Originally Posted by
cruisr
Dont mean to sound naive but if they can fly short 2 FAs and not be in violation of any FAA rules is the reason for those 2 FAs for service, not safety?
I just came back from BKK on a combo of TG F and LH F and it just stuns me that anybody at Willis Tower thinks that one would fly UA in GF unless they are made to.
Stuff like the OP stated is happening more and more. I have 1 RT to Europe in BF (got in on the 1400. P fare that was around for a few days) and had I not gotten that fare I would be on another airline.
As long as they have 1 flight attendant for a single seat and an additional flight attendant for each additional 50 seats (1-50 seat plane:1 flight attendant, 51-100:2 flight attendants, 101-150: 3 flight attendants...) then they are at what is required. Any less than this and no passengers can be on the aircraft. That is the FAA minimum staffing for safety (passenger count does not factor in. A plane with 300 seats and 1 passenger still needs 6 flight attendants to be at the required staffing.) An airline can set any staffing levels at or above this for their SOP levels.