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Feb 10, 2015 | 9:02 pm

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pilotalan

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Originally Posted by sbm12

On US carriers the rule is based on seats the plane is fitted with, even if blocked from assignment.
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There is also a difference between seats blocked from assignment and blocked from sale.

Quote:

Originally Posted by theFirstDave

Have to disagree with you. Since we're talking about a regular commercial flight then it's the seating capacity, not actual passenger count that determine how many F/A's are required. See 14 CFR 121.391(a)

Only when an A/C is operating under Part 91 (CFR 91.533) then it would be based on the number of passengers.

Agreed. I think I misunderstood the OP and we were talking about seats physically blocked, not physically available and blocked from assignment.
And Dave is correct, part 121 regs are much more restrictive than part 141 or part 91.

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