Very interesting,
worldtraveller73
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Always wondered what it would be like to fly standby on an international flight.
My friend who pilots for EK says that it happens often when he flies standby on the 777. If they decide to fill the plane with cargo there will be alot of empty seats. With the cargo / passenger capacity limits for the A380 though, this is never a problem.
Those meals look really tiny too!!! Although the quality is often mediocre, I've always gotten semi-decent portions in the back of the bus, nothing as stingy as that anyway
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