If WN's load factors average out at 77.5, I would love to know which flights are below 77.5 because every flight I've been on in the last year is right at 95 to 100% load. I want to get on one of the flights that bring the load factor down to 77.5 > In a message dated 8/5/2003 1:25:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > BraniffIntl@xxxxxxx writes: > > << America West's July load factor was up to an impressive 84.2% Meanwhile > Southwest's load factor was also up to 77.5%. Pretty solid numbers for > AmWest as > they live side by side with LUV in Phoenix and Las Vegas. > >> > > That is an impressive load factor for Ryanair. Looks like HP is finally > shedding all the problems they had. WN's load factors are never that sparkling. > They are usually around a 70% average for the year. It is because they are so > big and have so many flights. They keeps costs down (though unionized and > with competitive pay) and attract a lot of paying customers. The secret is to > make just a little bit by packing the sale flights (like the 19 each way > LAX/BUR/ONT-LAS) during the middle of the week and making a fortune charging > more on > the weekend and to walkups (though still usually the cheapest).