Easyjet plans to remove seats on some of its planes this summer in a bid to operate flights with fewer cabin crew.
The commercial airline is currently recruiting cabin crew in areas such as Edinburgh with job benefits including full training and development opportunities, 10% commission of on-board sales as well as an "attractive" annual leave package.
Easyjet is battling staff shortages, according to the BBC, as they attempt to return to pre-pandemic services levels.
It comes as easyJet and British Airways were forced to cancel hundreds of flights due to staff shortages last month.
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By taking out the back row of seating on its A319 fleet, easyJet said it will be able to fly with three cabin crew instead of four - however this will limit passenger numbers on board to a maximum of 150 people.
EasyJet has said this is an effective way of operating the fleet while "building additional resilience and flexibility" into the airline's operations and flights will still meet Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulations on the required number of cabin crew which is based on the number of seats rather than passengers.
The BBC notes that in addition to the plans to remove seats, the airline will also put more resources into processing the accreditation of new staff.
Julia Lo Bue-Said from the Advantage Travel Partnership, UK's largest independent travel agent group, said the "dire labour shortage" in the sector was one of many factors affecting the travel industry following two years of disruption.
She added it was a "travesty" that that easyJet was now in a situation where it was stripping out seats to meet crew ratios as it only "exacerbates the issue of meeting consumer demand to travel."
EasyJet has said the last six seats are typically booked in the final days before departure meaning selling a maximum of 150 tickets would not affect summer travel plans.
