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, 2017, 5:19 pm
#4456
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: British Airways Exec Club
Posts: 144
Looking for
BA0196 | 11th April 2017 Houston (IAH) > London (LHR)
BA0275 | 12th May 2017 London (LHR) > Las Vegas (LAS)
Thanks alot
BA0196 | 11th April 2017 Houston (IAH) > London (LHR)
BA0275 | 12th May 2017 London (LHR) > Las Vegas (LAS)
Thanks alot
Feb 6, 2017, 5:24 pm
#4457
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC : GGL; HHonors : Diamond
Posts: 181
ba275 : F7 a6 j9 c9 d7 r4 i3 w9 e9 t0 y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l9 v9 s9 n9 q9 o9 g0
uk pos.
Feb 7, 2017, 12:18 am
#4458
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: HK
Programs: BA SIlver, Virgin Silver, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum Elite
Posts: 145
Hi could someone check
NCL to LHR / BA1321 on the 8th April. Is this flight sold out or blocked by a travel agent or something. Weird it's sold out.
NCL to LHR / BA1321 on the 8th April. Is this flight sold out or blocked by a travel agent or something. Weird it's sold out.
Feb 7, 2017, 1:39 am
#4459
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Location: London
Programs: BAEC : GGL; HHonors : Diamond
Posts: 181
Feb 7, 2017, 4:29 am
#4460
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: HK
Programs: BA SIlver, Virgin Silver, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum Elite
Posts: 145
Very strange the 6.05 is sold out completely on a Saturday.
Feb 7, 2017, 5:14 am
#4461
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Lemonia. Best Greek ever.
Posts: 2,284
Thanks to those that run this. Thanks in advance for any help.
Looking for BA 190 Aus to Lhr on 18th April.
Thanks
AO
Looking for BA 190 Aus to Lhr on 18th April.
Thanks
AO
Feb 7, 2017, 5:15 am
#4462
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,553
Code:
Flight Availability Search
Departing AUS on 04/18/17 12:00 AM for LHR
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 190 0 AUS LHR 789 Daily F2 A2 J9 C9 D9 R8 I5 W9 E8 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0
04/18/17 6:20 PM 04/19/17 9:50 AM 88% / 16m
Feb 7, 2017, 5:26 am
#4463
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Lemonia. Best Greek ever.
Posts: 2,284
florens,
thank you.
Ho hum That looks relatively quiet.
AO
thank you.
Ho hum That looks relatively quiet.
AO
Feb 7, 2017, 1:57 pm
#4465
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Bangkok / London
Programs: BA Silver, AmEx Platinum, AVIS Presidents Club, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 1,115
Is there a point at which it starts to stabilise? Is T-7 reliable or do the figures still change quite wildly right up to T-24? I usually wait until a few days before travel before asking for loads.
Feb 7, 2017, 1:59 pm
#4466
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,320
There is no generic answer to this question. I've seen flights hardly change at all in the last few days and some flights change dramatically.
Feb 9, 2017, 6:45 am
#4467
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Krakow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Miles and More(FTL), IHG(Platinum), Accor, HHonors(Diamond), SPG, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 6,131
BA 49 , LHR - SEA , Wednesday 15th Feb
Any thoughts if we are likely to go out full?
Any thoughts if we are likely to go out full?
Feb 9, 2017, 6:48 am
#4468
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
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Posts: 6,553
Code:
Flight Availability Search
Departing LHR on 02/15/17 12:00 AM for SEA
Flying BA
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 49 0 LHR SEA 777 M,T,W,Th,F,Sa F7 A6 J9 C6 D5 R4 I0 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H8 K8 M8 L6 V3 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
02/15/17 2:25 PM 02/15/17 4:15 PM 68% / 23m
Feb 9, 2017, 7:27 am
#4469
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Krakow
Programs: BAEC Silver, Miles and More(FTL), IHG(Platinum), Accor, HHonors(Diamond), SPG, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 6,131
Thanks, looks busyish down the back but not full and quite a lot of WTP+ avail
Feb 9, 2017, 10:21 am
#4470
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 166
would anybody so kind as to pull the loads for:
BA269 LHR-LAX 12th Feb
BA192 DFW-LHR 16th Feb
Thanks!
BA269 LHR-LAX 12th Feb
BA192 DFW-LHR 16th Feb
Thanks!