Originally Posted by
hhdl
I don't think the laws have anything to say about business class staffing, just (e.g. to use the US example) 1 per 50 seats. Union agreements might govern J staffing.
Indeed. As far as legal requirements are concerned, putting more J seats and fewer Y seats would tend on the whole towards decreasing the number of FAs rather than increasing it, as the overall number of pax in the aircraft will be lower rather than higher.