What was your emptiest flight?
Dec 27, 2004 | 8:57 am
#48
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Sometime in the early seventies, I boarded an EI 747 from DUB-JFK (via SNN) with my parents. We found we were the only pax on board. 30 minutes later were were joined by 300 odd pax at SNN...
Dec 27, 2004 | 12:44 pm
#49
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Originally Posted by clacko
circa 1980, mia-dfw on eal, there were 3 people in y [don't know about f]...we were all assigned in 1 row [def] which we found out when we boarded! we moved to aisles before the door was closed...none of us knew the others, but all were suits on business, i was going home.
Rita
Dec 27, 2004 | 1:07 pm
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Emptiest Flight in 2004?
I notice that most of these posts have been from flights taken long ago. I have not flown on a very empty flight this year. It seems that Dovster's flight was one of the few.
With some airlines' tendancies to have a plane develop mechanical problems, it seems that empyt flights are few and far between.
My emptiest this year would have been an ATL-CAE flight scheduled to leave at 11:55pm arriving at 12:43am on a RJ. There were 10 of us on a delayed flight that arrived at 2:45am.
With some airlines' tendancies to have a plane develop mechanical problems, it seems that empyt flights are few and far between.
My emptiest this year would have been an ATL-CAE flight scheduled to leave at 11:55pm arriving at 12:43am on a RJ. There were 10 of us on a delayed flight that arrived at 2:45am.
Dec 27, 2004 | 2:04 pm
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Emptiest flight of 2004 was UA224 SEA-IAD overnight. Probably about 84 people on a 757 that seats 182. Every middle in Economy was empty and a number of folks were alone in their set of three. First was full at 24.
Dec 27, 2004 | 2:23 pm
#54
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Leaving Las Vegas
New Years Eve 2003 (last year) on an America West flight back to Orange County, guess everybody was going TO Las Vegas. Maybe 6 people.
A month later, morning of Superbowl Sunday,also leaving Las Vegas to SNA on America West and again maybe 6 people which would have been even less but a few people were leaving after the NFL put a clamp down the night before on televised Superbowl parties at bars who were charging for the event thus violating copyright laws, a lot of parties were cancelled (night before the Superbowl) and a few people left Las Vegas to watch elsewhere, I might have been alone on that flight were it not for the NFL!
A month later, morning of Superbowl Sunday,also leaving Las Vegas to SNA on America West and again maybe 6 people which would have been even less but a few people were leaving after the NFL put a clamp down the night before on televised Superbowl parties at bars who were charging for the event thus violating copyright laws, a lot of parties were cancelled (night before the Superbowl) and a few people left Las Vegas to watch elsewhere, I might have been alone on that flight were it not for the NFL!
Dec 27, 2004 | 2:37 pm
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Easter Sunday, CPH to EWR in Biz Class, there were 3 of us, but believe it or not I still did not get my first choice of entree! 
I was the third person asked and all that was left was the fish, I guess they only supplied enough meals for the actual number of passengers???
I was the third person asked and all that was left was the fish, I guess they only supplied enough meals for the actual number of passengers???
Dec 27, 2004 | 2:55 pm
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Feb/March '71 STL-HNL, maybe, just maybe a total of 30 people onboard. I want to say 747, but don't remember for sure. Center section was empty except for pax who moved to have full length 'laydown.' I had row of 3 to myself. I remember my one way ticket cost $300. I could have had free booze, but was too young to drink.
Nov '78 GUM-HNL L1011 - just as empty as STL-HNL flight. I did not visually verify, but my ears would testify to a couple joining mile high club in center section toward the "back of the bus."
Nov '78 GUM-HNL L1011 - just as empty as STL-HNL flight. I did not visually verify, but my ears would testify to a couple joining mile high club in center section toward the "back of the bus."
Dec 27, 2004 | 2:57 pm
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Originally Posted by jg2411
Nov '78 GUM-HNL L1011 - just as empty as STL-HNL flight. I did not visually verify, but my ears would testify to a couple joining mile high club in center section toward the "back of the bus."
Dec 27, 2004 | 5:24 pm
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About 1996, flying an RJ shuttle from Istanbul to Ankara one winter evening on THY. Cold and a little flying snow. Plane looked very new and sparkly. Three FA's, all young. At the boarding gate (a walk-out), thought I was at the wrong place as there was just a couple old geezers like me sitting there. Then they call the flight. Three of us.
So, as we get on board, I traipse down about halfway (only one class) and plonk in a window seat. Just before they close the door, the FA's come by and check boarding passes -- and have all three of us move to our assigned seats.
My Turkish is OK -- but one of the old Turks came up with some swear words I had never heard before.
But, they were insistent, so we did.
Leo
So, as we get on board, I traipse down about halfway (only one class) and plonk in a window seat. Just before they close the door, the FA's come by and check boarding passes -- and have all three of us move to our assigned seats.
My Turkish is OK -- but one of the old Turks came up with some swear words I had never heard before.
But, they were insistent, so we did.
Leo
Dec 27, 2004 | 5:28 pm
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Originally Posted by jg2411
...Nov '78 GUM-HNL L1011 - just as empty as STL-HNL flight. I did not visually verify, but my ears would testify to a couple joining mile high club in center section toward the "back of the bus."
Z
Dec 27, 2004 | 5:34 pm
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Empty Flights...
LGA-ORD on the 4th of July, a 737, only two people (1st Class)
ORD-YYZ, a 757, first flight out, right after SARS, 2 people
ORD-YYZ, a 757, first flight out, right after SARS, 2 people