Jan 1, 2014, 6:10 am
Last edit by: NWIFlyer
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
Feb 6, 2016, 3:12 pm
#2521
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Silver , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,142
Hi...
If someone has a moment could they please check the loading for BA33 to KL on the 10th of Feb and the BA34 return back to LHR on the 19th.
I have 2 rtn J awards and been looking for F (either way) but with no joy. Any thoughts on the likely hood based on what all those letters/numbers actually mean?
Cheers...
If someone has a moment could they please check the loading for BA33 to KL on the 10th of Feb and the BA34 return back to LHR on the 19th.
I have 2 rtn J awards and been looking for F (either way) but with no joy. Any thoughts on the likely hood based on what all those letters/numbers actually mean?
Cheers...
Feb 6, 2016, 3:31 pm
#2522
Join Date: May 2006
Location: 5 miles from EMA
Programs: BD, BAEC Pleb, VS Pleb, Accor Pleb, HHonors Gold, Big White Season Pass
Posts: 5,927
According to KVS (which may be NL POS sorry)
BA33 10/2
F2 A2 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T8 Y7 B2 H2 K2 M2 L2 V3 S2 N1 QC OC GL
Return 19/2
FL AL J9 C6 D5 RC IC WL EC TC Y4 BL HC KC ML LC VC SC NC QC OC GL
Chances look slim
BA33 10/2
F2 A2 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T8 Y7 B2 H2 K2 M2 L2 V3 S2 N1 QC OC GL
Return 19/2
FL AL J9 C6 D5 RC IC WL EC TC Y4 BL HC KC ML LC VC SC NC QC OC GL
Chances look slim
Last edited by Tiger_lily; Feb 6, 2016 at 3:38 pm
Feb 7, 2016, 3:18 am
#2523
Formerly known as linzbh
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: LON
Programs: BAEC GGL, Hilton Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 459
can someone kindly check availability for the following flights?
BA257 LHR-DEL 10/02
BA142 DEL-LHR 14/02
Booked into W and after looking for a few weeks I think chances of a UuA to J are very low!
BA257 LHR-DEL 10/02
BA142 DEL-LHR 14/02
Booked into W and after looking for a few weeks I think chances of a UuA to J are very low!
Last edited by flylikelinz; Feb 7, 2016 at 3:19 am Reason: added airport codes
Feb 7, 2016, 6:11 am
#2524
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,676
F3 A2 J4 C1 DC RC IC W3 EC TC Y8 B5 H2 K2 M2 L2 V1 SC NC QC OC G0
The 142:
F9 A9 J9 C2 D2 R2 IC W9 EC TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V8 S6 N1 QC OC G0
You've got more chance on the 142 than the 257 ... but I suspect it's unlikely on both.
Feb 7, 2016, 7:26 am
#2525
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: scotland
Programs: Ba gold,honours diamond,spg Platinum,Marriott Platium
Posts: 164
Ba 2037 and Ba2039
Could someone check club avaliablity on oct2 Lgw to Mco
Feb 7, 2016, 7:30 am
#2526
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,676
All 9s:
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Genuine question though - what are you hoping to work out this far out?
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Flight Availability Search
Departing LGW on 02/10/16 0:00 for MCO
Flying BA
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 2037 0 LGW MCO 777 Unavailable J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T4 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 NC QC OC G0
02/10/16 11:20 02/10/16 15:35 79% / 17m
0 Connections
BA 2039 0 LGW MCO 777 Unavailable J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 QC OC G0
02/10/16 13:55 02/10/16 18:15 71% / 22m
Feb 7, 2016, 9:29 am
#2527
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: scotland
Programs: Ba gold,honours diamond,spg Platinum,Marriott Platium
Posts: 164
Ba2037 Ba2039
We have 2 reward seats booked on each flight and looking to see if we are
Likely to get all 4 of us on same plane
Likely to get all 4 of us on same plane
Feb 7, 2016, 11:06 am
#2528
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,676
All it really does it show that it's possible that something might open up ... but with 8 months to go until your flight - even if it was all 0s right now - that'd still be a possibility because the numbers could change tomorrow when the group occupying club (or whoever) changes their plans.
