Almost empty passenger planes continue to crisscross the country as the virus drives ridership to minuscule levels. The federal government is one reason why. When Allison Vanore stepped onto a plane ...

Ghost flights are empty or nearly empty airplanes flying their regular route. And they are not a rare occurrence. A report in the British newspaper Guardian found there are 500 ghost flights in the ...

A man on his way from Sydney, Australia to Fiji has shared what it was like to travel on a “ghost flight” after he entered the plane to discover he was the only passenger on board. On Tuesday, ...

Ghost flights are commercial planes operating with few or no passengers. The practice gained public attention during the pandemic, when demand collapsed but some airlines kept flying near-empty routes ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

There are few joys greater than boarding a plane and discovering that the seat next to you is empty. But what if you had the entire plane to yourself? It’s called a “ghost flight,” and one man ...