Finally get to post in this thread.

I am the only customer in F this morning on CMH-LGA on a 175.

There are probably only 25 people on the whole flight.

Almost feels like 2020 this morning.

Flew CLL to DFW last night on a 175. I was upgraded at the window and out of 9 F seats 4 were occupied. I counted 23 people in the back.

What a great flight--quiet, had two beers, and watched out the clean window of the quiet 175.

Had a couple last weekend:

1. AA 4361 RDU-JFK EMB-175: Booked 6/12 in F. As this flight leaves after 8 PM I'm hardly surprised. In fact, I don't know why AA even runs this leg, especially on a Saturday
2. AA 4334 ORH-JFK EMB-175. Booked 1/12 in F. My first time solo in F since April, 2020.

BOS-PHL last Sunday on A321 had ~4 F seats free. We were originally scheduled to fly with an A320 but an A321 was subbed in that morning, along with a variable 2-3hr delay (it went up and down all day!) that I suspect caused a lot of pax to misconnect. Y was also light, maybe 60 seats free if I recall.

Last night ATL/MIA went out over 3 hours late. By that time the flight was down to maybe 50 paxs-321neo. One upgrade request of course cleared. GA went back and pulled random paxs from Y to fill F. Another 20 minute delay on the tarmac as the Captain indicated the shifting of seats forced a weight and balance re-calculation.

The A321s are a little difficult to balance when FC is full and coach is only 20-40 people. Sometimes the load agent has to restrict FC to a set count in order to get within the C.G limits.