Which statement about the A321E configuration is true?

• A. It includes no slide/liferafts
• B. It includes slide/liferafts
• C. It has more lavatories than A321T
• D. It has fewer oxygen masks than A321T

Answer: (B)

Key concept: safety equipment for overwater operations. The A321E configuration is prepared for flights that may operate over water, so its doors are equipped with slide/raft assemblies. These slides can be deployed and converted into liferafts, providing flotation and a means of evacuation if an emergency occurs on water. That’s why the statement about including slide/liferafts is the correct one. Without slides that double as liferafts, overwater certification wouldn’t be possible for this configuration.

Lavatories count or oxygen mask quantity can vary by airline and cabin layout and do not define whether the aircraft includes life-raft capable evacuation slides.