Passengers wont care less how many cabin crew are on board, so long as they can still get their Gold Coast flight for $29.
Re the above article of the A320 Hudson ditch with one flight attendant at the rear 2 doors....well guess what....Jetstar already operates the A321 with only the CSM at the front two doors!! The race to the bottom has not only begun, it's halfway over as far as I'm concerned. Now guess who has to operate L1 and R1 if the CSM is unable?? Passengers in row 1 of course.....after a 30sec brief!!!
Yeah, good luck with that one, just hope none of your loved ones are on board if that happens.