Originally Posted by
Funnel Cloud
Hi WHBM,
The blocked seats have everything to do with center of gravity (as explained above) in combination with the free seating policy. In another airline you may get a boarding card with a seat number. Now the computer has allocated seats and makes sure that everyone gets spread out evenly throughout the aircraft cabin, keeping the center of gravity within limits.
Hi FC
I have, indeed, done enough W&B calcs to have a bit of an idea what it is about. My point was desribing a carrier operating with a single class of service, and with preallocated seating, but who squished everybody together 6-abreast around the CofG in Ryanair style rather than do the calculations (which, come on, are not difficult, every aircraft manufacturer gives you a rapid calculator for the ops team to use) to spread the passengers, and baggage etc, nicely round the aircraft.