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.
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#4937
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: Hilton Honors Diamond, Priority Club, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 247
#4938
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,254
Doesn't look like they'll be any OpUps on this one
#4940
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: North of the Highland line
Programs: BA Gold IHG Ambassador Spire Shangri La Diamond
Posts: 694
#4941
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melbourne
Programs: QF WP
Posts: 188
Looking for d class availability on ba 501 from lisbon to london heathrow june 16th...hoping someone can check availability for me as i would like to move 2 seats from ba 503 on the same day to 501...thanks in advance
#4942
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
J9 C0 D0 R8 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V0N0 Q0 O0 S0 G0
#4943
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melbourne
Programs: QF WP
Posts: 188
thanks for this but dont understand "with a UK POS on that day "...sorry !!
Last edited by pyffii; Apr 15, 2017 at 6:44 pm
#4945
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Melbourne
Programs: QF WP
Posts: 188
aha...thanks for enlightening me !!!
#4946
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Programs: BA Oneworld
Posts: 582
Can some kind soul please tell me how many T class seats are still available on the BA249, LHR-GIG on 10 Jan 2018. I may need to change my family's plans and would need four (4) seats in that class on that day. We currently hold two completely separate bookings each with 2 passengers, and since I can't make the change to both at the same time, I don't want to press the button on one of these, only to then discover that there are no any seats left for the other. Sorry if that is all a bit confusing.
#4947
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
Can some kind soul please tell me how many T class seats are still available on the BA249, LHR-GIG on 10 Jan 2018. I may need to change my family's plans and would need four (4) seats in that class on that day. We currently hold two completely separate bookings each with 2 passengers, and since I can't make the change to both at the same time, I don't want to press the button on one of these, only to then discover that there are no any seats left for the other. Sorry if that is all a bit confusing.
UK - F9 A9 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T0 Y9 B9H9 K9 M9 L9 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
US - F9 A9 J9 C7 D4 R2 I0 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q0 O0 G0
#4948
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Programs: BA Oneworld
Posts: 582
Thanks for the speedy reply. I assume US POS is going to be fine. I'm in Brazil where on-line bookings are priced and charged in USD. This would be the return leg of a GIG-LHR-GIG round-trip.
#4949
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Yvr
Programs: Aeroplan 75, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 161
Yvr gla
Hoping someone can check the following for me
BA 84 from yvr to Lhr on may 24
BA 1488 from lhr to gla on may 25
BA 1483 from gla to lhr on June 5
BA 85 from lhr to yvr on June 5
Thanks in advance. Trying to see if it makes sense to book wt+ on yvr to gla and hope for either avios redemption or cash upgrade offer for our family of 3
BA 84 from yvr to Lhr on may 24
BA 1488 from lhr to gla on may 25
BA 1483 from gla to lhr on June 5
BA 85 from lhr to yvr on June 5
Thanks in advance. Trying to see if it makes sense to book wt+ on yvr to gla and hope for either avios redemption or cash upgrade offer for our family of 3
#4950
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver, ZSL Silver
Posts: 2,551
Hoping someone can check the following for me
BA 84 from yvr to Lhr on may 24
BA 1488 from lhr to gla on may 25
BA 1483 from gla to lhr on June 5
BA 85 from lhr to yvr on June 5
Thanks in advance. Trying to see if it makes sense to book wt+ on yvr to gla and hope for either avios redemption or cash upgrade offer for our family of 3
BA 84 from yvr to Lhr on may 24
BA 1488 from lhr to gla on may 25
BA 1483 from gla to lhr on June 5
BA 85 from lhr to yvr on June 5
Thanks in advance. Trying to see if it makes sense to book wt+ on yvr to gla and hope for either avios redemption or cash upgrade offer for our family of 3
BA84 24 May
F8 A7 J9 C9 D9 R9 I3 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
BA 1488 25 May
J9 C9 D9 R9 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 N9 Q9 O9 S3 G0
BA1483 5 June
J3 C3 D3 R3 I0 Y4 B5 H5 K0 M0 L0 V0 N0 Q0 O0 S0 G0
BA85 5 June
F9 A9 J9 C9 D9 R9 I7 W9 E9 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V7 S1 N0 Q1 O0 G0