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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
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
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
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 seat availability and flight loads
#196
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: nr Chichester, UK
Posts: 69
Please could some kind person please check the loads for
BA0297 LHR-ORD 29.11.14
I'm in a Y window seat with the B seat free.
There is an OK exit seat available for £55, which I might take if Y was heaving.
The flight is usually full as there is a huge conference starting in Chicago the next day.
Thanks
BA0297 LHR-ORD 29.11.14
I'm in a Y window seat with the B seat free.
There is an OK exit seat available for £55, which I might take if Y was heaving.
The flight is usually full as there is a huge conference starting in Chicago the next day.
Thanks
#197
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
Dozens of flights to NYC so people can be rerouted if needs be.
#198
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
#199
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: nr Chichester, UK
Posts: 69
Thanks Globaliser.
So shall I pay for 37A/H/K - more knee room, narrower seat, near the bogs or stick with 29A (potential baby zone, hemmed in)
Decisions, decisions...
So shall I pay for 37A/H/K - more knee room, narrower seat, near the bogs or stick with 29A (potential baby zone, hemmed in)
Decisions, decisions...
#200
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
I know very little about the 777s but I did find this photo: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Briti...N-ER/2492928/L
#201
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: nr Chichester, UK
Posts: 69
Help to check seat availability and flight loads | 2014 master thread
I've gone for 39H and shall glare at those intruding on 'my' space whilst waiting for the lavs.
It's a day flight & I'm coming back in CW so I'll survive the experience.
Interestingly, despite the 'no more than 3 seats' mentioned above, my colleagues travelling with me have been offered POUG to WT+ for £179
It's a day flight & I'm coming back in CW so I'll survive the experience.
Interestingly, despite the 'no more than 3 seats' mentioned above, my colleagues travelling with me have been offered POUG to WT+ for £179
#202
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Essex
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Diamond; IHG Spire Ambassador,
Posts: 93
Hi All,
Could some please kind soul check the BA285 LHR-SFO on the 4th Dec for me?
Many thanks
Could some please kind soul check the BA285 LHR-SFO on the 4th Dec for me?
Many thanks
#204
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Essex
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Diamond; IHG Spire Ambassador,
Posts: 93
Thanks angatol,
Thankfully no, and thankfully there is now some availability too
And being new to this just to confirm theres currently 9 available in club and 1 in Econ?
Thankfully no, and thankfully there is now some availability too
And being new to this just to confirm theres currently 9 available in club and 1 in Econ?
#206
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Essex
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Diamond; IHG Spire Ambassador,
Posts: 93
Thats what I am guessing to and also what friends have said. Fingers crossed it doesn't mean the J9's don't disappear now!!
#207
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Netherlands
Programs: BA Gold; Flying Blue Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 481
Please would someone be kind enough to let me know the loads for BA297 LHR-ORD on 7th Dec
Many thanks
Many thanks