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
#1216
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Silver, IHG Spire Ambassador, Accor Silver, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 276
Can anyone advise on BA115 LHR>JFK this Sunday 04 March?
TIA !
TIA !
#1217
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA, U2+, SK, AF/KL, IHG, Hilton, others gathering dust...
Posts: 2,552
F0 A0 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N7 Q4 O0 G0
My partner (BAEC Blue), me (BAEC Gold) and our 15 months old daughter are flying on BA0604 on 8 Mar and back on BA0605 on 14 Mar.
This time I gambled and reserved 6A and 6C seats, hoping that nobody would choose 6B nor the system would assign it. I now see on BA0604 that 6B cannot be selected, which is strange to me as the plane looks mostly empty. What do you recommend to do to ensure the changes of ending up with an empty middle seat between us?
Btw, on BA0605 I booked 7D and 7F, but 7E looks still free.
This time I gambled and reserved 6A and 6C seats, hoping that nobody would choose 6B nor the system would assign it. I now see on BA0604 that 6B cannot be selected, which is strange to me as the plane looks mostly empty. What do you recommend to do to ensure the changes of ending up with an empty middle seat between us?
Btw, on BA0605 I booked 7D and 7F, but 7E looks still free.
UK POS
F1 A1 J9 C2 D0 R0 I0 W2 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N0 Q0 O0 G9
#1218
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 509
Hi, Can someone please check loads for Ba0011 to Singapore on 16 March
Thanks
Thanks
#1219
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GCH
Posts: 53
Could someone look up BA0175 LHR-JFK this Friday 2nd March for me, please.
In WTP (and an old 52J.....) and wondering what the chance of a W>J op-up might be (vs some other options I have...)
In WTP (and an old 52J.....) and wondering what the chance of a W>J op-up might be (vs some other options I have...)
#1220
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Lewes, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 231
LHR 02/03/18 9:40
JFK 02/03/18 12:40
744
F0 A0 J9 C1 D1 R0 I0 W5 E3 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L6 V3 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G9
UK POS
My relatively untrained eye suggests unlikely - but weather could cause problems and then who knows!
#1221
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,634
Results from ExpertFlyer.com
Flight Availability Search
Departing LHR on 16/03/18 0:00 for SIN
Flying BA
Direct/Non-Stop Only
Point of Sale: UK
Frequency
Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes
0 Connections
BA 11 0 LHR SIN 388 Daily F5 A4 J8 C6 D4 R0 I0 W2 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N4 Q0 O0 G0
16/03/18 19:05 17/03/18 15:55 42% / 35m
#1222
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 22
Need help to check CX flight loads
Hey guys, need help in checking for the following flights
4 March BOS - HKG
CX811
5 March HKG - SIN
CX691
thanks a million!
4 March BOS - HKG
CX811
5 March HKG - SIN
CX691
thanks a million!
Last edited by nYL3v3; Mar 2, 2018 at 11:21 pm
#1223
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 246
Would someone mind checking BA0185, LHR-EWR on 30th March, please?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
#1226
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 453
Would some kind person please post BA15 LON-SIN & SIN-SYD for 12 March 2018 please.
#1227
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Lewes, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 231
ba 15
lhr 12/03/18 21:45
sin 13/03/18 18:30
777
f6 a5 j9 c7 d3 r0 i0 w9 e9 t8 y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l7 v3 s0 n0 q0 o0 g9
ba 15
sin 13/03/18 20:05
syd 14/03/18 6:50
777
f6 a5 j9 c3 d3 r0 i0 w9 e0 t0 y9 b9 h8 k5 m2 l1 v0 s0 n0 q0 o0 g9
#1228
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: YYZ
Programs: Amex Cent. BA Gold
Posts: 165
May I please ask for someone to please post BA092 for March 9th Yyz-Lhr? It’s very much appreciated, thank you in advance.
#1229
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
#1230
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 4
Tickets availability
Could someone please check how many seats are available for sale on the following flights:
BA8484 PMI to LCY 9th September 2018
BA2556 LGW to RHO 19th September 2018
BA2557 RHO to LGW 29th September 2018
Thanks in advance
BrotherBears
BA8484 PMI to LCY 9th September 2018
BA2556 LGW to RHO 19th September 2018
BA2557 RHO to LGW 29th September 2018
Thanks in advance
BrotherBears