Originally Posted by
yoyoel
The equipment might also be a factor here. I was chatting with a FA on a flight from JFK-LHR who said that they've started referring to the 77Ws internally as "The Beast" because of the huge number of J seats (relative to the number of FAs). Whether or not there's a need to rush meal service logistically (for example), there's a perception that the planes are too big to effectively run with the assigned crew. Could account for some of the surliness.
I fully agree...not only J,the 10 across seating in Y along with extremely tight and therefore restrictive aisles, make 'serving' the PAX seated in Y even more problematic....
Is it the UNIONS fault as proclaimed by some repeatedly on this thread, or is
It MANAGEMENT that decided to forgo all civil notions of travel propriety in favor of the almighty 'load factors' to the detriment of the FA's as well as the PAX....
Early retirement should be considered by some in MANAGEMENT. As well...