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Aer Lingus A320s - Why don't they fill the front two rows?

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Old 7th Sep 2005, 11:27
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Aer Lingus A320s - Why don't they fill the front two rows?

I've noticed that in the all-economy Aer Lingus A320s, they leave the front two rows empty, only filling them if every other seat on the plane is taken.

Does anyone know why they'd do this?
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Old 7th Sep 2005, 17:54
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Probably because the gate agents announce that the beer trolley will start from the back!
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Not always weight and balance - I've had to move 8 pax to the front 2 rows of an otherwise full EI A320 for weight and balance. Could have been due to having all the bins in the back though.

I think it might just be EI's preferred method of seat allocation - filling it up from the back to the front.

It also gives the FA's a bit of breathing space - I'm sure they appreciate the little bit of seperation they get from their customers!
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I think your last observation's probably nearest the truth Taffer!!!
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When using Fast Pass at DUB I alwaysuse the "change seat" option and take a seat in row 1 or 2 if seats are available.
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I was using Fastpass at ORK on Tuesday morning and these rows showed up as occupied, even though there was nobody in them when I got on the plane and there was only 7 or 8 seats available in the rest of the plane.
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