Originally Posted by laxconnorw

Certainly not Flight 145, which is always virtually sold out, and on a 767. BOS/LAX. With a choice of a 757 at 6:45PM or a 767 at 4:40PM, I think the answer is obvious. And the reason why Flight 223 is always empty is apparent.

If AA were smart, since they can't change the schedule for Flight 145 - as it is the same equipment as Flight 222, arriving from LAX - they would move Flight 223 back, to 5:00 or 5:30PM, making it a more appealing arrival time in LAX. It would also give PAX a chance to connect to PHX, SFO, San Diego and other area airports, which they can't do, now, arriving after 10:30PM.

Or just cancel Flight 223 altogether, and reinstate Flight 181 - which used to be the BOS/LAX 11AM route (and the one I enjoyed the most. Didn't have to wake up at a godawful hour, and got to LAX around 2PM, in time for a shower before dinner and no rush hour traffic from airport to destination).

There is nothing nonstop from BOS/LAX on AA between 7:45AM and 4:40PM, which is ridiculous, but two flights within 2 hours of each other at night; one a 767 and one a 757, the 767 and earlier flight, always selling out.

And the evening flight you are talking about from DFW/BOS is Flight 610. After 7PM, (7:15PM, to be precise).

Flight 614, DFW/BOS, is always sold out, which leaves at 5:50PM.

It's really a matter of scheduling and/or too many flights to one city. Not the viability of an airline.

Does AA REALLY need 8 NON-STOP flights to BOS from DFW, daily? NO!!!

Would 4 Non-Stops BOS/LAX sell out if they were scheduled properly? Perhaps 6:45AM, 11AM, 2PM and 5PM? Most likely.

Finally - you have no idea, nor do I, how much CARGO is on each of the 'empty' flights. The revenue from that could add up to more than a sold out flight.

The late (last) flight - from BOS/LAX and DFW/BOS and hundreds of other flights around the nation - of the day may hold a lot of FedEx and US Mail.