FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - FAQ : Reason for flight delay or cancellation

Oct 26, 2025 | 4:30 am

#1647

Tafflyer

Join Date: May 2012

Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area

Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, A3*Gold, LH SEN, HH Gold, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat Amb

Posts: 5,597

Quote:

Originally Posted by flarmip

AIUI the legal minimum requirement for cabin crew is 1 per 50 installed seats - rather than passengers or usable seats. The blocked middle seats in CE are still certified for use even if only used during exceptional disruption, so I believe they count towards the installed seats.

Thanks, that answers my question. Swapping a 319 to a 320 would then require at least one additional crew member even though the passenger numbers don’t change.