The Thrifty Traveler Podcast · Thursday, September 17, 2026
The analysis also revealed some surprising results, such as the LAX to Heathrow route on United having a 67% load factor, which is considered very low for such a significant route. Similarly, some Iceland routes showed unexpectedly low load factors despite being ideal for a 'Y flat' experience due to their shorter flight times.
“And the most surprising one, I still can't believe this, LAX to Heathrow on United, at 67% load factor, seems incredibly low.”
“I was really interested that some of the Iceland routes, um, were performing so low.”
“That is, that is such a perfect. Uh, because it's something that I just can't even fathom that United would ever cancel. They need to fly that. They need to have that, um, you know, flag in the ground in LA to get people all the way to London. That's a long flight.”