Originally Posted by
StingWest
Yes, downgauging would be in order. Hope they don't do it for the 747 SFO->LHR though - 747 upper deck in C on UA in the winter is very nice!
But we don't know where the plane goes next and what happens there. There are costs to shuffling the deck chairs, so it might make more "sense" to fly planes near empty. Also, holding capacity constant, the deeper you discount, the harder it is to get people to pay more.