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I am flying into Paris on April 12th and planning to fly Easyjet from Paris to Biarritz. The flight only appears to be about 25% full. Should I book now or wait? Is there a chance they might cancel the flight because there are so few seats sold? Any other advice would be appreciated.
Ultreya,
Joe
They asked passengers waiting to board for assistance in loading the baggage in exchange for having the privilege of boarding first and getting choice of seat (seats are not assigned). Its a discount airline and you get what you pay for ...
I am flying into Paris on April 12th and planning to fly Easyjet from Paris to Biarritz. The flight only appears to be about 25% full. Should I book now or wait? Is there a chance they might cancel the flight because there are so few seats sold? Any other advice would be appreciated.
Ultreya,
Joe
Cancelation like that only happens in Australia with Jetstar they are renowned for that sort of caperIt is very unlikely that the flight would be cancelled because of the low numbers you have spotted. There is still plenty of time for Easyjet to fill more seats and many people book short flights like this at little notice. The airline would also have the problem of having to cancel the returning flight or the airplane's onward journey to a third destination. The knock-on effects for their schedules might be very complicated.
Some comments here by professionals in the air travel field on this issue:
https://www.quora.com/If-a-flight-is-almost-empty-will-the-airline-cancel-it-to-cut-costs
Buy the tickets if you ca. I could not book from Madrid to Biarritz and had to settle with San Sebastian. You can also take the train from Paris to Bayonne and then on to SJPP.
Really! According to the Flight Stats webside, over the last 30 days, easyJet cancelled 631 flights, compared to just 124 by Jetstar. That's a bit over five times the number of flights cancelled in a fleet that is about 3.3 times the size of the Jetstar fleet. Seems to me that Jetstar might have a better record on this matter, not a worse one.Cancelation like that only happens in Australia with Jetstar they are renowned for that sort of caper
Not questioning your raw stats on this but not sure they address the OP's specific question of whether or not an airline is likely to cancel flights simply because of low number of bookings. Could it be that Easyjet push their aircraft too hard, allow too little down time for preventative maintenance, and so end up with more aircraft having to be pulled from service for repair? Just a thought.Really! According to the Flight Stats webside, over the last 30 days, easyJet cancelled 631 flights, compared to just 124 by Jetstar. That's a bit over five times the number of flights cancelled in a fleet that is about 3.3 times the size of the Jetstar fleet. Seems to me that Jetstar might have a better record on this matter, not a worse one.
I was responding to the suggestion that Jetstar was more likely to cancel a scheduled flight than easyJet, which doesn't seem to be justified by the stats.Not questioning your raw stats on this but not sure they address the OP's specific question of whether or not an airline is likely to cancel flights simply because of low number of bookings. Could it be that Easyjet push their aircraft too hard, allow too little down time for preventative maintenance, and so end up with more aircraft having to be pulled from service for repair? Just a thought.
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