Does WN cancel flights because they're not full enough?
I'm a fan of WN for short hops where they have direct service, but I've seen this happen a couple of times recently, and I suspect they cancel flights when they're not full enough.
I was supposed to be on WN 421, which got cancelled due to unspecified "maintenance" They put me on the next SJC->BUR flight which was also pretty empty.
Here's my question:
Is there any easy way to tell what physical plane WN421 was, and if the next flight, two hours later, is actually using the same plane, which they just saved the trouble of flying it down to BUR and back with only 40 pax?
If I can't depend on WN to actually fly the flights I booked, then I can't use them any more. I frequently go down to BUR/LAX with only a couple hours time to see a concert or have dinner with someone, etc. Today I'm going to miss a lunch meeting because of WN.