Jul 9, 2017, 11:09 am
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
Oct 24, 2017, 2:11 pm
#601
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: BAEC Bronze (woohoo)
Posts: 156
BA0059
Hi - I've had a look on the seat map and it looks very busy. I've got two club world seats, blue member, and no pairs left...
what are are the chances that seats will open up at t-24?
BA0059 on Friday 27 Oct
what are are the chances that seats will open up at t-24?
BA0059 on Friday 27 Oct
Oct 25, 2017, 2:13 am
#602
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Moscow
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 16
Hi, thanks for creating such a useful thread.
Could someone kindly check:
BA232 DME-LHR 27/10/17
BA233 LHR-DME 29/10/17
Please excuse first post newbie cheekiness!
Spasiba!
Could someone kindly check:
BA232 DME-LHR 27/10/17
BA233 LHR-DME 29/10/17
Please excuse first post newbie cheekiness!
Spasiba!
Oct 25, 2017, 2:15 am
#603
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,530
Code:
Flight Availability Search
Departing DME on 10/27/17 12:00 AM for LHR
Flying BA
Direct/Non-Stop Only
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 232 0 DME LHR 777 Daily F1 A1 J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W3 E0 T0 Y5 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
10/27/17 4:05 PM 10/27/17 6:00 PM 88% / 23m
Code:
Flight Availability Search
Departing LHR on 10/29/17 12:00 AM for DME
Flying BA
Direct/Non-Stop Only
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 233 0 LHR DME 777 Daily F9 A9 J9 C2 D1 R0 I0 W9 E9 T5 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q0 O0 G9
10/29/17 8:40 AM 10/29/17 3:20 PM 89% / 10m
Oct 25, 2017, 2:27 am
#605
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,530
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Seat Map Search:
Departing LHR on 10/27/17 for CPT
Flying BA flight 59 in Business/Club
A B D E F G J K
17 W - - - X X - - - W
18 W - X X + - - - - W
19 W - - X X X - - - W
20 W - - X X X X X - W
A B D E F G J K
A B J K
60 U - X - - U
61 U - - - - U
62 U E - - - - E U
63 U E - - - - E U
64 U X - - - U
A B J K
Seats
Premium Only P
Available +
Handicap-Accessible H
Paid & Premium #
Occupied -
Blocked X
Lavatory L
Paid $
Location
Exit Row E
Wing W
Upper Deck U
Oct 25, 2017, 2:32 am
#606
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: BAEC Bronze (woohoo)
Posts: 156
Quite a few blocked seats, I'm sure you'll get more choices at T-24.
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Seat Map Search:
Departing LHR on 10/27/17 for CPT
Flying BA flight 59 in Business/Club
A B D E F G J K
17 W - - - X X - - - W
18 W - X X + - - - - W
19 W - - X X X - - - W
20 W - - X X X X X - W
A B D E F G J K
A B J K
60 U - X - - U
61 U - - - - U
62 U E - - - - E U
63 U E - - - - E U
64 U X - - - U
A B J K
Seats
Premium Only P
Available +
Handicap-Accessible H
Paid & Premium #
Occupied -
Blocked X
Lavatory L
Paid $
Location
Exit Row E
Wing W
Upper Deck U
Oct 25, 2017, 3:04 am
#607
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Moscow
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 16
Many thanks, Florens, much appreciated.
Oct 25, 2017, 5:12 am
#608
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 1
BAW 209 LON-MIA on the 5th of November
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
Oct 25, 2017, 9:45 am
#610
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 13
Hi, could someone kindly check for me:
BA5 LHR-NRT 31/10/17
Many thanks!
BA5 LHR-NRT 31/10/17
Many thanks!
Oct 25, 2017, 10:17 am
#611
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH DIAMOND, AVIS Presidents Club, Karahi Express
Posts: 1,229
Oct 25, 2017, 11:40 am
#612
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 533
BA 446 LHR to AMS on 30 October
Please could someone check if 8E is blocked or occupied
Thank you
Please could someone check if 8E is blocked or occupied
Thank you
Oct 26, 2017, 12:40 pm
#613
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: UK
Programs: IC Hotels Spire, BA Gold
Posts: 8,668
Hello, please could someone check what the loading is on BA2688 tomorrow morning in the Y cabin, it leaves LGW at 06:30 and arriving into Genoa (GOA) at 09:35.
Am debating whether to go for a POUG into C.....and I will if the Y section looks too crowded.
Thanks
Am debating whether to go for a POUG into C.....and I will if the Y section looks too crowded.
Thanks
Oct 26, 2017, 12:45 pm
#614
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
BA055 on 31/10 please
Oct 26, 2017, 12:59 pm
#615
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GGL, BA Amex PP
Posts: 1,051
27/10/17 6:30 am goa
27/10/17 9:35 am 320
j9 c7 d3 r9 i9 y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l9 v9 n9 q9 o6 s9 g9