Originally Posted by
palgia841
That is not a valid argument. Why not get rid of all the seats...imagine how much fuel you could save
I still think a row of PAX (6) would have made more money despite the extra F/A....however the marketing gimmick of "more leg room" might outweigh this, especially in a time when airlines are desperate for any degree of product differentiation.
actually the removal of the 6 seats and one FA will save 900lbs of fuel on JB's average a320 leg . salary and benefits savings alone for the removal on the fa was $30mill over 5 years. fuel savings alone is a lot more than the profit they could make for those 6 extra seats on the few times and routes when they are sold out over the life of the plane.
the FA savings will pay for management's inconpetency on feb 14th.
that's the way this industry works: they screw up, we pay , they make money, we don't, simple as that.