Last edit by: Tobias-UK
This is community help desk which allows members to assist each other in finding out how many seats are available on any given flight.
If you wish to request availability for a specific flight, please state the date and origin/departure airport codes, not just the flight number.
Please also restrict requests to BA/oneworld flights - flights for other airlines may be removed to avoid cluttering the thread and taking it away from BAEC.
As of 15 Oct 2014 flightstats.com no longer displays flight availability.
Fare class availability can be queried in various ways*:
* Please update wiki if you know of any others.
** Origin of data concealed and probably unauthorised (so buyer beware)
What do the codes mean?
Suppose we have a result as F1 A0 J9 C7 D0 RC IC W9 E9 T4 Y9 BC HC ...
This means:
There is 1 seat in the F bucket for sale
There are 0 seats in the A and D bucket for sale, but you can join the waitlist in case seats get released later.
There are at least 9 seats in the J, W, E and Y buckets.
The R, I, B and H buckets are closed to waitlisting.
There are two important things to note about how to interpret these numbers that many people don't understand as it is very counter intuitive:
1) There is NO direct relation to the actual number of seats available on the specific flight. They only mean that the airline is willing to sell this many seats on that specific flight. The airline may intend to oversell seats or withhold seats from sale for many reasons.
2) In the example above, the results show W9 E9 T4 (which are all WT+ buckets). This does not mean that there are 9+9+4=22 seats for sale. Interpret these numbers as "there are at least 9 seats for sale in WT+". There could really be anywhere between 9 and 22 seats for sale - we just can't tell from the numbers the system gives us. Therefore, the conservative approach of assuming that there are at least 9 seats for sale is usually the best one.
What does the "C" mean?
Closed to waitlisting.
In the example above we have RC, IC, BC and HC. This is different to A0 and D0: The A and D buckets are "full" but you can apply to join their waitlists (if your fare permits waitlisting). With R, I, B and H you cannot even request a seat.
The carrier will determine how to confirm your seat if it wishes. Sometimes this may happen immediately, other times only a few minutes before the flight's departure. The order of the waitlist is determined by the carrier privately, but your Executive Club status will push you towards the front of the queue. Many cheap fares do not allow waitlisting.
Differences for non-BA airlines
If you wish to request availability for a specific flight, please state the date and origin/departure airport codes, not just the flight number.
Please also restrict requests to BA/oneworld flights - flights for other airlines may be removed to avoid cluttering the thread and taking it away from BAEC.
As of 15 Oct 2014 flightstats.com no longer displays flight availability.
Fare class availability can be queried in various ways*:
* Please update wiki if you know of any others.
** Origin of data concealed and probably unauthorised (so buyer beware)
What do the codes mean?
Suppose we have a result as F1 A0 J9 C7 D0 RC IC W9 E9 T4 Y9 BC HC ...
This means:
There is 1 seat in the F bucket for sale
There are 0 seats in the A and D bucket for sale, but you can join the waitlist in case seats get released later.
There are at least 9 seats in the J, W, E and Y buckets.
The R, I, B and H buckets are closed to waitlisting.
There are two important things to note about how to interpret these numbers that many people don't understand as it is very counter intuitive:
1) There is NO direct relation to the actual number of seats available on the specific flight. They only mean that the airline is willing to sell this many seats on that specific flight. The airline may intend to oversell seats or withhold seats from sale for many reasons.
2) In the example above, the results show W9 E9 T4 (which are all WT+ buckets). This does not mean that there are 9+9+4=22 seats for sale. Interpret these numbers as "there are at least 9 seats for sale in WT+". There could really be anywhere between 9 and 22 seats for sale - we just can't tell from the numbers the system gives us. Therefore, the conservative approach of assuming that there are at least 9 seats for sale is usually the best one.
What does the "C" mean?
Closed to waitlisting.
In the example above we have RC, IC, BC and HC. This is different to A0 and D0: The A and D buckets are "full" but you can apply to join their waitlists (if your fare permits waitlisting). With R, I, B and H you cannot even request a seat.
The carrier will determine how to confirm your seat if it wishes. Sometimes this may happen immediately, other times only a few minutes before the flight's departure. The order of the waitlist is determined by the carrier privately, but your Executive Club status will push you towards the front of the queue. Many cheap fares do not allow waitlisting.
Differences for non-BA airlines
- Some carriers (those using Sabre such as AA) only show a maximum of 7 available seats (not 9). Others only show a maximum of 5.
- Some carriers use "L" instead of "0" (e.g., CL DL YL) to indicate you may waitlist for the seat. This tends to happen when the entire flight is on a list basis.
