Originally Posted by
ctownflyer
At most there were 100 pax booked on that IAD-SAN flight. Perhaps even less, though the seat maps aren't available.
Ignoring the finances, would you rather force 65 customers into an overnight delay situation than delay 100 customers by 1 hour?
we don't know the loads but it obviously wasn't THAT full if 65 people were able to get on. and, i've had flights delayed because the inbound was on a MX. i didn't receive anything. looks like the red eye to ORD didn't have any standbys so that may have been completely full. given the time constraints and the current situation, i feel this is the best option of all bad options.