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
#5372
formerly mattking2000
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB
Programs: BA|AC|AZ|SPG|H|FPC
Posts: 1,182
Deferring to the experts here, as I have access but no idea what it could mean:
US POS
BA 182 0 JFK
06/30/17 10:55 PM LHR
07/01/17 11:00 AM 744
F
73% / 22m F7 A3 J4 C0 D0 R0 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y4 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
This looks pretty full in the back, is there chance of being op upped from W to J in this scenario?
US POS
BA 182 0 JFK
06/30/17 10:55 PM LHR
07/01/17 11:00 AM 744
F
73% / 22m F7 A3 J4 C0 D0 R0 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y4 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
This looks pretty full in the back, is there chance of being op upped from W to J in this scenario?
#5373
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,240
Deferring to the experts here, as I have access but no idea what it could mean:
US POS
BA 182 0 JFK
06/30/17 10:55 PM LHR
07/01/17 11:00 AM 744
F
73% / 22m F7 A3 J4 C0 D0 R0 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y4 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
This looks pretty full in the back, is there chance of being op upped from W to J in this scenario?
US POS
BA 182 0 JFK
06/30/17 10:55 PM LHR
07/01/17 11:00 AM 744
F
73% / 22m F7 A3 J4 C0 D0 R0 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y4 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
This looks pretty full in the back, is there chance of being op upped from W to J in this scenario?
It would be interesting if you reported back what actually happens if you find out.
#5374
formerly mattking2000
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB
Programs: BA|AC|AZ|SPG|H|FPC
Posts: 1,182
Yes, I think there's a reasonable chance. I suspect that WT and WTP may be full but the airline is prepared to sell full fare tickets in both with a view to upgrading people from WT to WTP if necessary. This will have the knock on effect of a requirement to upgrade from WTP to CW and possibly further forward too. It will all depend on whether or not the cabins down the back are *actually* oversold or not on the day.
It would be interesting if you reported back what actually happens if you find out.
It would be interesting if you reported back what actually happens if you find out.
Unfortunately, this would mean I miss out on the London Do...
#5375
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: Oman
Posts: 9
Hi
Can you please check below:-
05th Sep 2017
MCT-DXB EK867
DXB-SEA EK229
DXB-SFO EK225
Many thanks
Can you please check below:-
05th Sep 2017
MCT-DXB EK867
DXB-SEA EK229
DXB-SFO EK225
Many thanks
Last edited by ABDULLAH OM; Jun 27, 2017 at 6:03 pm
#5376
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 8
LGW - PUJ
Hi
Could someone please check the following:
24th August BA2205 LGW - PUJ
7th Sept BA2204 - PUJ - LGW
Many thanks
Could someone please check the following:
24th August BA2205 LGW - PUJ
7th Sept BA2204 - PUJ - LGW
Many thanks
#5377
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland / Estonia
Programs: AY+ Platinum, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, HH Diamond, Radisson VIP, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 6,525
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing LGW on 08/24/17 12:00 AM for PUJ Returning on 09/07/17 12:00 AM Flying BA Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 2205 0 LGW PUJ 777 Th J9 C9 D9 R9 I7 W9 E5 T0 Y9 B9 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 08/24/17 12:00 PM 08/24/17 4:05 PM 85% / 14m
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing PUJ on 09/07/17 12:00 AM for LGW Returning on 09/07/17 12:00 AM Flying BA Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 2204 0 PUJ LGW 777 Th J9 C9 D9 R9 I6 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9 09/07/17 5:35 PM 09/08/17 6:50 AM 78% / 49m
#5378
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA Plat/2MM, DL Silver, UA Silver (via Marr), Marr LTT, HH Gold (via cc), Hyatt Disc
Posts: 1,039
Insight appreciated on the following:
BA238 BOS-LHR
10-JUL
I'm currently in WT+ and the seating chart has only a couple of open seats.
Thanks!
BA238 BOS-LHR
10-JUL
I'm currently in WT+ and the seating chart has only a couple of open seats.
Thanks!
#5380
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland / Estonia
Programs: AY+ Platinum, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, HH Diamond, Radisson VIP, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 6,525
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing BOS on 07/10/17 12:00 AM for LHR Flying BA Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 238 0 BOS LHR 777 Daily F5 A5 J9 C8 D4 R0 I0 W2 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M6 L4 V2 S1 N0 Q0 O0 G1 07/10/17 7:50 AM 07/10/17 7:25 PM 90% / 21m 07/11/17 7:30 AM 07/11/17 9:05 AM NA / NA
#5381
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA Plat/2MM, DL Silver, UA Silver (via Marr), Marr LTT, HH Gold (via cc), Hyatt Disc
Posts: 1,039
Thanks Florens!
#5382
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: LHR, LGW
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,405
Hi,
Please can you tell me the load for LGW-JFK 2273 this Saturday 1st July?
Thanks
Safe Flying
Please can you tell me the load for LGW-JFK 2273 this Saturday 1st July?
Thanks
Safe Flying
#5383
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,240
#5384
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
Normally we only look at oneworld flights here but since you are new ... ... I will bend the rules for you.
Code:
MCTDXB EK 867 05SEP F2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 P0 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7 B7 U7 K7 H0 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7 DXBSEA EK 229 05SEP F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T0 V0 X0 DXBSFO EK 225 05SEP F2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 P0 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7 B7 U7 K7 H0 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7
#5385
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 246
Hello, could someone possibly check loads on the following flights, please:
BA2063 LGW-MRU, 1st July
BA2062 MRU-LGW, 9th July
Many thanks
BA2063 LGW-MRU, 1st July
BA2062 MRU-LGW, 9th July
Many thanks