The cargo list for this flight has still not been released. The max amount of passengers allowed to board this flight was 50 less than the number of available seats. Suggesting the flight was carrying heavy cargo.
No. Flights are often under booked. The mean load factor in the US is ~80%. The worst thing about conspiracy theorists is that they have no idea what they're talking about. Leave the real conspiracy thinking to the guys who actually know their stuff.
Sometimes I don't know what's worse: conspiracy theorists, or people who matter of factly assume there are "guys who actually know their stuff" AND, if they do exist, are the ones who are actually tasked with meaningful action
Unless you share exactly my specific level of paranoia you are either buying into what ^they^ want you to believe or are a nut case tin-foil hatter ! :-)
Anyone with access to Expert Flyer can see exactly how many seats are being sold for any given flight.
I think the parent is saying that the maximum allowed number of passengers was 50 fewer than the # of seats. Meaning that 50 seats were never up for booking.
Exactly.
This is being mentioned on flyertalk. The maximum amount of bookable tickets was 50 less than the actual amount of seats. They had 4 passengers on standby which were only allowed to board after 5 passengers were no shows.
Do you have the link for that? I'm curious and couldn't find it with a quick search.
Gold?
Ark of the Covenant?
Gold is likely. It is very highly valued in China, as people feel they need to save for retirement, inflation is high, and a lot of the population distrusts available investment opportunities. The Chinese imported nearly 2000 tons of gold last year.