American to remove rear galleys from MD-80s

[Tsinapah]

Good morning,
Rather new on the forum, so I hope that the news in not already discussed somewhere...
I guess this removal is legal (if AA does it ;-)), but I guess it will make the job of flight attendants harder, won't it?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...i-business-hed

[OzzieO]

Kinda makes sense to me. If the stowage area was only for meal carts replacing them with the additional seats seems like a good move!

[EI-CFC]

I guess it's just a variation on a theme - a similar principle to EZY's A319 order which had smaller galleys in order to fit more seats.

[Middle Seat]

Having just flown 3 sements on AA MD-80s, I can see why they're doing this. Its not like the inflight service is much more than the beverage cart and the $4 "snack boxes"

Whoda thunk you could package so many preservatives -- oreos, sausage stick, and processed cheese-style spread--all in one place!?! No refridgeration needed for those things, and I bet the shelf life is pretty scary, too. (But I ate the whole thing, anyways)