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
#811
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Heathrow
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 138
F9 A8 J9 C9 D8 R8 I4 W9 E3 T2 Y9 B5 H1 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
SYD-LHR April 25th BA16
F0 A0 J8 C0 D0 R0 I0 W3 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H4 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
Cheers
Captainc747
#813
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
Y9 B9 H6 K1 M0 LC VC SC NC QC
OC G0
SAT 25APR15 SYDNEY /LONDON AREA
1 SYD1LHR 1530#0530 BA 16 F0 A0 J8 C1 DC RC IC W8 EC TC Y9
B9 H9 K9 M5 L2 VC S2 NC QC OC G0
Used a pretty magenta colour to highlight your classes
Edit - captainc747 beat me to it - but with different results - i'm using UK POS - captainc747 - you as well?
#814
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Dublin
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 222
LHR1SYD 10/2135*0505 BA 15 F9 A9 J9 C9 D9 R7 I7 W9 E3 TC
Y9 B9 H6 K1 M0 LC VC SC NC QC
OC G0
SAT 25APR15 SYDNEY /LONDON AREA
1 SYD1LHR 1530#0530 BA 16 F0 A0 J8 C1 DC RC IC W8 EC TC Y9
B9 H9 K9 M5 L2 VC S2 NC QC OC G0
Used a pretty magenta colour to highlight your classes
Edit - captainc747 beat me to it - but with different results - i'm using UK POS - captainc747 - you as well?
Y9 B9 H6 K1 M0 LC VC SC NC QC
OC G0
SAT 25APR15 SYDNEY /LONDON AREA
1 SYD1LHR 1530#0530 BA 16 F0 A0 J8 C1 DC RC IC W8 EC TC Y9
B9 H9 K9 M5 L2 VC S2 NC QC OC G0
Used a pretty magenta colour to highlight your classes
Edit - captainc747 beat me to it - but with different results - i'm using UK POS - captainc747 - you as well?
#815
formerly rxfleming
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: AUH, DXB (and GLA)
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat Elite
Posts: 2,456
Can someone please check:
BA 297 03rd April
BA 294 18th April
Thanks
BA 297 03rd April
BA 294 18th April
Thanks
#816
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: YVR/HKG/SIN
Programs: ACSE*2MM,CX Diamond, BA Gold, OW Emerald,Fairmont Platinum, SPG Platnium Lifetime,
Posts: 208
Can someone recheck these loads for me again today?
Can anyone tell me if BA #095 YUL-LHR March 29th and #199 LHR-BOM March 30th if either flight is oversold in WT or WT+...looking for possible OPUP for these flights.
Thank you in advance.
Can anyone tell me if BA #095 YUL-LHR March 29th and #199 LHR-BOM March 30th if either flight is oversold in WT or WT+...looking for possible OPUP for these flights.
Thank you in advance.
#817
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
1 YUL LHR 2335#1115 BA 94 J9 C4 D2 RC IC W9 E5 T4 Y9 B9 H9
K9 M9 L9 V6 S3 NC QC O9 G9
MON 30MAR15 LONDON AREA /MUMBAI
2 LHR BOM 30/2135#1105 BA 199 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E2 T2 Y9 B9
H9 K9 M9 L6 V3 S1 NC QC OC G9
Sorry RXFleming - i'm not being rude, but I can do loads in a couple of seconds if you put the route. But as I don't memorise flight numbers it takes me longer as I have to google. I can't search by flight number, but by routing. You know the route so would appreciate people putting it down (three letter airport code preferable if Canada )
#818
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Exec Club Gold
Posts: 335
LHR-ORD
F9 A9 J9 C5 D3 R1 IC W9 E3 T1 Y9 B6 H5 K4 M4 L4 V1 S1 NC QC OC G0
ORD-LHR
F8 A7 J9 C9 D9 R9 I4 W1 EC TC Y9 B4 H1 KC M0 LC VC SC NC QC OC G0
As SamBee says - giving the routing means we don't have to google. I guess I'm just quiet today
F9 A9 J9 C5 D3 R1 IC W9 E3 T1 Y9 B6 H5 K4 M4 L4 V1 S1 NC QC OC G0
ORD-LHR
F8 A7 J9 C9 D9 R9 I4 W1 EC TC Y9 B4 H1 KC M0 LC VC SC NC QC OC G0
As SamBee says - giving the routing means we don't have to google. I guess I'm just quiet today
#819
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Heathrow
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 138
LHR1SYD 10/2135*0505 BA 15 F9 A9 J9 C9 D9 R7 I7 W9 E3 TC
Y9 B9 H6 K1 M0 LC VC SC NC QC
OC G0
SAT 25APR15 SYDNEY /LONDON AREA
1 SYD1LHR 1530#0530 BA 16 F0 A0 J8 C1 DC RC IC W8 EC TC Y9
B9 H9 K9 M5 L2 VC S2 NC QC OC G0
Used a pretty magenta colour to highlight your classes
Edit - captainc747 beat me to it - but with different results - i'm using UK POS - captainc747 - you as well?
