I was on a new A319 from MSP-BZN that was payload optimized a couple of months ago. No cabin baggage could be checked, it all had to fit in the cabin. Weird given the relatively short distance.
Do the few added seats to the new A319/A320 configuration make this more commonplace?
Take one row out of Y with 6 seats and replace with one row of F with 4 seats -
net loss of two seats - results in less weight by two pax with baggage and
the weight of the seats.
This does not compute or answer the problem.
NOW if all the Y rows are scrunched up to add that one more row of F then
there is a net gain of 4 seats with the pax baggage and weight of 4 seats -
probably adding 1200 pounds potential to the weight of the aircraft.
MSP-BZN non-stop is about the same distance and flight time as MSP-SLC.
Not short and not long like a flight to LAX.
Puzzling:
"No cabin baggage could be checked, it all had to fit in the cabin."
Please explain this or did you mean something else like did all the luggage
have to ride in the passenger cabin - none could be carried in the CARGO
HOLD because of some quirky maintenance issue ???