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fjingpanda t1_izf9243 wrote

Reply to comment by koko-jumbo in Last Boeing 747 rolls off line after half a century of production by diacewrb

It's actually mostly because airlines are unable to fill these jumbos as regularly so they have lower utilization.

The narrowbodies/modern widebodys do have slightly lower maintenance costs, but also actually have a higher load factor since they can be filled regularly and flown more often.

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Redbaron1960 t1_izfb313 wrote

I remember going to Hawaii in the early 80’s and having a whole middle row of 4 seats to myself. The flight was probably 20% full

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Sixspeeddreams t1_izfe6f9 wrote

I flew on a BA A380 two weeks ago from London. The big jets are a fantastic passenger experience (so much less turbulence, a much quieter plane) but the plane was like you mentioned only 80% full. They let me sneak up to premium from coach for most of the flight since they had empty seats

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