Why Empty Planes Keep Flying Through the Pandemic

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Why Empty Planes Keep Flying Through the Pandemic
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As coronavirus shuts down travel, flights carrying a handful of passengers might seem absurd, but airlines are often left with no other options

JetBlue Flight 65 flew from New York to Albuquerque, N.M., with only seven passengers on board on April 21. There was no good reason to operate the nonstop flight—except for who was booked on the return trip.

One, two, three, four, five, six. Six passengers total. But all of them were medical professionals going from New Mexico to New York to help with coronavirus response. Once JetBlue’s operations team learned who the passengers were, the airline decided it shouldn’t cancel the 200-passenger Airbus A321. Flight 66, the...

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