Originally Posted by
FlightNurse
There has to be 1 FA for each exit. Also in your text, doesn't make sense, if the load to the EU was light, but the load back to the US was full, where would DL get the extra FA, since they do not have bases in Europe? The planes get staffed the same going and coming back.
There has to be 1 flight attendant for every 50 passengers. The only time a flight attendant is required at an exit is if the slide requires manual activation. Delta has no aircraft in their fleet that require manual slide activation. The A330 can legally be dispatched with 6 flight attendants. Most of Delta’s smaller narrow bodies are dispatched with 3 flight attendants.
The extra flight attendants would be added based on the highest load leg. If the aircraft booked up after that on the return they would simply go short but the flight attendants would get min staffing pay for the flight.