Originally Posted by
Rwy in Sight
Since we come to Easyjet and their crew what is the point of having 156 seats on an A320 thus for just 6 more passengers a fourth crew member is required which is good for the crew numbers. The question is why the airline did not op for 150 pax and 3 crew?
Presumably because the incremental revenue from the 6 extra seats on the A319 at EasyJet's average load factor more than pays for the cost of the 4th crew member.