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
#2117
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Brighton, England
Programs: BA Silver, VS, Costa Coffee, My Waitrose
Posts: 153
27jul-fr tlv lhr ** **
11 ba 166 f6 a5 j5 c0 w9 e5 y9 b9 tlvlhr 735a1100a 777 0
h6 k6 m6 l4 v2 g0
12 ba 162 j3 c1 d1 y5 b3 h0 k0 m0 tlvlhr 945a 120p 321 0
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13 ba 164 f4 a3 j8 c5 d5 r1 w9 e5 tlvlhr 440p 755p 777 0
y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l6 g9
no more later flts 27jul tlv lhr
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11 ba 166 f6 a5 j5 c0 w9 e5 y9 b9 tlvlhr 735a1100a 777 0
h6 k6 m6 l4 v2 g0
12 ba 162 j3 c1 d1 y5 b3 h0 k0 m0 tlvlhr 945a 120p 321 0
g0
13 ba 164 f4 a3 j8 c5 d5 r1 w9 e5 tlvlhr 440p 755p 777 0
y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l6 g9
no more later flts 27jul tlv lhr
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#2118
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: London
Programs: Gold at BA, Hilton and Radisson.
Posts: 591
Hey!
Would anybody mind checking BA001 for this Sunday for me?
That's Sunday 21st July, departure from LCY to JFK.
Cheers!
Would anybody mind checking BA001 for this Sunday for me?
That's Sunday 21st July, departure from LCY to JFK.
Cheers!
#2119
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Toronto
Programs: BA Silver, VIPorter, VIA Preference: Privilège, Air Canada Aeroplan
Posts: 369
Might someone be able to check BA99 LHR-YYZ on 31 July? Thanks
#2123
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: BA Gold IHG Plantium Elite
Posts: 66
Can somebody please check
BA2157/2256 - LGW PLS LGW - 29JUL - 12 AUG
BA2157/2256 - LGW PLS LGW - 29JUL - 12 AUG
#2124
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: UA*S, AA Plat, HH Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 256
BA 2157 1 LGW
29/07/18 10:30 PLS
29/07/18 17:05 777
Su,Th
NA / NA J2 C2 D0 R0 I0 W3 E2 T0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA 2256 1 PLS
12/08/18 18:35 LGW
13/08/18 10:40 777
Su,Th
NA / NA J2 C1 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
29/07/18 10:30 PLS
29/07/18 17:05 777
Su,Th
NA / NA J2 C2 D0 R0 I0 W3 E2 T0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA 2256 1 PLS
12/08/18 18:35 LGW
13/08/18 10:40 777
Su,Th
NA / NA J2 C1 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
#2125
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 947
Hi can someone check the BA0297 LHR-ORD on 21/09 please, many thanks
#2129
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,481
Can someone check AA221 AMS-DFW 18th August for me please? Also as BA1629 and IB9708.
Thanks!
Thanks!
#2130