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
#2596
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: BA, Hilton
Posts: 2,091
Calculated over a 2 month period for ExpertFlyer
#2597
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Newcastle/London & Worldwide
Programs: BAEC Gold, Virgin Flying Club Silver
Posts: 818
Can someone please check for me BA009 November 17th from LHR>BKK.
Thanks
Thanks
#2598
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Gold , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,112
#2600
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: Krisflyer
Posts: 3
Can i please ask for
SIN - LHR BA0012, 10 November 2018
Thank you!
SIN - LHR BA0012, 10 November 2018
Thank you!
#2602
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 1
BA248 GIG-LHR 3 Nov
Long time reader, first time poster...!
Flying back to LHR tonight from GIG on BA248 in WT+ with my other half. Both Silver, and wondering what the chances of an upgrade to Club are looking like - unsure if WT or WT+ are full.
Looking forward to flying the new 787-8 too!
Thanks in advance,
DSCH
Flying back to LHR tonight from GIG on BA248 in WT+ with my other half. Both Silver, and wondering what the chances of an upgrade to Club are looking like - unsure if WT or WT+ are full.
Looking forward to flying the new 787-8 too!
Thanks in advance,
DSCH
#2603
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Gold , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,112
#2604
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Gold , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,112
#2605
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Gold , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,112
#2606
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: BAEC (Gold), IHG Rewards (Gold Elite), Marriot (Gold Elite), HHonors (Gold Elite), SPG (Gold)
Posts: 165
Travelling today on BA104 which is the temporary Air Belgium operated A340. Could somebody please check the flight load? Economy looks busy from seat selection though can still buy a ticket online. As a Gold economy traveller wondering what the chance of an OpUp is as no PE cabin on Air Belgium and pondering asking for price to upgrade at checkin or maybe not to bother and cross fingers....
#2607
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lincolnshire
Programs: British Airways Executive Club
Posts: 11
Good afternoon! Could someone let me know the flight load for the following flights?
Tues 6 Nov - BA 057 - LHR-JNB
Tues 20 Nov - BA 056 - JNB-LHR
I'm on a 241 redemption in F - what are my chances?!
Thank you!
Tues 6 Nov - BA 057 - LHR-JNB
Tues 20 Nov - BA 056 - JNB-LHR
I'm on a 241 redemption in F - what are my chances?!
Thank you!
#2608
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Newcastle/London & Worldwide
Programs: BAEC Gold, Virgin Flying Club Silver
Posts: 818
Thanks - is J often oversold on this route ? If it is can I proactively offer to move flights (via HKG example) at check in to get a better plane than the 777-200!
#2609
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: BA Exec Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 128
Hello. Can anyone help me with the load on BA257 from LHR-DEl this Sunday 11th November? Many thanks
#2610
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 778
Please can anybody check flight availability?
Hello please can anybody help me? I am thinking of a splurge flying first to Mumbai from London to Mumbai on either 9 or 16 March 2019. I was thinking of getting the BA0199 that leaves in the evening. Please could anybody tell me what the respective flight availability is on either flight? Thank you