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
#3406
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 90
What does this mean exactly? I'm trying to find an award seat in first. I'm in J now but would like to join my spouse in F. Does wait list mean there might actually still be an open seat ? I've tried to book with $ just to see if it's open and even then it won't give me Ord as an option. Much appreciated.
#3407
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver, ZSL Silver
Posts: 2,552
What does this mean exactly? I'm trying to find an award seat in first. I'm in J now but would like to join my spouse in F. Does wait list mean there might actually still be an open seat ? I've tried to book with $ just to see if it's open and even then it won't give me Ord as an option. Much appreciated.
F3 A3 J6 C5 D3 I2 W5 R5 E4 Y7 B5 H4 K1 ML LL VL SL NL QC O1
Looks like there are some rev seats in F, but a ba.com Avios would show Avios seats. If going to NRT, just search ORD-HKG (and then HKG-NRT if that's necessary, but there's no F) rather than ORD-NRT. If wanting to upgrade with cash call whoever issued the ticket and ask just for that sector.
I've heard CX does open things up close to the flight, but have no experience myself. If booking with CX miles, then I have no idea!
#3408
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 90
Currently showing the following CX807 (ORD-HKG):
F3 A3 J6 C5 D3 I2 W5 R5 E4 Y7 B5 H4 K1 ML LL VL SL NL QC O1
Looks like there are some rev seats in F, but a ba.com Avios would show Avios seats. If going to NRT, just search ORD-HKG (and then HKG-NRT if that's necessary, but there's no F) rather than ORD-NRT. If wanting to upgrade with cash call whoever issued the ticket and ask just for that sector.
I've heard CX does open things up close to the flight, but have no experience myself. If booking with CX miles, then I have no idea!
F3 A3 J6 C5 D3 I2 W5 R5 E4 Y7 B5 H4 K1 ML LL VL SL NL QC O1
Looks like there are some rev seats in F, but a ba.com Avios would show Avios seats. If going to NRT, just search ORD-HKG (and then HKG-NRT if that's necessary, but there's no F) rather than ORD-NRT. If wanting to upgrade with cash call whoever issued the ticket and ask just for that sector.
I've heard CX does open things up close to the flight, but have no experience myself. If booking with CX miles, then I have no idea!
I'm sorry to have mistyped. All this searching had me going all over the place. My destination is Hkg not Nrt. It's to Hong Kong I need to get to but avois shows zero for first in August 4. Thank you , sir.
#3409
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
#3410
Join Date: May 2016
Location: UK
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Global Entry
Posts: 363
What does this mean exactly? I'm trying to find an award seat in first. I'm in J now but would like to join my spouse in F. Does wait list mean there might actually still be an open seat ? I've tried to book with $ just to see if it's open and even then it won't give me Ord as an option. Much appreciated.
#3411
Join Date: May 2016
Location: UK
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Global Entry
Posts: 363
EF shows no reward F availability from LON to HKG for 4th Aug at the moment.
#3412
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 90
Thanks sir. Not sure what LON is but I needed Ord-Hkg. Was willing to try any gateway for CX but now it's hard to find domestic. Better luck next time I guess. I just wanted to know if there were any seats empty in first to know my chances of anything opening up. Sorry for all the confusion .thank you to all that helped out.
Last edited by Sizook; Aug 3, 2016 at 8:48 am
#3413
Join Date: May 2016
Programs: British Airways
Posts: 21
Hi, would someone please be so kind as to check the following flights below for me?
3 August
BA226 ATL-LHR
4 August
BA760 LHR-BGO
Thank you in advance!
3 August
BA226 ATL-LHR
4 August
BA760 LHR-BGO
Thank you in advance!
#3414
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,228
BA226: UK POS - f4 a2 j9 c0 dc rc ic w9 ec tc y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l7 v4 s1 nc qc oc g9
BA760: UK POS - j0 c0 dc rc ic y0 b0 h0 k0 m0 lc vc nc qc oc sc g0
#3416
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 13
Hi - Could someone please look up the loads for NZ30, Air New Zealand AKL-EZE on the 12th August. Particularly interested in premium economy fare bucket (A, O, E and U I believe? but not sure)
Much appreciated.
Thanks
Much appreciated.
Thanks
#3417
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 8
Would someone be so kind as to check the load of the following flight
05AUG16
BA008
HND-LHR
Thanks!
05AUG16
BA008
HND-LHR
Thanks!
#3418
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 166
AKL 08/12/16 20:05
EZE 08/12/16 16:45
772
C4 D4 Z1 J0 U4 E4 O4 A4 Y7 B7 M7 H7 Q7 V7 W7 T7 L7 S7 G7 X0 K5 P0
You're right, premium economy is U, E, O, A.