Haven’t seen such an empty F seat map like this in some time.
Jun 16, 2019, 2:12 pm
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Haven’t seen such an empty F seat map like this in some time.
Hey FTers...just thought the seatmap for my flight tomorrow night to LAX (UA534) is unusual - it’s been a few years since I’ve seen one like this (except for perhaps an IRROPs situation). Much of the first class cabin is empty at about 35 hours from departure. I’d think at least the 1Ks and platinum upgrades would have cleared, unless there aren’t (m)any. Maybe I’ll be in an F cabin with an empty seat? We shall see!
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Jun 16, 2019, 2:35 pm
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UA534 HNL-LAX red-eye on the 17th is showing 16 of 28 sold
Perhaps loads are heavier going to HNL this early in the summer
Regular economy is packed but E+ is very open -- lots of BE passengers??
Perhaps loads are heavier going to HNL this early in the summer
Regular economy is packed but E+ is very open -- lots of BE passengers??
Jun 16, 2019, 2:51 pm
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Jun 16, 2019, 3:14 pm
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Jun 16, 2019, 3:17 pm
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This! I was on a 787 a few months back, and Polaris was wide empty when I checked in at the airport, but was packed at boarding time with a huge list of standby non-revs who had changed their schedules to get on this flight. Everyone in Y got an entire row to themselves, and everyone in C got a non-rev neighbor to jump over!
Jun 16, 2019, 6:50 pm
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High-density 77Gs used primarily for Hawaii flying, as well as several of the premium TCON flights. They show up every now and then on some domestic hub-hub turns as well. They'll be the last 8-across birds in the fleet until they retired, which I imagine will be sometime in the 2020s.
Jun 16, 2019, 6:50 pm
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https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unit...102e-234e.html
This primarily used for Hawaii-Mainland, some high density domestic or a few TATL .
This is a full lie-flat seat.
This primarily used for Hawaii-Mainland, some high density domestic or a few TATL .
This is a full lie-flat seat.
Jun 17, 2019, 5:23 am
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Empty F cabins do pop up from time to time out of Hawaii. I've had a few ex-Hawaii flights this year where no one sat next to me even with non-revs cleared. And I had 2 flights where there were less than 5 people total in F on a 737.
And then there's other times where I can't even buy a full F seat to/from Hawaii due to it being sold out on some days weeks in advance.
So usually they are full but every now and then there's a random super light load.
And then there's other times where I can't even buy a full F seat to/from Hawaii due to it being sold out on some days weeks in advance.
So usually they are full but every now and then there's a random super light load.
Jun 17, 2019, 8:46 am
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16 hours before flight, and it's booked 25/28 (with 7 free seats on the seat map, once again showing that's not a great indication of the number of unsold seats)