Originally Posted by PDXbound

In the last 3+ weeks every flight I've been on has had empty seats in first. Here is the rundown including flight # and equipment.
June 15: #1012 IAH-PDX 3 of 16 empty (737-800).
June 20: #624 SEA-CLE at least 1 of 16 empty (737-800).
June 28: #735 CLE-LAX 1 empty out of 24 (757-300).
July 7: #514 LAX-CLE 10 of 16 empty (737-800) and no, that's not a typo.

Yesterday I thought there must be something wrong with the PDA sight because there were so few people in first and no one on the upgrade list. Has anyone else noticed this or is it just a quirk because of the flights I've been on lately, i.e seasonal service to PDX, redeye to CLE, 757 to LAX, and Monday after holiday weekend? I used to use the PDA site to see if I got the upgrade. Now, I use it even more to see if the seat next to me will be empty. Earlier this spring there were 20+ people on the upgrade list for some of my flights.