Originally Posted by
Prospero
Sure, an optimist’s point of view is BA may follow the Lufty group, and retain two cabin crew. Setting aside the reduction in seat pitch, from 33” to 30.6”, the E90 is optimised for 27 rows as each row gets a window and no rows have the misfortune of a misaligned window - North American frequent flyers will appreciate this instantly
I’m not sure that works though? IIRC the CAA’s approach is that if the seat is physically there, you need the crew to cover it. EasyJet had to physically remove seats to get away with sending its 319s out with 3 crew.