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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#5341
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Northumberland (The big bit between Newcastle & Scotland).
Programs: BAEC & VS.
Posts: 224
Midlander
Results from your BA196 and the earlier BA194 below.
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Flight Availability Search
Departing IAH on 08/22/17 12:00 AM for LHR
Flying BA
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 194 0 IAH LHR 777 Daily F3 A3 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0
08/22/17 4:05 PM 08/23/17 7:25 AM 71% / 35m
0 Connections
BA 196 0 IAH LHR 777 Su,M,T,W F1 A0 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0
08/22/17 8:25 PM 08/23/17 11:45 AM 79% / 40m
Results from your BA196 and the earlier BA194 below.
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Flight Availability Search
Departing IAH on 08/22/17 12:00 AM for LHR
Flying BA
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 194 0 IAH LHR 777 Daily F3 A3 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0
08/22/17 4:05 PM 08/23/17 7:25 AM 71% / 35m
0 Connections
BA 196 0 IAH LHR 777 Su,M,T,W F1 A0 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0
08/22/17 8:25 PM 08/23/17 11:45 AM 79% / 40m
#5342
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
I think it's highly unlikely that you will encounter any problems.
Not really. The airline won't accept that there's a problem until there actually is one.
#5344
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 11
Could you check BA0122 DOH-LHR 11/07/17 again for me please?
It seems BA are not selling any tickets on this flight anymore or BA0123, I'm guessing it's due to being a MF crew during the strike and probably going to get cancelled?
Hoping this will mean they put us on a Qatar Flight in J on either their A380/A350/777Qsuite
Chris
#5345
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC : GGL; HHonors : Diamond
Posts: 181
Hi Peterinlewsuk (or anyone else that can help)
Could you check BA0122 DOH-LHR 11/07/17 again for me please?
It seems BA are not selling any tickets on this flight anymore or BA0123, I'm guessing it's due to being a MF crew during the strike and probably going to get cancelled?
Hoping this will mean they put us on a Qatar Flight in J on either their A380/A350/777Qsuite
Chris
Could you check BA0122 DOH-LHR 11/07/17 again for me please?
It seems BA are not selling any tickets on this flight anymore or BA0123, I'm guessing it's due to being a MF crew during the strike and probably going to get cancelled?
Hoping this will mean they put us on a Qatar Flight in J on either their A380/A350/777Qsuite
Chris
#5346
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Northumberland (The big bit between Newcastle & Scotland).
Programs: BAEC & VS.
Posts: 224
Hi Peterinlewsuk (or anyone else that can help)
Could you check BA0122 DOH-LHR 11/07/17 again for me please?
It seems BA are not selling any tickets on this flight anymore or BA0123, I'm guessing it's due to being a MF crew during the strike and probably going to get cancelled?
Hoping this will mean they put us on a Qatar Flight in J on either their A380/A350/777Qsuite
Chris
Could you check BA0122 DOH-LHR 11/07/17 again for me please?
It seems BA are not selling any tickets on this flight anymore or BA0123, I'm guessing it's due to being a MF crew during the strike and probably going to get cancelled?
Hoping this will mean they put us on a Qatar Flight in J on either their A380/A350/777Qsuite
Chris
#5347
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 11
Thanks timcjp & Bat21, looks as i guessed then, now to wait and see when/if its cancelled officially
#5348
Join Date: Jun 2013
Programs: BA Silver, Honors Gold
Posts: 169
Can someone please check
BA 1461 on AUG 27
BA 794 on AUG 27
BA 799 on AUG 31
BA 1462 on AUG 31
Thanks!
BA 1461 on AUG 27
BA 794 on AUG 27
BA 799 on AUG 31
BA 1462 on AUG 31
Thanks!
#5349
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: BAEC Silver, Avis Preferred, Hilton Gold
Posts: 521
Please could somebody check BA2764 for tomorrow, 23rd June?
#5350
#5351
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: BAEC Silver, Avis Preferred, Hilton Gold
Posts: 521
Correct on both counts!
It's LGW-AMS and I'm interested in the likelihood of getting away with selecting aisle for my friend and window for myself at OLCI to try and get an empty middle seat between us.
If all the cheap buckets are gone then I don't want to risk a stranger in the middle seat.
If it shows a bunch of cheap buckets as a '9' then I might risk it...
It's LGW-AMS and I'm interested in the likelihood of getting away with selecting aisle for my friend and window for myself at OLCI to try and get an empty middle seat between us.
If all the cheap buckets are gone then I don't want to risk a stranger in the middle seat.
If it shows a bunch of cheap buckets as a '9' then I might risk it...
#5352
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
Correct on both counts!
It's LGW-AMS and I'm interested in the likelihood of getting away with selecting aisle for my friend and window for myself at OLCI to try and get an empty middle seat between us.
If all the cheap buckets are gone then I don't want to risk a stranger in the middle seat.
If it shows a bunch of cheap buckets as a '9' then I might risk it...
It's LGW-AMS and I'm interested in the likelihood of getting away with selecting aisle for my friend and window for myself at OLCI to try and get an empty middle seat between us.
If all the cheap buckets are gone then I don't want to risk a stranger in the middle seat.
If it shows a bunch of cheap buckets as a '9' then I might risk it...
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing LGW on 07/23/17 12:00 AM for AMS Flying BA Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes BA 2764 0 LGW AMS 319 Su J9 C7 D3 R9 I7 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 N9 Q9 O6 S9 G6 07/23/17 6:00 PM 07/23/17 8:20 PM 86% / 22m
#5353
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BA Gold....er now Silver...er now Bronze....er now Blue
Posts: 3,507
could someone please check the following:
12 July BA 249
16 July BA 248
(looking particularly for T class)
thx!
12 July BA 249
16 July BA 248
(looking particularly for T class)
thx!
#5354
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
#5355
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BA Gold....er now Silver...er now Bronze....er now Blue
Posts: 3,507