Last edit by: Tobias-UK
This is community help desk which allows members to assist each other in finding out how many seats are available on any given flight.
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 and probably unauthorised (so buyer beware)
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
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 and probably unauthorised (so buyer beware)
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 BA seat availability and BA flight loads
#1846
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 52
A few legs, please:
AA 52: PHL-PRG
June 5
June 19
AA 53: PRG-PHL
June 7
June 22
Many thanks!
AA 52: PHL-PRG
June 5
June 19
AA 53: PRG-PHL
June 7
June 22
Many thanks!
#1847
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
Could someone check BA31, today, 1st June, LHR-HKG.
Seems the flight load has changed a fair bit, but can't check upper deck in seat plan or Expert app.
Thanks!
Seems the flight load has changed a fair bit, but can't check upper deck in seat plan or Expert app.
Thanks!
#1848
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 141
Dear team,
Could someone check BA544 for today (01-06-2018) LHR-BLQ?
Thanks
Could someone check BA544 for today (01-06-2018) LHR-BLQ?
Thanks
#1849
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 158
Please could someone check BA0243 LHR-MEX for 2nd June 18. Thanks
#1852
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 39
Hi,
Could someone check BA2166 TPA-LGW please for tomorrow, 3rd June please. Previously POUG’d into WTP but not enough seats avail to reserve for 4 PAX and now it won’t let me check us in via OLCI so wondering if whole flight is chocker or just Y & W. Flyers with two children and it didn’t allocate us seating T-72 so wondering what we might find when we reach TPA.
Thanks
Could someone check BA2166 TPA-LGW please for tomorrow, 3rd June please. Previously POUG’d into WTP but not enough seats avail to reserve for 4 PAX and now it won’t let me check us in via OLCI so wondering if whole flight is chocker or just Y & W. Flyers with two children and it didn’t allocate us seating T-72 so wondering what we might find when we reach TPA.
Thanks
#1853
Join Date: Oct 2013
Programs: GGL/CCR
Posts: 1,899
Hi,
Could someone check BA2166 TPA-LGW please for tomorrow, 3rd June please. Previously POUG’d into WTP but not enough seats avail to reserve for 4 PAX and now it won’t let me check us in via OLCI so wondering if whole flight is chocker or just Y & W. Flyers with two children and it didn’t allocate us seating T-72 so wondering what we might find when we reach TPA.
Thanks
Could someone check BA2166 TPA-LGW please for tomorrow, 3rd June please. Previously POUG’d into WTP but not enough seats avail to reserve for 4 PAX and now it won’t let me check us in via OLCI so wondering if whole flight is chocker or just Y & W. Flyers with two children and it didn’t allocate us seating T-72 so wondering what we might find when we reach TPA.
Thanks
TPA 5:00p → LGW 6:30a
J2 C2 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y9 B8 H7 K6 M5 L3 V3 S3 N2 Q1 O1 G0
#1854
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 39
Thank you. Is there anything left unallocated in J? With what looks like at least 9 left in Y I am wondering where we might end up. I can hear my wife getting shouty if there was a move in that direction...
#1855
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
I've got BA32 coming up on Wednesday 6th June, HKG-LHR, 23:10.
Wondering what the load is looking like and whether there's likely to be promo fares offered and the like...
Thanks in advance!
Wondering what the load is looking like and whether there's likely to be promo fares offered and the like...
Thanks in advance!
#1857
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,995
Could someone check BA285 LHR-SFO on 17th June please? Thank you.
#1858
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH DIAMOND, AVIS Presidents Club, Karahi Express
Posts: 1,229
#1859
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold
Posts: 302
Could someone check BA284 SFO - LHR on 7th June please? Thank you.
#1860
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,635