Originally Posted by
Carolinian
My wife just took an NW TATL flight AMS to DTW, and said the flight was half empty. Is that typical these days? Is the economic situation having an impact on load factors?
In most years that's not unusual starting around now. That's why $300-500 fare sales also start happening in Oct-Nov.
With schedule reductions & economic problems what will happen this year is anyone's guess. I've already seen several good deals in the MR forum.