Y9 B9 H6 K1 M0 LC VC SC NC QC
OC G0
SAT 25APR15 SYDNEY /LONDON AREA
1 SYD1LHR 1530#0530 BA 16 F0 A0 J8 C1 DC RC IC W8 EC TC Y9
B9 H9 K9 M5 L2 VC S2 NC QC OC G0
Used a pretty magenta colour to highlight your classes
Edit - captainc747 beat me to it - but with different results - i'm using UK POS - captainc747 - you as well?
Captainc747
#820
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: BA Bronze, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 85
AUS-LHR BA190 June 7th
Disappointed to realize Flightstats no longer shows availability.
Could someone please check BA 190 AUS-LHR, Sunday June 7th?
Thanks in advance!
Could someone please check BA 190 AUS-LHR, Sunday June 7th?
Thanks in advance!
#821
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, HH Diamond, Avis President's Club
Posts: 1,219
A request please:
BA283 LHR-LAX 09:40 this Saturday 4th April. I'm in CW and just interested in current load.
Thanks
BA283 LHR-LAX 09:40 this Saturday 4th April. I'm in CW and just interested in current load.
Thanks
#822
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver, ZSL Silver
Posts: 2,552
Here you go, Foltan
BA 283
LHR 04/04/15 9:40
LAX 04/04/15 12:50 388
F1 A1 J9 C5 D2 RC IC W9 E3 TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M6 L3 VC SC NC QC O9 G3
UK POS
BA 283
LHR 04/04/15 9:40
LAX 04/04/15 12:50 388
F1 A1 J9 C5 D2 RC IC W9 E3 TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M6 L3 VC SC NC QC O9 G3
UK POS
#823
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, HH Diamond, Avis President's Club
Posts: 1,219
Much appreciated gustavmahler
It looks like I shouldn't hold out much hope for last-minute UUA availability then or an OpUp for that matter.
It currently looks like all the centre seats of both J decks are going to be unoccupied!
It looks like I shouldn't hold out much hope for last-minute UUA availability then or an OpUp for that matter.
It currently looks like all the centre seats of both J decks are going to be unoccupied!
#824
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: BAEC Gold, Marriott Plat
Posts: 686
Hey folks, could someone check the loads on BA285 (LHR - SFO) on 6th Apr and then BA52 (SEA - LHR) on 12th Apr. Thanks in advance!
#825
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Sheffield, UK
Programs: BA - Silver,Hilton-Diamond, IHG - PlatAmb, GHA - Plat
Posts: 766
Hi Peck, info below
BA 285 LHR - SFO
F8 A7 J9 C9 D7 R5 IC W9 E1 TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M8 L5 V3 S3 NC QC O9 G9
BA 52 SEA - LHR
F7 A7 J9 C4 D2 RC IC W9 E2 T1 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V7 S4 N1 Q1 O4 G0
both UK POS
Cheers,
andy
BA 285 LHR - SFO
F8 A7 J9 C9 D7 R5 IC W9 E1 TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M8 L5 V3 S3 NC QC O9 G9
BA 52 SEA - LHR
F7 A7 J9 C4 D2 RC IC W9 E2 T1 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V7 S4 N1 Q1 O4 G0
both UK POS
Cheers,
andy