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Canceled / Delayed / Overbooked thinly booked flight cancelled !

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Dec 23, 2010, 8:55 PM

tigger44

Join Date: Dec 2010

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thinly booked flight cancelled !

flew Useless Air Phila / Madrid / Phila. The return flight was cancelled on short notice - they claimed pilot illness but in rebooking most of the passengers on the following day's flight the plane was still only 3/4 full ! hmmmmm.... Does anyone know if you can determine if a specific flight on a specific airline is more frequently cancelled ?

my past expereince is that this airline more frequently cancels empty flights.

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