Originally Posted by
SCEflyer
Today’s AA 1740 is operating with an A321, which has more than 150 seats, and accordingly requires a fourth FA. I obviously can’t speak for the day that the OP traveled, but I find it hard to believe that AA would violate the FAA mandate of one FA for every 50 seats, or fraction thereof.
There is a zero percent chance that the flight went out with less than the required number of FAs.