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
#2431
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 203
Hi
can i please get a load check for ba34 kul to lhr sat 29 sep?
can i please get a load check for ba34 kul to lhr sat 29 sep?
#2433
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: LON
Programs: AA : BA
Posts: 276
On October 9th - SJC to LHR:
BA278 SJC-LHR 9th October
278
SJC
10/09/18 8:05 PM
LHR
10/10/18 2:25 PM
789
F4 A3 J9 C7 D7 R5 I3 W1 E0 T0 Y9 B9
H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
On October 14th - LHR to SJC
BA279 LHR-SJC 14th October
279
LHR
10/14/18 2:40 PM
SJC
10/14/18 5:40 PM
789
F1 A0 J3 C0 D0 R0 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y5 B4
H3 K1 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
On December 4th - SJC to LHR
BA278 SJC-LHR 4th December
278
SJC
12/04/18 6:50 PM
LHR
12/05/18 1:05 PM
789
F4 A3 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9
H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
On December 11th - LHR to SJC
BA279 LHR-SJC 11th December
LHR
12/11/18 12:50 PM
SJC
12/11/18 3:55 PM
789
F3 A2 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9
H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
#2434
Join Date: Feb 2016
Posts: 940
Hi there could someone check BA0174 JFK-LHR on Saturday 29 September. Many thanks
#2435
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,197
F1 A0
J0 C0 D0 R0 I0
W1 E0 T0
Y6 B6 H6 K6 M6 L5 V3 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G2
Wouldn't be surprised to see the odd up or even downgrade depending on who shows up but it's not looking brilliant.
#2436
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 334
Please could somebody check BA84 Saturday 29 September YVR-LHR.
Booked in WTP but online checkin is unavailable (and no seat already selected) although BA are offering a paid upgrade for 441GBP.
Booked in WTP but online checkin is unavailable (and no seat already selected) although BA are offering a paid upgrade for 441GBP.
#2438
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: NYC/LAX/ATL
Programs: JAL Diamond, BAEC Gold, AS 75K, VS Gold, AC 50K, WoH Globalist, HHonors Diamond, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 237
YVR 09/29/18 8:55 PM
LHR 09/30/18 2:15 PM
388
F5 A4 J9 C0 D0 R0 I0 W2 E0 T0 Y1 B0H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
Seems there's still availability for WTP, seat map shows two blocked seats and one empty (available) seat.
#2439
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 4
Could somebody please check the following for me?
BA251 LHR-SCL 22/10/18
BA244 EZE-LHR 31/10/18
BA2277 LGW-LAS 24/12/18
BA2276 LAS-LGW 31/12/18
Thanks very much in advance.
BA251 LHR-SCL 22/10/18
BA244 EZE-LHR 31/10/18
BA2277 LGW-LAS 24/12/18
BA2276 LAS-LGW 31/12/18
Thanks very much in advance.
#2440
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: CA USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, AA Executive Platinum
Posts: 187
Could someone please check these three flights for me:
On October 9th - SJC to LHR:
BA278 SJC-LHR 9th October
On October 14th - LHR to SJC
BA279 LHR-SJC 14th October
On December 4th - SJC to LHR
BA278 SJC-LHR 4th December
On October 9th - SJC to LHR:
BA278 SJC-LHR 9th October
On October 14th - LHR to SJC
BA279 LHR-SJC 14th October
On December 4th - SJC to LHR
BA278 SJC-LHR 4th December
#2441
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Turku/Edinburgh
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Explorer/Flying Blue Petroleum Club
Posts: 149
07/12/18
MCO > LGW
BA2036
I am booked in WTP and looking for an Avios upgrade to CW I know my chances are slim but what is the current availability in CW
Thanks in advance
Colnic2011
MCO > LGW
BA2036
I am booked in WTP and looking for an Avios upgrade to CW I know my chances are slim but what is the current availability in CW
Thanks in advance
Colnic2011
#2442
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 7,543
Good morning. Could someone please check:
BA11 LHR-SIN 08Oct18
Thanks.
BA11 LHR-SIN 08Oct18
Thanks.
#2443
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 222
Could someone please check:
PEK-LHR BA38 on the 5th of October
Many thanks
PEK-LHR BA38 on the 5th of October
Many thanks
#2444
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 1
Please can you check:
7.10.18 - BA11 Heathrow (London) to Changi (Singapore)
Thanks
7.10.18 - BA11 Heathrow (London) to Changi (Singapore)
Thanks