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How many people can an airplane carry? Depends on the aircraft. Some planes such as the 787 and 320 can carry up too 250 passengers, While an Embraer 145 can only hold about 25-45.
There were 14 main lifeboats that could seat 65 people each. Then there were two emergency sea boats that could seat 40 people each. Finally, there were four collapsible boats that could seat 47 people each. This was only enough to save 1,178 people out of the 2,223 on board.