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wannagoexplore Aug 19, 2011 8:11 pm

Only one on the plane
 
I mostly travel intra-Alberta on Dash-8s. I have probably done 200 segments in the last 3 years on Dash-8s. I recently experienced a situation which I haven't had before: I was the only passenger on the plane. The flight was the last flight of the day YEG-YYC. I had a checked bag and once arrived at the gate in YYC the ground crew simply handed my checked bag to me on the tarmac.

Anyone else have the plane to themselves?

djjaguar64 Aug 19, 2011 8:14 pm

I only experience that in my dreams. Wonder why they did not cancel that flight.

hearna Aug 19, 2011 8:15 pm


Originally Posted by wannagoexplore (Post 16956973)
I mostly travel intra-Alberta on Dash-8s. I have probably done 200 segments in the last 3 years on Dash-8s. I recently experienced a situation which I haven't had before: I was the only passenger on the plane. The flight was the last flight of the day YEG-YYC. I had a checked bag and once arrived at the gate in YYC the ground crew simply handed my checked bag to me on the tarmac.

Anyone else have the plane to themselves?

I have had J to my self from YVR to YEG before....

RCyyz Aug 19, 2011 8:23 pm

Wow - your own private aircraft. Kewl! ^

So how was the service on board? ;)

FrankFlyer Aug 19, 2011 8:38 pm

Did they upgrade you to "J" ? if there is such a thing on a Dash 8

wannagoexplore Aug 19, 2011 9:00 pm


Originally Posted by djjaguar64 (Post 16956987)
Wonder why they did not cancel that flight.

Probably because they needed the aircraft at YYC in the morning.


Originally Posted by RCyyz (Post 16957036)
So how was the service on board? ;)

Good..the FA and I just chatted.


Originally Posted by FrankFlyer (Post 16957078)
Did they upgrade you to "J" ? if there is such a thing on a Dash 8

No such thing on a Dash-8.

Braindrain Aug 19, 2011 9:11 pm

Not an entire plane but the entire upper J deck on an NH 747 HKG-NRT. Great, attentive service and my sake kept on getting refilled before I even realized it. It came to a point where I just told her "no more!". :)

RTR Aug 19, 2011 9:16 pm


Originally Posted by wannagoexplore (Post 16956973)
I mostly travel intra-Alberta on Dash-8s. I have probably done 200 segments in the last 3 years on Dash-8s. I recently experienced a situation which I haven't had before: I was the only passenger on the plane. ... Anyone else have the plane to themselves?

Eons back when I was a child my folks and my brother and I were the only pax on a flight Athens to Thesaloniki. Pretty sweet experience and the FAs were great!

alc Aug 19, 2011 9:17 pm

Happened once to me between YQB and YUL 3 or 4 years back. I was actually try to get an earlier flight without change fee, but the GA at YQB will not do it... :(

CdnFlier Aug 19, 2011 10:01 pm

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Once I did a PVR-YYZ in J all alone, only 2 or 3 people in the back... Serivce was great. They timed the meal to whenever I got hungry.

BenSenise Aug 19, 2011 10:33 pm

i used to do GVA - BCN quite a bit and although i've never been the only person on the small airbus, i do remember a flight when there were three of us on board and many flights when there were fewer than ten pax.

SYM Aug 19, 2011 10:35 pm

I'm sure there was a similar thread a ways back
1984 or thereabouts, Kunming to Rangoon (I figure I'm better off not posting the codes in this case), couple of Chinese generals in the front, me in the back.

Jazzed91 Aug 19, 2011 11:31 pm


Originally Posted by djjaguar64 (Post 16956987)
Wonder why they did not cancel that flight.

Having an extra DH3 in YEG is no good when it is needed for a flight out of YYC first thing the next morning (or needs some maintenance work over night, etc)....

Stranger Aug 19, 2011 11:34 pm

In the early 70s, I remember a CZL-MRS flight, AF Caravelle, Y only, maybe seven pax. More FAs than passengers.

Stranger Aug 19, 2011 11:35 pm


Originally Posted by SYM (Post 16957514)
I'm sure there was a similar thread a ways back
1984 or thereabouts, Kunming to Rangoon (I figure I'm better off not posting the codes in this case), couple of Chinese generals in the front, me in the back.

Kunming to Rangoon, you sure that's not more like 1944?


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