Flt AA435 25 Oct AUS to PHX departed with empty rows and revenue

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Oct 26, 2018, 6:38 pm

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Originally Posted by Antarius

the 46 seats would have to be physically blocked (permanently) or removed completely for the FA count to be 2. they cant carry 100 when there are 146 available seats and have less FAs.

Thanks for clarifying that. (The “Permanente” Gray blocjs used in the 738 could be easily removed, but I get the idea - the seats must be physically blocked off. At least we won’t have to worry about that with Project Awaysis.)

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Last edited by JDiver; Oct 26, 2018 at 8:35 pm

Oct 26, 2018, 6:50 pm

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Originally Posted by JDiver

If that’s an A319 with a capacity of 146, if they only had two FAs they’d have to only carry 100.

But yes, density altitude, prevailing winds, usable runway length, load (including fuel) etc. could require leaving (or even offloading) Some passengers.

According to Flightaware, flight AA 435 was (and is normally) an A320:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...340Z/KAUS/KPHX