Last year in Septeber or October, DTW to BGR, I was the only person in the first 8 rows on the RJ85. Total load of six people I think. Fantastic service on my last-ever Avro flight. Farewell :(

Alone in first class
 

Several years ago, when NW still had First Class service internationally, I was the only passenger in the FC section (a 12-seat section on the upper deck of a 747) on a BOS-LGW flight.

The flight attendant had expected a full flight, and had started preparing the meals before the plane took off. As a result, she told me not to bother making a choice among the three or four appetizer courses; she gave me all of them so I could sample them. Similarly, I was given two main courses to sample.

Finally, in those days, FC passengers were offered a choice of a CD of the selections on one on the music channels. She gave me the entire set!!

On another occasion, when TWA was flying 3-class service across the Atlantic, I was the only FC passenger on a FRA-JFK flight. The flight attendants went through the complete first class meal service: caviar course, salad cart, slicing the chateaubriand, and making me an ice cream sundae.

It's easy to get spoiled by treatment like that.

Not exactly related, but, since others are telling their stories . . .

Cheap ticket out of CMH (years ago) to the west coast . . . On the way home, redeye to CLE then CO-ATR flight to CMH. I was the only pax on the plane! - - Who would be flying from CLE to CMH first thing in the morning! The flight attendant sat in the aisle seat across from me and went over all of the emergency stuff!! He also told me that since there was nobody behind me to block in case of emergency, I was allowed to recline my seat even for takeoff and landing!! He said that was officially the rule but they can't ever tell you that! Has anyone else ever heard of that one?

going ROC to HPN once I was the only person in the beechcraft. I know I know no very exciting, but I do wonder how they make money on that flight with full Y tickets at $239 each way. Oh well

The flight does have the benefit of getting those folks who meant to say "westchester" and ended up in "rochester" and vice versa to their intended destination =)

There have been several times I've been in the back row of F and FAs have let me stay reclined during takeoff and landing while they've made a point of having others raise their seats.

All Byyy myself . . . . (lets sing it together)
 

My Greatest flight ever story is where I had the whole upper deck of a 747 to myself for a 7 hour 3,300 mile flight from SIN to NRT in 2000. Pilot was from Lansing (I'm from GRR). Flight has 2 meal service so there was all this food and just me so we opened up all the tables, took out the food and had a Buffet for the crew (the pilots one at a time) and myself. I got a pic of myself up there by meeeself also.

The funnest flight I've ever been on ! ! ! !

Mid-December 2004 AUS-DTW on a late Saturday afternoon (when they still served that route with an A319). Was upgraded as a silver and had FC to myself. Y was actually quite full.

Had three different dinner entrees to choose from and as many slices of chocolate cake as I wanted.

Also forgot to mention, earlier this year on MAN-KUL (operated by MH but on NW award ticket), Mrs. TrayflowinUK were the only two pax in F. There were only 8 in business class and something like 40-50 in Y. This was on a 747-400.

Twice- MSP-LAX, and GRR-ORD on UA
 

My best domestic FC experience was MSP-LAX on a 727. I was the only FC passenger on a dinner flight. After the dinner service, the flight attendent just set the whole bottle of wine on the adjacent tray table, and I sipped the wine while watching the sunset for three hours over the Badlands and the canyon lands. Beautiful flight!

Another time, I was booked in coach on a UA 727 GRR- ORD. As I was one fo only two passengers booked on the flight, the gate agent upgraded me to FC for the 40 minute flight. (The other passenger was a no-show.... 50% no-show factor that night!)

Happens a lot out of MHT
 

Just last week there were a whole two of us up front to DTW. My connection to was on a 757-2 and there were only 4 or 5 there. There is a small elite population out of MHT during non-typical business hours. Lots of tourist class travelers (Southwest effect) who are either not WP members or sub-elite level. I have noticed quite a few FT'rs who call MHT home so maybe that is changing.

Record holder
 

I believe i must be holding the record here. I was on NW flight from Louisville to DTW. i missed my original a.m. flight and was bumped to the noon flight. due to weather probs in MSP the flight arrived at 5pm. i was supposed to be the only passenger on FC, but after the 10mins of waiting in the plane alone. a lady passenger got in we were ready to depart. I asked the FA if were leaving anyone behind but she said, that we were the only two passengers on the flight. WOW!!!! this was a D9S. luckily for the other passenger, she had her seat changed to FC. pretty cool. we had lots of snacks and even got extra for our layovers.

Did i say this was on thanksgiving day. Yep, i ended up arriving Southbend after dinner.:mad: what an experience.

quite a few years ago when NW still had real FC internationally my partner and I checked in for the SFO-NRT flight and found that our preferred seats had been changed . . . it took some doing by the desk staff, but eventually after some apparent difficulty we got our seats back. Then when got on the 747 we found that we were the only ones in FC (downstairs front). A couple of years ago I was the only FC passenger on a MH KUL-AKL flight. They even gave me a bottle Dom Perignon to take with me!

I've been all alone twice on MSP-GFK flights (though never the reverse).

The first time, it was a couple drink and snack services, but little else.

The second time... woooo.... I asked for a Skyy on ice upon boarding and it was refilled about four times before landing. Good thing I had a friend picking me up. ^

Flying out of SUX I know I have been the only one a couple of times over the years.

But last Aug I on the last flight out one Sunday night, there were only two of us on the Saab. And we were both supposed to connect to the flight to AMS. We landed just about the time that the AMS flight pushed back and we missed our connection.

Now that you mention it, the Mrs and I have been the only two people in F on this route at least twice as well. Don't think I've ever seen it full... I wonder if anyone's ever missed an EUA on MSP-GFK or reverse?

Funny I didn't think of these times earlier, but the Mrs. and I have also been by ourselves in F on LAX-DEN, and once to CLT but I can't remember if it was ex-MSP or ex-DTW. She swears we've been alone in F on CO as well, but not sure when.

It's a great feeling when you've got the cabin to yourself!