Where's all the UA J (Polaris) TPAC availability gone?

[SBD]

UA99 MEL-LAX today...13 cleared from the upgrade list...still NINETEEN free seats left in Polaris...no I class!

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I thought people were claiming these flights were busy!??

I'm booked on UA99 in a few days - will be interesting to see with my own eyes. I would not want this many empty seats in J if I were operating widebodies across 7500 miles of the Pacific. SBD

 

[VOZ102]

Agreed something odd is up. Booked LAX-SYD earlier this month (with aeroplan) about a week out and Polaris still went out with empty seats. But suddenly since mid AUG all the availability has gone. The magic number on the UA search is when the flight lists as 100K it will normally show on VA/AC/LF etc. For some reason nothing on their metal is below 200K. I think the other post showing limiting availability is true. Let's hope it's not forever, this would suck big time.

 

[Saab34]

I recall mid Aug to mid Sep is often a lighter period for outbound as the bulk of the summer traffic has departed.

Back in the day we flew Virgin most years across, outbound mid August, and back early September. All outbound was never more than say 50%, one had only 100 people. Coming back all full.

Ramps up Sep School Hols.

 

[SBD]

I'm booked on UA99 in a few days - will be interesting to see with my own eyes. I would not want this many empty seats in J if I were operating widebodies across 7500 miles of the Pacific. SBD

Just arrived LAX on UA99. 2/3 full at most in J. Rows of empty seats in places. Funny way to run a railroad.