May 1998, I was the only passenger on a CO (Colgan) flight IAD to Bluefield WV. This flight had a scheduled stop in CRW. I joked to the co-pilot that I hoped there was no one boarding in CRW, so we could go right to BLF. Co-pilot says "As it turns out there isn't, but we have to stop there anyway." I thought he was joking and chuckled a little. Well the joke was on me because about an hour later we landed in CRW, to pick up a total of 0 passengers. To make matters worse, we were delayed out of CRW due to fog for about 3 hours. I asked the co-pilot why we had to stop when there were no passengers. I thought maybe to pick up cargo or something like that. Nope, just Colgan's policy.

Did you get upgraded to first class at least?

Also, a good opportunity to join the mile high club... with yourself.

:D The EMB120 is only Y... A bit of a bummer as I've had to fly on 'em 5 times so far this year as an FO with no chance of an upgrade!

You would say something like that.....:rolleyes:

To which incident are you referring? I found an accident where the #2 engine went into full reverse and caused an accident. Full reverse would be extremely difficult for any twin engined aircraft.

I also found an incident where the engine failed and the propeller embedded itself into the wing. But that would be different.

I flew UA ORD-(W. Lafayette)-Terre Haute on a little prop plane in early '98, maybe the last flight of the evening...everyone got off at West Lafayette except me.

I think I was the only person on an early Sat am flight IAH-CLL in '04, too.

Flew CO IAH-LHR shortly after Heathrow service started (and while CO was operating 3 IAH-LON daily flights) and there were maybe 10 in coach on a Tuesday evening.

I have a couple of times one was Monroe, MLU to MEM it was the last flight out and running late. Every one else was put on other airlines. Last year I was on Key West to TPA by my self same deal it was running late and no one could make the connections

Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, I was the only passenger on a ferry boat across Lake Michigan that normally in the summer time they takes something like 600 to 700 people.

Does that count?

<lol>

Does US Helicopter from JFK to JRB count?

In that case, I was the only passenger on that flight - checked in at the gate, got on a van, driven to the chopper, got on, door closed, in the air 2 minutes later, on Wall Street 15 minutes later.

Was pretty fun.

Alone in the sky
 

Almost twice. Once, decades ago, a colleague and I flew back from Syracuse to LGA on an AA BAC111 as the sole passengers. The pilot invited us to be in the cockpit as long as the seat belt signs were off and it was a crystal clear night so the views were fantastic especially as we got nearer to New York. The second time, sadly, was shortly after Sept. 11, when I had to go to Toronto on business and flying back at mid-day, again on American, I was the one of a few passengers and the only one in first (thanks to an EXP upgrade)

So, on Austrian they actually let passengers (OK, a single passenger :) into the cockpit? In 2005?!..
Well, I guess that's what's written here -- just can't help expressing my amazement...
(I did once fly in the cockpit for most of the flight up to and including touchdown... but that was Aeroflot in 1996.)

Close but no cigar, in January of this year I was one of 4 on a CVG-DTW flight, the 4 of us included an off-duty DL pilot, so only 3 paying passengers.

Flying time was only 45 minutes or so iirc, I still thought it was funny that the FA couldn't be bothered to do a drink service.:(

The second.

i have booked my partner on award travel from MCO to PKB on a couple of occasions. At least twice he has been the only PAX on the IAD to PKB flight. He loves it as the FA usually points out where the snacks and beverages are. The FA then tends to just read a magazine while he helps himself.

I have a MSP-ALO flight coming up where the seat map looks good, just me and my travel partner.