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
#2761
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,754
Hi - could someone please see what it's like on BA 188 (EWR-LHR) on Nov 25th?
#2765
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
Would be great if someone could check these for me.
26th Nov BA39 LHR to PEK
30th Nov BA38 PEK to LHR
26th Nov BA39 LHR to PEK
30th Nov BA38 PEK to LHR
#2767
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
Need to carefully consider my seat choice. I can never remember whether D or F has the most footspace due to IFE. Especially on the 789 which I've not flown in agesss.
Thanks for the info!
#2768
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: County Tyrone
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,492
Would someone mind checking BA283 on the 1st of December.
thanks
thanks
#2769
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, QRPC Silver
Posts: 518
Flight: BA 283 (LHR-LAX)
Departing: 01/12/18 10:35
Arriving: 01/12/18 13:55
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 744
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 79% / 17m
Available Classes: F7 A6 J9 C5 D2 R0 I0 W9 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N8 Q6 O0 G0
Departing: 01/12/18 10:35
Arriving: 01/12/18 13:55
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 744
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 79% / 17m
Available Classes: F7 A6 J9 C5 D2 R0 I0 W9 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N8 Q6 O0 G0
#2770
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 21
Hi
just wondering if someone could kindly check the following please:
4 Dec 18 - BA109 -LHR - DXB
12 Dec 18 - BA108 - DXB - LHR
thanks in advance
Jan
just wondering if someone could kindly check the following please:
4 Dec 18 - BA109 -LHR - DXB
12 Dec 18 - BA108 - DXB - LHR
thanks in advance
Jan
#2771
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, QRPC Silver
Posts: 518
Departing: 04/12/18 21:35
Arriving: 05/12/18 8:30
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 777
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 58% / 27m
Available Classes: F0 A0 J9 C9 D9 R8 I0 W8 E8 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
Flight: BA 108 (DXB-LHR)
Departing: 12/12/18 10:05
Arriving: 12/12/18 14:10
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 777
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 79% / 33m
Available Classes: F3 A1 J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N2 Q0 O0 G0
#2773
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador
Posts: 77
Please could someone help to check the loads on BA84 YVR-LHR on 27 Nov? Thanks in advance.
#2774
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL/GFl, HH Diamond, BW Diamond, Virgin Voyages Deep Blue Extra, Blue Peter Badge Holder
Posts: 3,937
#2775
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador
Posts: 77