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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.
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#2402
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 267
LHR 03/10/18 10:40
MIA 03/10/18 15:00
744
Daily
76% / 26m
F2 A1 J9 C9 D9 R9 I1 W8 E6 T1 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N0 Q0 O0 G3
BA 208
MIA 17/10/18 20:40
LHR 18/10/18 10:20
744
Daily
65% / 49m
F2 A1 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W8 E6 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O1 G9
#2404
Ambassador: World of Hyatt
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: UK - the nearest airport is named after a motorway !
Posts: 4,235
ZA again
Could someone check BA55 / 57 LHR-JNB for October 7 please ?
#2406
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
#2407
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, EI Platinum, VS Silver
Posts: 58
First time posting on this thread so hope I get it right. Could someone possibly please check BA 279 LHR to SJC, Mon 24 Sept.
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
#2408
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 36
Please could someone check the following for me?
BA102
YYC-LHR
28/09
Many thanks.
BA102
YYC-LHR
28/09
Many thanks.
#2410
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,159
BA 279
LHR - 09/24/18 2:40 PM
SJC - 09/24/18 5:40 PM
789
Daily
60% / 32m
F1 A0 J4 C0 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y9 B9
H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N0 Q0 O0 G3
#2411
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, EI Platinum, VS Silver
Posts: 58
Thank you @PETER01 - much appreciated. I was wondering about chances of an op up opportunity (I'm flying W) as I noticed WT+ was full up but looks like CW is pretty full up too so presume quite unlikely.
Many thanks for your help!
Many thanks for your help!
#2412
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,159
Thank you @PETER01 - much appreciated. I was wondering about chances of an op up opportunity (I'm flying W) as I noticed WT+ was full up but looks like CW is pretty full up too so presume quite unlikely.
Many thanks for your help!
Many thanks for your help!
#2413
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: BA Exec Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 128
Hello, Please can someone check LHR-BKK, BA9 on 28th Sep and BKK-LHR, BA10 on 8th Oct?
Many thanks
Many thanks
#2414
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,252
Here you go Breadstick77 and a warm welcome over here on the BA Board and indeed to flyertalk, I hope you will enjoy this place. I certainly do and it's been over 10 years.
BA 279
LHR - 09/24/18 2:40 PM
SJC - 09/24/18 5:40 PM
789
Daily
60% / 32m
F1 A0 J4 C0 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y9 B9
H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N0 Q0 O0 G3
BA 279
LHR - 09/24/18 2:40 PM
SJC - 09/24/18 5:40 PM
789
Daily
60% / 32m
F1 A0 J4 C0 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y9 B9
H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N0 Q0 O0 G3
Thank you @PETER01 - much appreciated. I was wondering about chances of an op up opportunity (I'm flying W) as I noticed WT+ was full up but looks like CW is pretty full up too so presume quite unlikely.
Many thanks for your help!
Many thanks for your help!
#2415
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
LHR BKK28/ 1600#0940 BA 9
J9 C5 D5 R5 IC W2 EC TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L8 V6 SC NC QC OC G6
BKK LHR08/ 1130 1820 BA 10
J9 C9 D9 R9 I7 W1 EC TC Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O1 G9