DJ: 4 crew on 737-800 next year?

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Originally Posted by eidah

I am working for a lost cost airline in the uk we also operate 737-800 carrying 189 pax have only 4 crew. Over here the law states 1 crew member per 50 pax so in theory if was flying a bigger a/c for example carrying 199 pax could operate with just the four crew.

Thank you eidah for that information. In Aus. we are well aware of the 1:50 ratio used by the rest of the world. Australian operators are probably the safest in the world and as crew we would like to keep it that way. We are horrified at the thought of our legislators allowing us to go down the road of profits before safety!