Help to check BA seat availability and BA flight loads
#61
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pune, India
Programs: Exec Club - Gold Member - yeah baby, Emerald Aisle Executive Elite - Woo, Marriott Silver Executive
Posts: 118
I would very much appreciate if some wonderful person would check loads on the following flights for me:
BA 0138 BOM to LHR July 20th
BA 0193 LHR to DFW July 20th
BA 0138 BOM to LHR July 20th
BA 0193 LHR to DFW July 20th
#62
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,328
Ba138 f1 a1 j6 c0 d0 r0 i0 w3 e1 t0 y7 b0 h0 k0 m0 l0 v0 s0 n0 q0 o0 g0
ba193 f6 a5 j9 c0 d0 r0 i0 w5 e0 t0 y7 b4 h1 k1 m1 l1 v1 s0 n0 q0 o0 g1
ba193 f6 a5 j9 c0 d0 r0 i0 w5 e0 t0 y7 b4 h1 k1 m1 l1 v1 s0 n0 q0 o0 g1
#64
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: London
Programs: Newbie BA Gold
Posts: 570
Hi could someone please check BA32 HKG-LHR 22/07. Am on CW and seat selector is all full and no reward seat in F for ages. Is there any chance of an upgrade?
#65
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA, U2+, SK, AF/KL, IHG, Hilton, others gathering dust...
Posts: 2,552
#66
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,471
Several, if someone doesn't mind:
QR8 LHR-DOH 16/09
QR806 DOH-NRT 17/06
QR7 DOH-LHR 01/10
Many thanks.
QR8 LHR-DOH 16/09
QR806 DOH-NRT 17/06
QR7 DOH-LHR 01/10
Many thanks.
#67
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,530
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing LHR on 09/16/17 12:00 AM for DOH Flying QR Direct/Non-Stop Only Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections QR 8 0 LHR DOH 77W Daily J9 C9 D7 I2 R0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q8 T0 O0 W0 09/16/17 4:00 PM 09/17/17 12:45 AM 77% / 14m
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing DOH on 09/17/17 12:00 AM for NRT Flying QR Direct/Non-Stop Only Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections QR 806 0 DOH NRT 77L Daily J9 C9 D9 I9 R3 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S8 N4 Q0 T0 O0 W0 09/17/17 2:35 AM 09/17/17 6:40 PM 31% / 28m
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing DOH on 10/01/17 12:00 AM for LHR Flying QR Direct/Non-Stop Only Point of Sale: UK 0 Connections QR 7 0 DOH LHR 77W Daily J9 C9 D9 I0 R0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q3 T0 O0 W0 10/01/17 6:35 AM 10/01/17 12:00 PM 65% / 23m
#68
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,471
#69
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Programs: BA Silver - hard drop from GGL :( SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond, AC E50k
Posts: 567
If someone wouldn't mind, would love the bucket availability for 05OCT17 for BA 005 and BA 007, to Tokyo... Many thanks!
#70
formerly mattking2000
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB
Programs: BA|AC|AZ|SPG|H|FPC
Posts: 1,187
10/05/17 3:45 PM NRT
10/06/17 11:25 AM 789
Daily
85% / 24m F1 A0 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T7 Y9 B9 H7 K7 M3 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA 7 0 LHR
10/05/17 11:40 AM HND
10/06/17 7:15 AM 777
Daily
84% / 18m F4 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T6 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA5 looks quite full in F...
#71
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Programs: BA Silver - hard drop from GGL :( SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond, AC E50k
Posts: 567
BA 5 0 LHR
10/05/17 3:45 PM NRT
10/06/17 11:25 AM 789
Daily
85% / 24m F1 A0 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T7 Y9 B9 H7 K7 M3 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA 7 0 LHR
10/05/17 11:40 AM HND
10/06/17 7:15 AM 777
Daily
84% / 18m F4 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T6 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA5 looks quite full in F...
10/05/17 3:45 PM NRT
10/06/17 11:25 AM 789
Daily
85% / 24m F1 A0 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T7 Y9 B9 H7 K7 M3 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA 7 0 LHR
10/05/17 11:40 AM HND
10/06/17 7:15 AM 777
Daily
84% / 18m F4 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T6 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA5 looks quite full in F...
#72
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: BA (Gold), GF (Gold), EY (Silver), EK; Hilton (Diamond)
Posts: 83
Could someone please help with:
BA124 BAH-LHR 22/07
BA113 LHR-JFK 22/07
Flying in WTP
Thanks in advance!
BA124 BAH-LHR 22/07
BA113 LHR-JFK 22/07
Flying in WTP
Thanks in advance!
#73
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Lewes, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 231
BA 124
BAH 22/07/17 1:00
LHR 22/07/17 6:15
777
F2 A0 J2 C0 D0 R0 I0 W5 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N0 Q0 O0 G9
BA 113
LHR 22/07/17 16:05
JFK 22/07/17 19:05
777
F1 A0 J6 C0 D0 R0 I0 W6 E4 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M8 L5 V2 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G9
#75
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 176
Could someone please check
23rd Jul BA0199 LHR-BOM
26th Jul BA0138 BOM-LHR
BA Gold travelling in WT+
26th Jul BA0138 BOM-LHR
BA Gold travelling in WT+