Do you know if the flight in question departed with min fuel or did they add extra due conditions?
BLE : With all due respect, the fuel the crew chose to depart with is nobody's business but the crew's on the day (and the company's if it was deemed inappropriate, which would be highly unlikely). Right Way Up explains the difference between min fuel and carrying more very well, it only gives more options in flight but you may end up in a min fuel scenario anyway. We are all professionals, highly trained to cope with different situations on a daily basis. There is a level of intrusion from the general public that is not appropriate and i would consider that question to be one of them. Or do you think it necessary for the Captain, in his welcome aboard PA, to inform the travelling public that the flight will depart with min fuel (or 30 minutes extra or whatever) on each occasion?
Easy have a preference for the minimum appropriate fuel to be carried. If PLog fuel is deemed appropriate by the crew then that is what we carry. If more is thought to be required then it is put on and there are no questions asked. Period. Full stop. We are aware of both our responsibility to the company (to maximise potential profit) and the travelling public (to carry them in the safest possible way, which is our prime responsibility. Reference BRS airport!) and it shouldn't be a topic of public discussion in what is effectively an agony aunt forum.