Flew on G-DBCC yesterday. It's 20 years old, which I accept is quite old, but the interior really does leave a lot of be desired. I don't mind the older seats in general terms as they are well padded and quite comfortable, although the state of the cabin is poor.

I counted five seats that were INOP and covered in a white "NOT TO BE USED" cover. More than a few of the available seats were in a pretty terrible condition and my own seat was not as secure as one would expect, with some unexpected recline when weight was applied to the backrest.

I know the plan was to whittle down the A319 numbers substantially, presumably with these ones intended to be scrapped, hence perhaps not addressing the interior condition. Has that changed now? If they are being kept on, here's hoping they are amongst the first refurbs with the new seats.