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sbm12 Nov 6, 2008 1:33 pm

Just checked in for my flights tomorrow on CO and they are pretty full. Not packed, but pretty full. Definitely going to be filled middle seats on those flights.

Nebsterco Nov 6, 2008 2:25 pm

Three of my last four flights in the past week have been < 80% full, which is unusual on UA. I think this is just the slowest time of the year at least in the U.S.

airportdrunk Nov 6, 2008 3:29 pm

I haven't seen any empty row in 3+ years. Maybe it's just continental.

tjl Nov 6, 2008 3:35 pm


Originally Posted by KevinS (Post 10660696)
For me (usually 2 to 3 UAL flights a week), it's been a weirdly disproportionate full/emptiness.

On long haul domestic/cross country, regular economy is packed to the freaking gills, and Economy Plus less than 1/2 full.

On short haul, the flights are less full, and Economy+ is vacant.

Fewer elites and buy-ups?

HomerJ Nov 6, 2008 3:40 pm

Air canada is its usual sea of humanity....lucky...
 
....you!^

djk7 Nov 6, 2008 3:50 pm

Try flying in and out of MCO, not a lot of spare seats from what I have seen lately.

Elizabeth W. Nov 6, 2008 5:02 pm


Originally Posted by djk7 (Post 10665616)
Try flying in and out of MCO, not a lot of spare seats from what I have seen lately.

I flew out and into MCO last week on AirTran- the flight to IND was about 80% full, but the flight back was pretty empty- window and aisles seats were available to all who wanted them.

N965VJ Nov 6, 2008 5:11 pm

It’s the time of the year, as well as some anecdotal evidence posted here recently that some companies are cutting back on travel budgets, IMO.

TIGA31328 Nov 6, 2008 10:09 pm

All of my flights lately have been packed. If your flights are that empty look for them to cancel the leg, airlines are trimming out their low revenue flights, so, unless your flights are moving metal they won't last.

ajnz Nov 6, 2008 11:40 pm

I'm still finding my flights to/from SIN are full and often waitlisted on SQ. Recently itineraries SIN-MEL-SIN and SIN-AKL-SIN (and AKL-SIN-AKL) have all had segments require waitlisting, sometimes for months.

QF SYD-SIN a couple weeks ago was pretty empty in Y/Y+ but full in J/F. QF on 30 Oct/4 Nov SIN-PER-SIN was full in J, empty in Y on the outbound; full in J and oversold in Y on the return.

atchan Nov 6, 2008 11:53 pm

SFO-NRT flights have been packed...

EasternTraveler Nov 7, 2008 5:04 pm

My DL flights are completely full and some oversold.

N830MH Nov 7, 2008 6:42 pm

Tonight that I am flying from PHX-ATL-JAX on DL. The flight is overbooked from PHX-ATL but, I am already got my upgrade into F class tonight. There is another flight from ATL-JAX will be very empty flight each way from ATL-JAX-ATL. I'm sure hope if I will upgrade once I am returns back home to PHX. It wasn't full flight at all from ATL-JAX-ATL. I always checking the loads doing from my flight.

Rejuvenated Nov 7, 2008 10:18 pm


Originally Posted by lehms (Post 10659887)
3 in a row, and i know it is scattered and random, but boy they are really quiet in Y, and i asked an FA and she said last 3 weeks, biz has fallen off in Y dramatically

Which flight were you on?

Dodge DeBoulet Nov 8, 2008 7:01 am


Originally Posted by airportdrunk (Post 10665312)
I haven't seen any empty row in 3+ years. Maybe it's just continental.

PWM -> EWR -> RIC on Wednesday via CO (Colgan and ExpressJet), and back on Friday. None of the 4 legs were more than 50% full. I even had 12B and C to myself on an ERJ :)

(wish this thread was in the Continental forum; I'd have a better chance of annoying BocaStephen :D)


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