MOR - I beg to differ. The damp-leased 737s will be used more to test the water with 150 seats rather than the aircraft itself.
Hudson - It is my belief that the Company does not intend to operate whichever type we choose (A319 or 737-700) out of SOU, so SOU will not influence the final decision, another type is being sought specifically for this purpose. Additionally, it is a CAA regulation that there for every aircraft that carries in excess of 19 pax, there will be 1 cabin attendant for every 50 pax on board. As Trislander states, the number of cabin attendants carried has nothing to with the number of emergency exits.