Originally Posted by
ninjalad
Oh well looks like no more flying for me for a while, as an asthma sufferer I am not going to try flying with a mask ! Guess it's back to driving in EU

To be honest, what did you expect?
Just a quick look at the average loadfactors and the yearly profit makes it quite clear flying half empty planes isn't economical and therefore not a long time solution.
It's either "full" planes or no planes.