (as they do now) but in the rare occurrence that they have more families in C, they could use both rows for infants.
With that I agree, yes.
It would be nice to know how many such J flights there are where both cabins are used for J and they have infants on board...and also, if row one would still have infant seats every knowledgeable pax with babies would want to be seated there anyway...
Anyway, people who want ultimate privacy can always fly private. With all commercial airlines you always have some risk, even in those so called sanctuaries like CX/SQ/EK First.