Originally Posted by
Firefighter
Despite the crew seats in the galley not being available, there are crew jump seats in the centre of the aircraft on a B757. The parents could have easily sat here for the duration of the flight if they wanted to, there was no-one forcing them to sit on the floor. But that doesn't look quite as good on TV, does it?
So, do you believe that the family were instructed to sit in the centre jump seats, decided not to and were allowed to sit on the floor, at the rear of the aircraft? Or do you believe that passengers should be intimately aware of the configuration of airliners and which crew seats they are allowed to occupy?
Unbelievable. The only party in the wrong was the airline, for not knowing how many seats v pax were available and boarding 2 more bums than pax seats. The situation should have been resolved in line with EC261/2004 denied boarding rules, at check in, which would have involved asking for volunteers before involuntary action and then getting them home on another flight.
Edited to add that Dave Reid UK beat me to it.