posted on May, 15 2007 @ 12:18 PM
Nothing unusual at all, The fact that all flights where not full just go’s to prove how many flights actually fly with little passengers and that
September 11 2001 was not a popular day to fly, if you checked other airlines on the same day that did east – west routes you would probably find
most of them empty too.
There are Heaps.
You get days when flights are packed to the brim and overbooked, on all Airlines on the same day (just try get on a flight anywhere close to
Christmas) the same go’s for the other way around, Just as every flight on every Airline can be booked out for the same day, It also happens that
every flight, on every airline on the same day can be not as busy. It all depends on Day, Time, Weather, Season and any Holidays that might be around
the date.
If you go onto the United & American website now to book a ticket, It shows you the seat map and you can see how many tickets are already bought.
Now have a look at a few flights, on the same routes.
Pick a day, anyway. Then Compare American and United (and even other airlines if you want), their seat sales will basicly be the same, you will have
one day where the plane is practically full and another day where the planes are practically empty, on both Airlines.
If you compare all the airlines together you will see a pattern, when 1 airline has a full flight, all the other ones do to. When one airline has an
empty flight all the other ones do too.
It’s not strange at all. Some flights do be full, some don’t. Some Tuesday after a public holiday are completely packed, some are not.
That’s all part of Air Travel; there is nothing strange about a flight being completely overbooked or practically empty at all.
Mikey.