Originally Posted by
Bagso
This of course is unlike the situation at Heathrow where i admit they tend to be full in first but half empty in the back.
You could argue that there s/b financial penalties for flying half empty planes in / out of a slot limited airport!
Average pax load factor for 2014 was 73.2% on routes between LHR and EU destinations and 79.7% on non-EU routes (76.6% overall).
That's a bit below the ICAO 2014 global average of 79.8%, but hardly "half empty".
Gatwick's PLF is well over 80%, but of course that includes LCCs.