Originally Posted by
phish1209
First I think you are the one being foolish if you think any airline is going to run an completley empty flight unless they need the crew in the next city. Secondly I have had gate agents in DCA tell me to my face "the load was to low" so they bumped everyone to the next flight. Even if an FAA rule exists that says that "you must fly" it would be very hard to enforce since there are such a vast variety of reasons an airline can claim under "operational" delays.
I hear what you say but I have to agree with PHL on this. Airlines do not as a rule cancel flights due to low loads. It is counter-productive, as that plane has to be somewhere else for another flight. To cancel it for this reason would create even further problems down the line.