Get yourself an expertflyer premium subscription - set up a watch on the 2 flights for 2 more club seats and forget about it until September.
Feb 7, 2016, 11:58 am
#2529
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW London
Programs: BAEC Silver; Hilton Diamond;a miscellany of other hotel non-statuses
Posts: 3,607
Can someone kindly post what's happening on today's SEA-LHR flights? Thx ^^^.
Feb 7, 2016, 1:12 pm
#2530
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold & GGL & CCR, HH Diam, Bonvoy Titanium, IHG Spire, Tastecard
Posts: 7,549
and here's what's happening on BA 49
DOBA49/07FEB
* OPERATIONAL FLIGHT INFO * BA 49 0 SU 07FEB
CITY INFO HOUR (LOCAL)
LHR ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE 1415
LEFT THE GATE 1414
TOOK OFF 1441
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 1605 SEA
* 1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO * BA 49 0 SU 07FEB
APT ARR DY DEP DY CLASS/MEAL EQP GRND EFT TTL
LHR 1415 SU FAJCDRIWETY/M 777 9:50
BHKMLVSNQOG/M
SEA 1605 SU 9:50
COMMENTS-
1.LHR SEA - MEMBER OF ONEWORLD
2.LHR SEA - DEPARTS TERMINAL 5
3.LHR SEA - 9/ NON-SMOKING
4.LHR SEA - SECURED FLIGHT
5.LHR SEA - ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE
CONFIGURATION-
777 F 14 J 48 W 40 M 124
Feb 7, 2016, 1:29 pm
#2531
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW London
Programs: BAEC Silver; Hilton Diamond;a miscellany of other hotel non-statuses
Posts: 3,607
Feb 7, 2016, 11:33 pm
#2532
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 7
Hi all,
I had a bulkhead aisle seat (11J) booked on BA138 at 0230 (9th feb) in WTP.
Woke up this morning to find I've been moved to 29J - looks like the mid J 747 has been replaced with a hi J aircraft.
Can someone help find the loads on tonight's flight? Wonder if my odds of an op-up have improved at all
Thanks!
I had a bulkhead aisle seat (11J) booked on BA138 at 0230 (9th feb) in WTP.
Woke up this morning to find I've been moved to 29J - looks like the mid J 747 has been replaced with a hi J aircraft.
Can someone help find the loads on tonight's flight? Wonder if my odds of an op-up have improved at all
Thanks!
Feb 8, 2016, 12:45 am
#2533
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold & GGL & CCR, HH Diam, Bonvoy Titanium, IHG Spire, Tastecard
Posts: 7,549
Quote:
Originally Posted by chris1979
not sure what you are after / mean by 'happening' given both flights had left when you posted?
Thanks .
I was after loads for the flights departing SEA 07-FEB local. So BA48 at 1800. I thought there was a ~1400 flight as well, but not today it appears.
Originally Posted by chris1979
not sure what you are after / mean by 'happening' given both flights had left when you posted?
Thanks .
I was after loads for the flights departing SEA 07-FEB local. So BA48 at 1800. I thought there was a ~1400 flight as well, but not today it appears.
Can't pull loads after they've closed the flight (i think) so too late.
Feb 8, 2016, 4:47 am
#2534
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver, Hilton DIA, Accor Plat, IHG Spire, Marriot Titanium Elite, Total Rewards Diamond
Posts: 165
Can somebody please check:
BA0289, 14:30 Wed 16 Mar 2016, (First, LHR-PHX) - I have two tickets but there doesn't seem to be any seats together!
+
BA0116, 20:15 Sat 26 Mar 2016, (First, JFK-LHR)
BA0289, 14:30 Wed 16 Mar 2016, (First, LHR-PHX) - I have two tickets but there doesn't seem to be any seats together!
+
BA0116, 20:15 Sat 26 Mar 2016, (First, JFK-LHR)
Feb 10, 2016, 6:49 am
#2535
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 121
Would someone be able to check this for me:
13/08 ORD RIC
AA3532 / AA3158
20/08 ORD RIC
AA3616 / AA3588
Thank you!
13/08 ORD RIC
AA3532 / AA3158
20/08 ORD RIC
AA3616 / AA3588
Thank you!