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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 3:05 pm
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Empties wide-body you've flown on?

Saw this on another thread, and decided to not hijack the thread. The poster was on a 747 with 6 pax and 13 FAs. So...

What's the emptiest widebody flight you've ever been on?

My contribution: Superbowl weekend, when it was in Miami about 15 years ago. Delta was flying L-1011s back and forth. I left for RDU on Friday night, and returned back to MIA Sunday night. On the MIA-ATL leg, there were 11 pax.

It's amazing to sit in the back row of an empty L-1011, during takeoff. You're looking forward what feels like 100 yards, the front-end lifts off at a 45 degree angle... and in the back, you're still on the ground. It's amazing to be able to walk around a plane that large, and just... walk.

Steve B.
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