Flights with only one or just a few passengers [Consolidated]
Sep 4, 2018, 12:02 pm
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Flights with only one or just a few passengers [Consolidated]
Experienced a first this morning after 25+ years of flying --- only 2 passengers on the plane. And, the other guy was a co-worker who switched to my flight. I'm kicking myself for texting him to switch to this flight.
UA4083 on 9/4. SDF-ORD. Originally scheduled for 9/3 but delayed 17hrs due to storms in ORD.
UA4083 on 9/4. SDF-ORD. Originally scheduled for 9/3 but delayed 17hrs due to storms in ORD.
Sep 4, 2018, 12:13 pm
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Experienced a first this morning after 25+ years of flying --- only 2 passengers on the plane. And, the other guy was a co-worker who switched to my flight. I'm kicking myself for texting him to switch to this flight.
UA4083 on 9/4. SDF-ORD. Originally scheduled for 9/3 but delayed 17hrs due to storms in ORD.
UA4083 on 9/4. SDF-ORD. Originally scheduled for 9/3 but delayed 17hrs due to storms in ORD.
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Sep 4, 2018, 12:52 pm
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I was almost the only pax yesterday on SND-IAD -- everyone else bailed after estimated departure changed from 8:35 pm to 12:30 am.
But they cancelled, and we were all together on the 6:20 this morning.
But they cancelled, and we were all together on the 6:20 this morning.
Sep 4, 2018, 1:30 pm
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Experienced a first this morning after 25+ years of flying --- only 2 passengers on the plane. And, the other guy was a co-worker who switched to my flight. I'm kicking myself for texting him to switch to this flight.
UA4083 on 9/4. SDF-ORD. Originally scheduled for 9/3 but delayed 17hrs due to storms in ORD.
UA4083 on 9/4. SDF-ORD. Originally scheduled for 9/3 but delayed 17hrs due to storms in ORD.
Sep 4, 2018, 2:34 pm
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A couple of years ago I was the only passenger on a fully crewed Thai Airways 777-300ER between HKT-BKK. Once on board I was free to choose any seat on board even though I was booked in Y. Once in the air, I got a personal greeting from the captain over the PA system. Quite surreal to walk around and see row after row all empty.
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Sep 4, 2018, 3:08 pm
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A couple of years ago I was the only passenger on a fully crewed Thai Airways 777-300ER between HKT-BKK. Once on board I was free to choose any seat on board even though I was booked in Y. Once in the air, I got a personal greeting from the captain over the PA system. Quite surreal to walk around and see row after row all empty.
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Sep 4, 2018, 4:19 pm
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I guess this debunks the theory UA cancels flights when there are too few passengers?
My contribution to the discussion is a flight my wife took (an award flight). Believe it was DEN-PIR-HON-FSD, or something similar some 20+ years ago.
She was the only passenger (going to HON) but they had to stop in PIR to drop off a dog! which traveled in the cabin. Probably someone's prized hunting dog.
So maybe you can say there were two passengers.
My contribution to the discussion is a flight my wife took (an award flight). Believe it was DEN-PIR-HON-FSD, or something similar some 20+ years ago.
She was the only passenger (going to HON) but they had to stop in PIR to drop off a dog! which traveled in the cabin. Probably someone's prized hunting dog.
So maybe you can say there were two passengers.
Asked the crew and they said they haven't seen anything like it before.