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Apologies if I've picked the wrong forum.
I have a daughter who is flying from MEL to LHR with Malaysian on New Years Eve are the passenger loads likely to be high considering this is more or less a world holiday??
BlueEagle
18th Nov 2004, 21:56
From my experience the closer you get to the actual date of the holiday the lighter the loads become on Long Haul International flights and heavier on Domestic and Short Haul. For example the loads on 23rd Dec/30th Dec are likely to be higher, (on LH), than on 24th Dec/31st Dec.
The rational being that people like to arrive in time for the actual holiday. Your daughter will be seeing in the New Year whilst airborne and most of the parties will be on the ground!
Not a lot happens in Europe on January 1st so there won't be a lot of business travel either.
Hope this helps, (hope it's accurate!).
Blue Eagle
Many thanks.....
strix uralensis
19th Nov 2004, 09:36
1MHAD31DECMELLON
** MH - MALAYSIA AIRLINES ** 042 FR 31DEC
21 MH 148 F4 A4 C4 D4 Y9 MEL KUL 1540 2030 0 747
K0 B0 H0 M9 Q3 LC
MH 002 F4 A4 C4 D0 Y0 KUL LHR 2355 0530+1 0 747
K0 B0 H0 M0 Q0 LC
22 MH 128 C4 D4 Y9 K0 B0 MEL KUL 0045 0545 0 772
H0 M9 Q9 LC T0
MH 004 F4 A4 C4 D4 Y5 KUL LHR 1115 1650 0 747
K0 B0 H0 M1 Q1 LC
both alternatives seem to be quite well sold. . .
s.
BlueEagle
19th Nov 2004, 09:55
Well, if that is the seats available rather than the booked load I can only agree!!!
That said, probably be a few 'no-shows' but that still leaves quite full flights.
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19th Nov 2004, 12:14
Travelled BKK/DXB/LHR on New Year's Eve on EK. Flights were pretty full but we all received a flower necklace - nice touch
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