Empty transatlantics aren't unheard-of. I was one of only two passengers on a Lufthansa MUC-EWR last year.
It's better for them to run highly unprofitable flights than miss their contract obligations with big corporations that want a plane available to move people transatlantic on a day's notice.
It's better for them to run highly unprofitable flights than miss their contract obligations with big corporations that want a plane available to move people transatlantic on a day's notice.