Originally Posted by Reptile
As I mentioned in a previous post on a different thread, I have been flying American, Delta, and America West recently. Those flights reminded me of flying several years ago with all the open space on the planes. Most of the rows had the middle seats open. Not being elite on those carriers I noticed that their first class cabin was not full. These carriers understand that the passengers need to be somewhat comfortable.
I am 100% sure that these carriers would be filling their planes completely full if they could.
The upside of the full flights is bumps. The past year has been a banner year for bumps for me, particularly on CO. After having gone through 2-year CO bump dry spell, this year has earned me and my gf about $5,000 in CO vouchers. Add the other airline vouchers to the mix, and we're over $7,000 in bumps + 4 free tix in the past 12 months. And I even turned down a few due to schedule requirements.
I say keep filling those planes! It makes both me and CO happy.
