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09-05-2020, 10:47 AM

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ChazzMMichaels

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Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

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FA jumpseats are not good enough for turbulence?

FA's don't stay in the immediate area of their jumpseat for the whole flight. This point aside, I agree with Fangs' original point that "safety" matters when blocking non-revs from those seats, but stops mattering when they can sell them.

09-05-2020, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ChazzMMichaels

FA's don't stay in the immediate area of their jumpseat for the whole flight. .

But this seat blockage thing applies only to A321?
Other jets ok?

09-05-2020, 11:22 AM

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But this seat blockage thing applies only to A321?
Other jets ok?

Good point and I honestly don't know. I think we're in agreement on Fangs' point that the company isn't applying it with actual safety in mind if they'll throw it out the window when they can make money. It doesn't make sense and I don't know what the actual intent is.

09-05-2020, 11:48 AM

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I think I just read SWA picked up all of JBs slots at LGB. Interesting.

I'm not a CV-19 "arguer". I will say this about your statements above. The world has moved on. Look at the numbers. We're not going anywhere for political reasons. The tariffs on the EU hurt them. This is tacit payback.

The rest, it's become sad political theater. I'm glad this wasn't a truly deadly outbreak of contagion, if it were we'd most likely all be dead. Frightening to see how quickly tragedy can be turned into politicized mud slinging.

I thought we were better than this.

EU depends on tourism. They are cutting off their nose to spite their face. Our economy is on fire.

09-05-2020, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

Sorry for being slow..
FA jumpseats are not good enough for turbulence?

From what limited info I've read on the subject, the problem is the lack of available JS near the aft galley on the 321. When FAs are up working in the galley, they don't have access to a seat if needed, therefore the last row was blocked for use as a JS.

09-06-2020, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Lifeisgood

But this seat blockage thing applies only to A321?
Other jets ok?

It has to do with available jumpseats in the galley. I believe the 321 has 2 in the aft so if 3 FAs are back there they don’t all have a seat to get in during turbulence. Now they have one as long as it’s only nonrevs that wanted to sit in the last row. There are (or were, prior to COVID) a few other aircraft that had the limitation placed on them too. I don’t remember what they are and my iPad has too much UNA dust built up on it for me to check.