How to give Greta Thunberg a coronary

[PhilboSE]

Flew the family out to Chambery 2 years ago for a last minute ski holiday. 5 of us and 2 others on an BA Embraer 190 out of London City. Only a single class and the flight was just 1 hour, but with the speed and convenience at the airport it was like being on an a private jet.

[WyrleyD]

I was, many years ago, one of two passengers on a United Airlines 727 flight from Chicago ORD-SFO. There were two flights leaving within minutes of each other and the other was a United 747 that was making an intermediate stop in SFO and then on to Hawaii so I guess most opted for the 747 over the 727.

[bucksmanuk]

'99 - Heathrow to Frankfurt with Lufthansa. 200+ seat aircraft with 11 of us on board. One of the engines had fuel computer problems which delayed us nearly 2 hours. We were pacified with booze. Then we had to transfer to another aircraft – what a palaver. Then another delay – more booze.

When we actually started rolling away from the stand 3.5 hour late, I started a slow hand clap which the other passengers joined in with. A stewardess firmly asked me “are we going to have problems with you?” I don’t think my reply of “not as many as I’m having with you lot” went down too well….

[IanUAE]

A few years ago, Dubai-Riyadh during Ramadan, total of 7 passengers on a 777.

[aeropilot]

Trevatanus said:

I have to say, I’m very surprised that Qantas operated this flight, I can only assume there are a lot more bums on seats on the return leg.

Given the current quarantine issues for Aus entry, even for returning Aus citizens, I doubt it.

[surveyor]

I remember reading of a delayed BA 747 flight from JFK. In the end all but 3 passengers were rebooked. Those 3 found themselves unexpectedly at Cardiff due to potential bad issues. They were sent home in taxis. I've always liked to think that once on board the staff would have smuggled them in to first.

I've also been on a few short haul quiet flights. No real benefit, other than more relaxed staff that have time for a chat.

[LotusOmega375D]

I was the only passenger on a Lufthansa subsidiary Cirrus Airlines jet from Stansted to Leipzig back in the noughties. The stewardesses just skipped the safety briefing and chatted with me throughout. The route didn’t last long...

[ben_h100]

This is fairly common on RAF trooper flights, although not to that degree. If I don’t get a row to myself (boots off, pillow down and stretch out) I’m very surprised.

[anonymous-user]

I was in San Francisco and due to return to the UK on a Friday night red-eye, but work asked me to 'pop up' to' Toronto for a few days the following week instead. I ended up on a Saturday lunchtime flight, which was probably only a quarter full in total, and I was the only passenger up front in business (no first).

Not sure what the other cabin crew did, but I was looked after by a lone friendly steward, who ended up serving me huge amounts of fizz, and on learning I wasn't going to eat, ended up sat across from me also drinking the fizz and chatting. We both ended up rather worse for wear, and to this day, the memory of my journey to my hotel downtown, with a stop on the way at a bar on Yonge St to meet a friend, is very hazy at best.

Great journey!

[Falconer]

Flew from Gatwick to Rennes in late 90s, with about 5 people on board. After a stop at Le Harve, it was just me sny a colleague. Only about an hour and first thing in the morning , couldn’t even have a drink.

[Hard-Drive]

March 7, 2017. LHR-GVA for the annual lads ski trip. It was a great trip, although our own private A310 was somewhat unexpected...

[motomk]

Hard-Drive said:

March 7, 2017. LHR-GVA for the annual lads ski trip. It was a great trip, although our own private A310 was somewhat unexpected...

Cough A320 maybe??.. .. Before the nasty plane nerds arrive.... 🙃

[Hard-Drive]

motomk said:

Cough A320 maybe??.. .. Before the nasty plane nerds arrive.... ??

Haha yes, typo!!!

[tr7v8]

Flew FNA-LGW in 2006 in an Astraeus AIrlines 757 with 12 Pax. There were 17 crew as it was deadheading some crew back to UK for Christmas. This was 24th December. Miserable cabin crew wouldn't let us sit in biz & no one was booked. Unfortunately Bruce wasn't flying us.
The cabin crew sorted all our food out & any drinks we wanted then disappeared up front for the rest of the flight!

[808 Estate]

About 12 years ago returning from Brussels to Southampton. there were just 2 passengers on a Jetstream. The stewardess said it wasnt worth opening the champagne unless we were prepared to drink the whole bottle. We agreed this could be accomplished and were subsequently furnished with 3 glasses of bubbly each. The basket of snacks was then placed strategicaly on the floor between our seats and we were left to it.

[classicaholic]

I flew into New York exactly 1 year after the 9-11 disaster - I was the only 1 in business and hardly anyone in coach, I have never seen the airport as quiet when we landed.

[andy97]

I was one of 10 on an RAF VC10 from Brize to MacDill AFB in Tampa a few days after 9/11.

[GT03ROB]

1 of 6 on a DC10 from Malabo to Houston (13hr flight). 2 of us in business 4 in economy.

Wife & myself flew to St Lucia 2 years ago, whole of the First cabin to ourselves.

[Magnum 475]

classicaholic said:

I flew into New York exactly 1 year after the 9-11 disaster - I was the only 1 in business and hardly anyone in coach, I have never seen the airport as quiet when we landed.

I flew Birmingham - Clermont-Ferrand via DeGaulle about 10 days after 9/11. The BHX - CDG was a BAe 146 with six people on board. Airports were nearly deserted. A surreal experience that I never thought I’d see again.

[lrdisco]

Flew last Tuesday AMS-LBA. Only 15 passengers.
Returning tomorrow am expecting the return to be very similar.
Next Friday on North Sea ferries Rotterdam-Hull, be interesting to see numbers on the ship. In April I was one of 20 passengers on board. That included freight drivers!