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
#677
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,916
Could a kind soul check availability of 1A/1K on LHR-LAS BA275 Fri 29 Aug please?
#682
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cumbria
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 4,510
Could somebody kindly check the following:
Saturday 28/3 BA117 LHR/JFK
Tuesday 31/3 BA2 JFK/LCY
Many thanks.
Saturday 28/3 BA117 LHR/JFK
Tuesday 31/3 BA2 JFK/LCY
Many thanks.
#683
Join Date: May 2006
Location: 5 miles from EMA
Programs: BD, BAEC Pleb, VS Pleb, Accor Pleb, HHonors Gold, Big White Season Pass
Posts: 5,903
As mentioned above and in the Wiki, it's always a good idea to mention the route in these requests, just to help those of us who haven't memorised the entire timetable! Below is for UK Point of Sale.
BA103 LHR to Calgary
J7 C7 D6 R5 I3 W5 EC TC Y9 B6 H1 KC M0 LC VC SC NC QC OC G0
BA48 Seattle to LHR
F9 A9 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V7 S6 N3 QC O9 G0
BA103 LHR to Calgary
J7 C7 D6 R5 I3 W5 EC TC Y9 B6 H1 KC M0 LC VC SC NC QC OC G0
BA48 Seattle to LHR
F9 A9 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V7 S6 N3 QC O9 G0
#685
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 48
Hello,
May I ask if anyone could kindly assist me and check on availability for the following two flights, please?
10 March 2015
BA233, LHR to DME
12 March 2015
BA234, DME to LHR
Thank you in advance!
May I ask if anyone could kindly assist me and check on availability for the following two flights, please?
10 March 2015
BA233, LHR to DME
12 March 2015
BA234, DME to LHR
Thank you in advance!
#686
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Cumbria
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 4,510
Thank you. Think it's fair to say that the outbound will be fairly busy, and probably no chance of UuA. Seat map is still showing a couple of seats on UD so hopefully not too many bronzes waiting to snaffle these at T-7 or I may be in a middle seat downstairs.
#687
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: BA Silver (OWS)
Posts: 654
I imagine quite often the people requesting availability here are only really interested in a couple of fare buckets (say, F and A). Checking availability for a fare bucket is quite quick and easy on ITA matrix, certainly quicker than waiting several days for someone kind to respond here.
For example
This ITA search:
...results in no flights found, so tick the number of passengers down and try again. Eventually (within a minute) you'll find there is F7 availability.
Just a tip for anyone who wants a quicker answer for specific buckets.
For example
This ITA search:
...results in no flights found, so tick the number of passengers down and try again. Eventually (within a minute) you'll find there is F7 availability.
Just a tip for anyone who wants a quicker answer for specific buckets.
#688
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,676
F7 A7 J9 C7 D6 R1 IC W9 E4 T1 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S8 N4 Q1 O9 G9
12 March 2015
BA234, DME to LHR
Thank you in advance!
BA234, DME to LHR
Thank you in advance!
J9 C0 DC RC IC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S6 N3 Q2 O9 G9
#689
Would a kind soul check availability on these for me(planning the Hawaii TP Run):
AA271 (jan 1 2016)
AA283 (jan 1 2016)
AA30 (jan 4 2016)
Thanks in advance ;-)
AA271 (jan 1 2016)
AA283 (jan 1 2016)
AA30 (jan 4 2016)
Thanks in advance ;-)
#690
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,243
I imagine quite often the people requesting availability here are only really interested in a couple of fare buckets (say, F and A). Checking availability for a fare bucket is quite quick and easy on ITA matrix, certainly quicker than waiting several days for someone kind to respond here.
For example
This ITA search:
...results in no flights found, so tick the number of passengers down and try again. Eventually (within a minute) you'll find there is F7 availability.
Just a tip for anyone who wants a quicker answer for specific buckets.
For example
This ITA search:
...results in no flights found, so tick the number of passengers down and try again. Eventually (within a minute) you'll find there is F7 availability.
Just a tip for anyone who wants a quicker answer for specific buckets.