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
#2552
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 1
Hi everyone. Would someone please check loads for me on the following flights? TIA!
UA 872: TPE-SFO 2/21/16
UA 528: SFO-IAH 2/21/16
UA 1593: IAH-RSW 2/21/16
Thanks again.
UA 872: TPE-SFO 2/21/16
UA 528: SFO-IAH 2/21/16
UA 1593: IAH-RSW 2/21/16
Thanks again.
#2553
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: Gold Actually
Posts: 271
Hi
Please can someone check
BA125 - LHR-BAH 21st Feb
Thanks
Please can someone check
BA125 - LHR-BAH 21st Feb
Thanks
#2555
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,183
Hi,
Would someone be able to check 3 flights for me to find out how busy Economy is:
BA11 – 20.02.2016 – LHR to SIN
BA16 – 05.03.2016 – SYD to LHR
EK407 – 02.03.2016 – AKL to MEL
Many thanks as ever.
Would someone be able to check 3 flights for me to find out how busy Economy is:
BA11 – 20.02.2016 – LHR to SIN
BA16 – 05.03.2016 – SYD to LHR
EK407 – 02.03.2016 – AKL to MEL
Many thanks as ever.
#2556
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,328
BA 11
LHR 02/20/16 7:05 PM
SIN 02/21/16 3:55 PM
388
F1 A0 J5 C0 W1 Y9 B2 H0 K0 M0 G0
BA 16
SYD 03/05/16 4:30 PM
LHR 03/06/16 4:55 AM
777
F0 A0 J7 C0 W2 Y9 B3 M0 G0
EK 407
AKL 03/02/16 6:50 PM
MEL 03/02/16 8:50 PM
388
F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
#2557
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 1,183
Here you go:
BA 11
LHR 02/20/16 7:05 PM
SIN 02/21/16 3:55 PM
388
F1 A0 J5 C0 W1 Y9 B2 H0 K0 M0 G0
BA 16
SYD 03/05/16 4:30 PM
LHR 03/06/16 4:55 AM
777
F0 A0 J7 C0 W2 Y9 B3 M0 G0
EK 407
AKL 03/02/16 6:50 PM
MEL 03/02/16 8:50 PM
388
F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
BA 11
LHR 02/20/16 7:05 PM
SIN 02/21/16 3:55 PM
388
F1 A0 J5 C0 W1 Y9 B2 H0 K0 M0 G0
BA 16
SYD 03/05/16 4:30 PM
LHR 03/06/16 4:55 AM
777
F0 A0 J7 C0 W2 Y9 B3 M0 G0
EK 407
AKL 03/02/16 6:50 PM
MEL 03/02/16 8:50 PM
388
F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
#2559
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 9
Anyone give me an economy load check on:
Feb 17th
BA 282 LAX - LHR
Feb 22nd
BA 269 LHR - LAX
Thankyou!!
Feb 17th
BA 282 LAX - LHR
Feb 22nd
BA 269 LHR - LAX
Thankyou!!
#2560
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,328
BA 282
LAX 02/17/16 4:05 PM
LHR 02/18/16 10:40 AM
777
F2 A0 J9 C0 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
BA 269
LHR 02/22/16 3:15 PM
LAX 02/22/16 6:30 PM
388
F7 A5 J9 C9 D8 R5 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
Pilot37
#2562
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: BA GCH
Posts: 89
Check please! (& Thanks).
BA085 to YVR 18th March
BA084 to LHR 21st March
BA085 to YVR 18th March
BA084 to LHR 21st March
#2563
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,328
BA 85
LHR 03/18/16 5:25 PM
YVR 03/18/16 8:00 PM
744
F3 A2 J9 C9 D9 R9 I6 W0 Y9 B9 M0 G0
BA 84
YVR 03/21/16 10:00 PM
LHR 03/22/16 2:20 PM
744
F9 A7 J9 C9 D9 R8 I6 W9 E9 T6 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O1 G0
Lots of space available on the way back it seems!
Pilot37
#2565
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: London
Programs: BA bronze, Hertz pres circle, Marriott Platinum, hilton diamond
Posts: 2,537
Need the loads please!
LHR-CMB 26/2/16
UL504
LHR-CMB 26/2/16
UL504