Originally Posted by
BKft
Anyone flew the Austrian (Braathens) ATR-72? This is the last flight in one of my upcoming NAM-EU itineraries in J and I just got an email that 3 of us were moved from first rows to the last rows. I see empty seats near us, so is this "back seating" the usual way for J pax in these planes? Also, the screenshot has a 20th row, while all the schematics on the Braathens web site show there is 19 rows on their planes.

The re-seating IME happens when flights are lightly booked to improve the plane‘s trim.