Originally Posted by
TEBraniff
On UA247, 757-200, I counted 63 passengers LAX to EWR. It is even worse on international routes. UA143, 787-8 DEN to NRT has 6 seats sold in Polaris. Some of the southern routes to southern Cal fair a little bit better. I'd imagine UA and DL are in better shape then 90% of their competitors but how much longer can they continue to function at the current reduced level of occupancy?
How do you know those 6 seats were sold and not upgrades or awards? If UA really wanted to cut costs, they could funnel all international traffic through a single international gateway with domestic connections.