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Originally Posted by HPsauce
I wonder how many people they carry at present? Just happened to notice there's one just about to arrive at Heathrow from Dubai. Due in at 11:40 but slightly early and over LEGOLAND as I type.
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That's something I wondered about all the airlines, considering they've been trying to get as many seats into a plane as possible, and now the vast majority are parked up. I came across an article on the BBC website (published back in April) with a very interesting line:
In the two-metre theory, four passengers need 26 seats
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article...t-flying-again
Regarding Emirates, their policy is "
vacant seats are placed between individual passengers or family groups", but it doesn't clarify how that works in terms of passengers in front and behind. Even if you just skipped every other seat (less than 1 metre) left to right and front to back, you'd end up with only 50% capacity.
As for flights, according to FlightGlobal, Emirates are operating 4 A380s a day out of Heathrow. It must be a surreal experience for people living around large airports to have them so quiet.
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