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
#2941
Suspended
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 860
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing IAH on 12/29/18 12:00 AM for LHR Flying BA Direct/Non-Stop Only Exclude Codeshares Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 194 0 IAH LHR 789 Sa F7 A6 J9 C0 D0 R0 I0 W9 E0 T0 Y9 B6 H3 K3 M2 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G9 12/29/18 4:05 PM 12/30/18 7:05 AM 77% / 32m 0 Connections BA 196 0 IAH LHR 777 Su,M,Th,F,Sa F6 A5 J9 C1 D0 R0 I0 W9 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H7 K4 M2 L2 V1 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G9 12/29/18 9:25 PM 12/30/18 12:25 PM 79% / 36m
#2942
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 270
Can someone please check 31/1/19 BA31? Only two window seats left in CW, wonder should I pay for it or not. Three of us are travelling, so will be over£200 just to reserve seats! Thanks.
#2943
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
F0 A0 J9 C9 D5 R1 I0 W9 E8 T3 Y9 B9H9 K9 M9 L7 V1 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
I see 4 window seats available at the moment in CW. 13a, 14a, 15a and 15k.
#2945
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 43
Appreciate if someone would check loads for the following flights:
Jan 8 - BA292 IAD-LHR
Jan 13 - BA834 LHR-DUB
Jan 16 - BA835 DUB-LHR
Jan 16 - BA293 LHR-IAD
Thank you.
Jan 8 - BA292 IAD-LHR
Jan 13 - BA834 LHR-DUB
Jan 16 - BA835 DUB-LHR
Jan 16 - BA293 LHR-IAD
Thank you.
#2946
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Gold Elite, Le Club Accor Platinum
Posts: 38
BA 292 0 IAD
08/01/19 10:40 PM LHR
09/01/19 10:40 AM 789
Daily
70% / 38m F6 A5 J9 C0 D0 R0 I0 W9 E5 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N3 Q0 O0 G1
BA 834 0 LHR
13/01/19 10:50 AM DUB
13/01/19 12:15 PM 319
Daily
64% / 16m J9 C6 D3 R9 I1 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 N6 O0 Q0 S0 G0
#2947
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Gold Elite, Le Club Accor Platinum
Posts: 38
#2948
Join Date: Sep 2018
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 136
Could someone please check BA234 SVO-LHR today 31/12/2018?
TIA
TIA
#2949
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: YYC
Posts: 2,074
Could a GCH check the seat map on BA303 (CDG-LHR) on 4 January in CE? Basically I want to know if I should get up early tomorrow to see if row 1 is available for selection for 3 pax.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
#2950
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Mexico
Programs: BAEC Gold / Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,544
Got this flight load for tonight. I'm in Y+. I assume it means Y is nearly full and the others more open ? Thanks in advance
#2951
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
There is more than one flight listed. Assuming you're on the 9pm departure it's showing that it's probably full or very close to full in economy and it is probably also very close to full in WT+. There is space in CW and a little room in F. If the airline sells any more tickets in economy or WT+ they are prepared to roll people forward. That's my reading of it anyway.
#2952
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Mexico
Programs: BAEC Gold / Marriott Platinum
Posts: 3,544
Yep. That's the one. Sorry for not making clearer. Will keep fingers crossed they need to shift people up then. If not, feet up against the bulk head, a few wines and zzzz. Thanks for reply
#2953
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 84
Hey All,
Can any one please tell me the flight loads for:
LGW-JFK (BA2273) 10-Jan-2019 16:45
JFK-LGW (BA2272) 13-Jan-2019 22:10
Can any one please tell me the flight loads for:
LGW-JFK (BA2273) 10-Jan-2019 16:45
JFK-LGW (BA2272) 13-Jan-2019 22:10
#2954
formerly mattking2000
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: DXB
Programs: BA|AC|AZ|SPG|H|FPC
Posts: 1,187
#2955
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 84
I'm assuming the flight is pretty much empty then