Originally Posted by
C17PSGR
Well ... aren't there some seats on the 738 in Y blocked so they don't have to go with an extra FA? It's planned to go with two empty seats IIRC.
Doesn't the FAA require that there be a certain number of F/As for the number of seats, regardless how many of this seats are filled? I recall reading that from an F/A on the UA forum.
Anecdotally, I have definitely been on multiple 738s where every seat was filled.