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
#1021
Join Date: Aug 2015
Programs: BA Gold/ Star Alliance Gold
Posts: 399
Can anybody help with the loads for
LHR SIN BA0011 FEB 9
and
SIN LHR BA0016 Feb 24
mamy thanks!
LHR SIN BA0011 FEB 9
and
SIN LHR BA0016 Feb 24
mamy thanks!
#1022
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,226
For BA0011 with a UK POS it's currently F2 A1 J9 C9 D6 R2 I0 W9 E4 T0 Y9 B9 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
For BA0016 again with a UK POS it's F0 A0 J9 C9 D9 R9 I0 W7 E5 T0 Y9 B7 H6 K3 M1 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
Hope that helps!
#1024
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 1,279
Can anyone help with BA242 Mexico City to LHR on the 29/01?
#1026
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 7
Flying Wt+ on BA269 9th Feb. Can someone check loads + seatmap for me please?
#1027
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 48
Please could someone let me know the flight loads for these two flights?
27/01 LHR to MSY BA0225
12/02 MSY to LHR BA0224
27/01 LHR to MSY BA0225
12/02 MSY to LHR BA0224
Also, the BA0225 has just changed from a 788 to a 789. Is it possible to see how many are booked in WT+ and if any of the bulkhead seats are still available?
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
#1028
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC : GGL; HHonors : Diamond
Posts: 181
Please could someone let me know the flight loads for these two flights?
27/01 LHR to MSY BA0225
12/02 MSY to LHR BA0224
27/01 LHR to MSY BA0225
12/02 MSY to LHR BA0224
Also, the BA0225 has just changed from a 788 to a 789. Is it possible to see how many are booked in WT+ and if any of the bulkhead seats are still available?
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
#1031
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold (ex BD*S)
Posts: 42
Could anybody check the availability for the following:
BA 107 - Feb 3
BA 104 - Feb 9
Thanks!
BA 107 - Feb 3
BA 104 - Feb 9
Thanks!
#1034
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: somewhere north of London, UK
Programs: HH Gold, BA Silver, Accor Silver
Posts: 15,245
Can anyone check the loads on BA27 and BA31 to HKG tonight? I see that BA27 has just been downsized to a 772...
Thanks
ST
Thanks
ST
#1035