Empty leg flights

For a group, the arithmetic often favours the aircraft

An empty leg is priced for the aircraft, while an airline prices per seat. So the comparison changes with the size of the party rather than with the length of the flight. This is the shape of the calculation, not a quoted fare: your actual numbers depend on the route, the date and the aircraft offered.

The aircraft price does not rise as the party grows, and the airline total does. That is the whole mechanism. It also means an empty leg is usually the wrong product for one or two travellers, and we will say so rather than sell you one.

How it works