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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So early. It will fill or they will cancel it.[/quote]

No idea where people got this idea that airlines periodically cancel individual flights if there aren't enough bookings.  It's a very costly thing to cancel a flight- the entire system is a ballet of staff, airplanes going from location to location, cargo, etc.  It may seem like cost savings to cancel a flight if its only half full, but if it hasn't been planned out and managed, it's usually a net cost.  That's why they have an ongoing planning process and schedule overhaul that is done 6+ months in advance.  Of course there are tweaks here and there, but not based on individual flights.[/quote]

Frequent flyer here. They do adjust the schedule or cancel flights if there is low interest. I book my travel very far in advance, like usually 9-11 months ahead, as we have certain company events at the same time every year. If I'm flying on Saturday, I've had flights cancelled or changed many times. I have one next month to our office in LA from BWI on United. I think it was an 8am departure, direct. Then it was changed to a 6am direct departure and the 8am flight disappeared. Then they cancelled the 6am flight and now I'm on a 8am to LA via Denver. The only direct on United from BWI to LA on Saturday is now the evening flight.

On the other hand, I've been one of only 2 passengers on a flight, typically the last flight of the night on short flights from a hub to a non-hub. I think last time this happened, I was on EWR-DCA on United. The FA let my colleague and I have the run of the snack basket as we were the only passengers on board![/quote]

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