Originally Posted by
IA1125
That brings up an interesting question (at least to me). Do the airlines report loads of only paying passengers or do they include non-revs? I would think or hope that it's only paying passengers.
Most airlines show both rev loads and nonrev listings on their employee nonrev portal.
The nonrev listings are useful, but are limited in that nonrevs can (and usually do) wait until the last minute to list for a flight. Not very useful for long range planning...for that you have to look at rev loads and add a buffer factor for last-minute nonrevs.
The buffer can less than ten for travel off the beaten path, but for hub-to-hub or vacation destination cities you might want to plan on thirty nonrevs to be safe.