Originally Posted by
GUWonder
For whatever reason when in economy, QR, for example, almost always gives me -- a partner program elite status customer -- an empty seat next to me in economy class and makes sure to put me at the front of the cabin. It makes me partial to using them more than I otherwise would. SK seems to be on a path to do the opposite of that when it comes to partner program *Gs.
QR gives you an empty seat almost always because their load factor is around 40%. Most of their flights are empty.