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CMK10 Jan 25, 2015 1:56 pm

Apparently no one wanted to go to RDU this morning (Taken at DTW, plane is a CRJ-900):

http://cmk10.smugmug.com/Travel/Wine...DSCN5827-L.jpg

mbr Apr 16, 2015 2:18 am

June 2010 from Zurich to Singapore on SQ. 6 Eco Seats occupied in A380 (main and upper deck together). Don't know about J and F tough.

warakorn Apr 16, 2015 4:42 am

Dec 2014: LH PVG-FRA A380 - maybe 100 passengers in Y
Dec 2013: KA HKG-PVG A330 - maybe 30 passengers in Y
Oct 2011: SU PEK-SVO A330 - maybe 20 passengers in Y
Feb 2007: NW DTW-FRA A330 - maybe 15 passengers in Y

kingstontoon Apr 16, 2015 6:40 am

31 March 2015. Booked a Kan Air flight from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai just because it was cheap and a Cessna. Only me and the two pilots on board! That was a fun flight :)

Artpen100 Apr 16, 2015 7:02 am

Back when Openskies flew IAD-ORY, I was one of 4 on the plane (it was right after Thanksgiving). Guess that may have something to do with why they stopped that service and now just fly out of NY.

rumbataz Apr 16, 2015 7:08 am

Once in the miid-90s, a flight from Seattle-Tacoma Airport (SEA) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI, which is near the Canadian border). It' a very short flight - something like 35 or so minutes. The aircraft was a turbo-prop of some kind.

There was a pilot and a co-pilot on board. I was the only passenger.

Tchiowa Apr 16, 2015 7:22 am

SQ HKG/SFO on Thanksgiving Day a few years ago. 747. First was empty. I was the only person in Business.

airplanegod Apr 16, 2015 10:51 am

Flew last month HPN-PHL on a CRJ-200, my first time. Maybe I thought it was ok because only 12/50 seats were taken (flight that left right before mine had all 50 seats taken) and the fact I had the entire exit row and surrounding seats in front, behind, to the side, and diagonal all empty.

Annalisa12 Apr 17, 2015 4:21 am

Husband and I were the only people in business from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi. I thought we'd get very attentive treatment with that ratio. We were virtually ignored. I guess the staff all sat at the back doing their own business.

In a 32 seat business cabin (approx.) there were 7 of us. Staff were doing crosswords and reading in business seats at the rear of the business section.

Annalisa12 Apr 17, 2015 4:27 am


Originally Posted by RancherDave (Post 22060061)
LHR to BKK in Summer. In Y everyone had at least one row to selves. Great to spread out and sleep.

I had that happen to me when in Y from Sydney to Vancouver with only 1/4 of seats full yet they put someone next to my husband and myself. I announced to everyone, after experiencing this before... "when the seatbelt sign goes off you can move to whatever seat you want so we can all have a row to ourselves as the arm rest can be raised". As soon as we could.. everyone scattered and spread out, except for one group together. I had 4 (or 5?) to myself to spread out and lie down, as did my husband in front. I passed the group who didn't move about 5 hours in to the flight and said "bet you wished you moved now!". They probably hated me!

Firewind Apr 17, 2015 7:46 am


Originally Posted by Annalisa12 (Post 24678274)
Husband and I were the only people in business from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi. I thought we'd get very attentive treatment with that ratio. We were virtually ignored. I guess the staff all sat at the back doing their own business.

In a 32 seat business cabin (approx.) there were 7 of us. Staff were doing crosswords and reading in business seats at the rear of the business section.

United? No, surely I jest. They don't fly that route. :D

onobond Apr 17, 2015 11:03 am


Originally Posted by CMK10 (Post 24232002)
Apparently no one wanted to go to RDU this morning (Taken at DTW, plane is a CRJ-900):

http://cmk10.smugmug.com/Travel/Wine...DSCN5827-L.jpg

Don't take this too personal. Maybe the public knew you were in DTW?

;)

jrl767 Apr 17, 2015 11:03 am

America West used to run a DCA-CMH trip at around 6pm to position a jet for an 8pm CMH-PHX flight; at the time, they were partnering with Continental, so this was a "gimme" upgrade for me as a CO Gold ... one evening (~summer of 2000, as I recall) there were a total of about 14 passengers on the A320, and I was the only one in F

onobond Apr 17, 2015 11:31 am

Back OT, I've been a single passenger on a commercial flight CPH-THN-KVB, IIRC, neither of the latter airports have commercial traffic nowadays. As I was going to KVB, the stop at THN was cancelled, and it was a direct flight CPH-KVB.

Not taking note on aircrafts at that time, it was a propeller 8-seater 4 rows 1+1, with mahogany interior. After take-off, the FO came back to the cabin with coffee/tea and large sandwiches w smoked salmon. As this was before the Schengen-agreement, on arrival at KVB, I was met by 2 customs officials and 3 police officers as immigration control. With my small checked-in bag (not allowed in cabin), the passage was smooth.

dil345 Apr 17, 2015 6:36 pm

September 2001, first day flights were resumed, just the pilots, FA's, the two of us and two other people.....


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