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
#4366
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: IC Amb :-(, UA silver, BA Gold, SPG Plat, A-Club Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 913
no more KVS
given all the issues with KVS I haven't renewed and haven't yet got around to checking what features in KVS EF can duplicate.
In the interim can a helpful FTer perhaps pull up availability on the following ?
ba 219 lhr-den Jan 27
In the interim can a helpful FTer perhaps pull up availability on the following ?
ba 219 lhr-den Jan 27
#4367
Join Date: Dec 2010
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 180
ba 219 lhr-den Jan 27
F7 A6 J9 C3 D3 R1 IC W1 EC TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
F7 A6 J9 C3 D3 R1 IC W1 EC TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
#4368
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 37
Hi,
could someone post the current seat availability of KL0641 AMS-JFK tomorrow (15th January) please.
Regards.
could someone post the current seat availability of KL0641 AMS-JFK tomorrow (15th January) please.
Regards.
#4369
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,555
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing AMS on 01/15/17 12:00 AM for JFK Flying KL Point of Sale: UK Frequenc 0 Connections KL 641 0 AMS JFK 772 Daily J2 C2 D2 I2 ZC Y5 B5 M4 U3 K2 H2 L1 QC TC EL NC RC VC GC 01/15/17 1:30 PM 01/15/17 3:55 PM 85% / 24m
#4370
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 37
Thank you so very much!
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing AMS on 01/15/17 12:00 AM for JFK Flying KL Point of Sale: UK Frequenc 0 Connections KL 641 0 AMS JFK 772 Daily J2 C2 D2 I2 ZC Y5 B5 M4 U3 K2 H2 L1 QC TC EL NC RC VC GC 01/15/17 1:30 PM 01/15/17 3:55 PM 85% / 24m
#4371
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 15
Hello
Could someone please check the flight load for the following flight :
January 18th -LHR to SEA -BA0049
Thanks in advance
Could someone please check the flight load for the following flight :
January 18th -LHR to SEA -BA0049
Thanks in advance
#4372
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC, VS, Marriott, HH, Hertz PC
Posts: 270
Uk pos:
01/18/17 2:25 pm lhr
01/18/17 4:15 pm sea
f9 a8 j9 c2 d1 rc ic w9 e9 t5 y9 b9 h7 k7 m7 l7 v6 s5 n4 q4 o3 g0
01/18/17 2:25 pm lhr
01/18/17 4:15 pm sea
f9 a8 j9 c2 d1 rc ic w9 e9 t5 y9 b9 h7 k7 m7 l7 v6 s5 n4 q4 o3 g0
#4373
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 21
Is it possible to find out seat availability on BA 39 LHR--PEK ON 19 Jan. Thanks very much
#4374
#4376
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: CBG
Programs: BAEC Silver; M&M FT
Posts: 233
Any help with BA193, 18 January, LHR-DFW ? Would be much appreciated!
#4377
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,555
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
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Flight Availability Search Departing LHR on 01/18/17 12:00 AM for DFW Flying BA Direct/Non-Stop Only Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes BA 193 0 LHR DFW 744 Unavailable F9 A9 J9 C4 D4 R1 IC W9 E5 TC Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L3 VC SC NC QC OC G9 01/18/17 10:25 AM 01/18/17 2:35 PM 75% / 23m 01/18/17 8:25 PM 01/18/17 10:53 PM 65% / 33m
#4378
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Dublin
Programs: BA Bronze! Avis PC
Posts: 316
Could someone check QF10, 18 January, LHR-MEL ? Cheers
#4379