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
#393
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 533
Please could someone check loads for the following GLA to LHR flights on 30 September
BA 1479
BA 1483
BA 1487
Thanks
BA 1479
BA 1483
BA 1487
Thanks
#394
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 92
Thanks. Looking at potential upgrade options to PE where they are selling for 2500 one way!! Madness. Hoping some miles based redemptions might open up to club or PE
#395
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.
Posts: 2,999
gla lhr 1035 1210 ba1479
j1 cc dc rc ic y0 b0 h0 k0 m0 lc vc nc qc oc sc g0
gla lhr 1210 1340 ba1483
j3 cc dc rc ic y0 b0 h0 k0 m0 lc vc nc qc oc sc g0
gla lhr 1405 1535 ba1487
j8 c1 d1 rc ic y9 b6 h0 k0 m0 lc vc nc qc oc sc g0
#396
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Epsom, Surrey
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 104
Originally Posted by expertflyer
Code:
BA 271 0 LHR 09/28/17 12:20 PM LAS 09/28/17 3:05 PM 744 Su,T,Th,F 58% / 39m Business - Award & Upgrade U No Premium Economy - Award & Upgrade P No
#397
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: London
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 92
Ah yes there is nothing available at present. I guess I am more hopeful that something might open up. Hopeful!
#398
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA, VS
Posts: 328
I'm interested to know the loading on the following flight:
Monday 25th September: BA67 LHR - PHL
I'm booked in WT (work policy), but keen to upgrade to WTP.
Thanks in advance.
MJ
Monday 25th September: BA67 LHR - PHL
I'm booked in WT (work policy), but keen to upgrade to WTP.
Thanks in advance.
MJ
#399
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH DIAMOND, AVIS Presidents Club, Karahi Express
Posts: 1,229
#401
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH DIAMOND, AVIS Presidents Club, Karahi Express
Posts: 1,229
#402
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pune, India
Programs: Exec Club - Gold Member - yeah baby, Emerald Aisle Executive Elite - Woo, Marriott Silver Executive
Posts: 118
Please would someone check loads on the following flights for me?
DFW to LHR flight 192 9/21/2017
LHR to BOM flight 139 9/22/2017
Thanks!
DFW to LHR flight 192 9/21/2017
LHR to BOM flight 139 9/22/2017
Thanks!
#403
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Shoreham By Sea
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,331
Can't figure out how to copy and paste on my ipad so have written the following. All are 0's if not stated.
Flight 192: F2 J1 C1 W1 Y7 B4 H2 K1
Flight 139: F3 A2 J9 C8 D8 R8 I8 W9 E9 T9 Y9 B9 H9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
Still learning but I think that means your flight today is pretty busy but the one tomorrow is pretty quiet, apart from in First.
#404
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 732
dfw - lhr
f2 a0 j1 c1 d0 r0 i0 w1 e0 t0 y7 b4 h2 k1 m0 l0 v0 s0 n0 q0 o0 g0
lhr - bom
f3 a2 j9 c8 d8 r8 i8 w9 e9 t9 y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l9 v9 s9 n9 q9 o9 g9
#405
Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 57
I wonder if someone could check the following for me
LHR to YYZ BA0099 27th Sept 17:00
YYZ to LHR BA0092 30th Sept 18:35
Many thanks
LHR to YYZ BA0099 27th Sept 17:00
YYZ to LHR BA0092 30th Sept 18:35
Many thanks