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
Nov 28, 2014, 8:25 am
#241
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Singapore
Programs: SQ TPPS, BA Silver
Posts: 333
Hi!
Could someone help me check the loads on BA 12 on 4th Dec?
Thanks!
Could someone help me check the loads on BA 12 on 4th Dec?
Thanks!
Nov 28, 2014, 9:52 am
#243
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Singapore
Programs: SQ TPPS, BA Silver
Posts: 333
Nov 28, 2014, 9:59 am
#244
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Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
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Nov 28, 2014, 11:34 am
#245
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Canada
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 1,254
Can anyone look up BA99 (LHR-YYZ) on December 17? Thanks!
Nov 28, 2014, 1:09 pm
#246
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 227
Any chance anyone can check economy availability on the BA253 Lhr to Nassau on Sun Nov 30 - hoping it is full in economy then as status passenger might have a chance of a bump to premium economy
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
Nov 28, 2014, 1:15 pm
#247
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Exec Club Gold
Posts: 335
J1 C1 D0 RC IC W5 E4 T4 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V4 S4 N2 QC O3 G1
HTH
Stuart
Nov 28, 2014, 1:27 pm
#248
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You can use the "Share" option near the top right hand side of the page in ExpertFlyer. Choose "BBCode" and you can paste the result directly into the reply box here.
That way the full information about your search is included, including the flight number and such, and it is nicely formatted, although there is a tacky advertisement for ExpertFlyer that I always delete.
Nov 28, 2014, 1:32 pm
#249
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Exec Club Gold
Posts: 335
^
You can use the "Share" option near the top right hand side of the page in ExpertFlyer. Choose "BBCode" and you can paste the result directly into the reply box here.
That way the full information about your search is included, including the flight number and such, and it is nicely formatted, although there is a tacky advertisement for ExpertFlyer that I always delete.
You can use the "Share" option near the top right hand side of the page in ExpertFlyer. Choose "BBCode" and you can paste the result directly into the reply box here.
That way the full information about your search is included, including the flight number and such, and it is nicely formatted, although there is a tacky advertisement for ExpertFlyer that I always delete.
Code:
Flight Availability Search
Departing LHR on 11/30/14 12:00 AM for NAS
Flying BA
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 253 0 LHR NAS 767 Unavailable J1 C1 D0 RC IC W5 E4 T4 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V4 S4 N2 QC O3 G1
11/30/14 9:50 AM 11/30/14 2:55 PM 84% / 17m
1 Connection
BA (AA) 1526 0 LHR MIA 77W Unavailable F0 A0 JC C0 D0 RC IC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 N9 S9 O9 Q9 G0
11/30/14 9:45 AM 11/30/14 2:40 PM 87% / 14m
AA 3690 0 MIA NAS ER4 Unavailable Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 W7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 G7
11/30/14 4:55 PM 11/30/14 6:01 PM NA / NA
1 Connection
BA 207 0 LHR MIA 744 Unavailable F0 A0 J4 C1 DC RC IC W2 EC TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N5 QC O8 G3
11/30/14 9:10 AM 11/30/14 1:55 PM 47% / 29m
AA 3690 0 MIA NAS ER4 Unavailable Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 W7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 G7
11/30/14 4:55 PM 11/30/14 6:01 PM NA / NA
1 Connection
BA 209 0 LHR MIA 744 Unavailable F0 A0 J1 C0 DC RC IC W0 EC TC Y5 B3 H3 K2 M1 LC VC SC NC QC OC G0
11/30/14 1:35 PM 11/30/14 6:20 PM 57% / 30m
AA 3422 0 MIA NAS ER4 Unavailable Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 W7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 G7
11/30/14 9:30 PM 11/30/14 10:28 PM NA / NA
1 Connection
BA (AA) 1563 0 LHR MIA 777 Unavailable F0 A0 JC C0 D0 RC IC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 N9 S9 O9 Q9 G0
11/30/14 12:05 PM 11/30/14 5:20 PM NA / NA
AA 3422 0 MIA NAS ER4 Unavailable Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 W7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 G7
11/30/14 9:30 PM 11/30/14 10:28 PM NA / NA
Nov 28, 2014, 1:53 pm
#250
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 227
thanks so much Stuart - I'm a bit green on this but it seems like there are seats in all buckets so seems any upgrade to WTP unlikely?
Dec 1, 2014, 2:18 pm
#253
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: SEA
Programs: DL Gold, AC 25K
Posts: 428
Yes, I realise this is not BA, but I hope you can help!
SEA - YVR / Dec 04 / AC 8090
YVR - PVG / Dec 04 / AC 025
PVG - MEL / Dec 05 / CA 171
SEA - YVR / Dec 04 / AC 8090
YVR - PVG / Dec 04 / AC 025
PVG - MEL / Dec 05 / CA 171
Last edited by jlionw; Dec 1, 2014 at 3:14 pm
Dec 2, 2014, 1:23 pm
#254
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Reading, UK
Programs: BA Gold,, Hilton HHonors Gold
Posts: 399
Can someone please look up LHR-HKG on BA 25 for 4 December 2014?
we have 2 seats in First using Avios. I would hate for us to be downgraded because the cabin is full and there are revenue pacs. Thanks for the help.
we have 2 seats in First using Avios. I would hate for us to be downgraded because the cabin is full and there are revenue pacs. Thanks for the help.
Last edited by blindy; Dec 2, 2014 at 1:25 pm Reason: Corrected the wrongly entered date from 5 December to 4 December.
Dec 2, 2014, 1:29 pm
#255
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
Code:
Flight Availability Search
Departing LHR on 04/12/14 0:00 for HKG
Flying BA
Direct/Non-Stop Only
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 25 0 LHR HKG 388 Daily F5 A5 J9 C4 D2 RC IC W9 EC TC Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L3 VC SC NC QC O9 G9
04/12/14 18:35 05/12/14 14:20 10% / 61m
0 Connections
BA 27 0 LHR HKG 777 Su,T,Th,Sa F6 A6 J9 C4 D2 RC IC W9 E6 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L6 V3 S1 NC QC O9 G9
04/12/14 21:00 05/12/14 16:45 56% / 23m