Originally posted by LHR/MEL/Europe FF:
Good question. .. concern is with many of the no-frills carriers: while complying with regulations for 1 cabin crew for each 50 pax, it means you can end up with a crew of three on a 737. In an emergency, who gets the 4th door? (given that slides do not inflate instantly and the door has to be guarded while this occurs...)
I would rather take the cheapest fare on an airline with at least a ratio of one crew per door (and this is usually, in Europe at least, on those airlines with a Business and/or First Class).
So, you are saying that if there is someone at each door, your chance of survival goes up? Between the so very very low odds of a crash in the first place, and the fact that so few people ever get to the point of getting out a door to survive when there is a crash, the odds of that one flight attendant having anything to do with your safety has got to be beyond calculation.
Higher chance of slipping in tub and breaking your neck. So, therefore we should stop taking a bath. After all, safety is of utmost concern.