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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
#1351
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,634
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.comSeat Map Search:
Departing SJC on 23/03/18 for LHR
Flying BA flight 278 in Business/Club
A B D E F J K
6 - - - - - - -
7 - - - - - - -
A B D E F J K
A B D E F J K
10 W - X - - - X - W
11 W - - - + - - - W
12 W - - - X - - - W
13 W - - - X - - - W
A B D E F J K
Flying BA flight 278 in Premium Economy
A B D E F J K
16 W - - - - - - X W
17 W - - - - - - - W
18 W - - - + - - - W
19 W - - X - - - - W
20 W - - - X X - - W
21 W - - L L L - - W
A B D E F 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
#1352
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: BAEC - Gold
Posts: 47
Could someone please check the loads for BA0275 (LHR-LAS) flight for tomorrow (22nd March)? Seems that there are some spare J seats, but haven't been opened up for avios redemptions.
Also BA0279 on Fri 23rd March (LHR-SJC)
Many thanks as always
Also BA0279 on Fri 23rd March (LHR-SJC)
Many thanks as always
#1354
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: BAEC - Gold
Posts: 47
many thanks Lucanesque - seems those seats have been sold then (was asking for a friend).
I had amended my original post to ask about LHR-SJC BA0279 on Fri 23 as well. I am in J for that flight, but was looking at possibility of First seats being available. If anyone could advise that would be much appreciated
I had amended my original post to ask about LHR-SJC BA0279 on Fri 23 as well. I am in J for that flight, but was looking at possibility of First seats being available. If anyone could advise that would be much appreciated
#1356
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,634
many thanks Lucanesque - seems those seats have been sold then (was asking for a friend).
I had amended my original post to ask about LHR-SJC BA0279 on Fri 23 as well. I am in J for that flight, but was looking at possibility of First seats being available. If anyone could advise that would be much appreciated
I had amended my original post to ask about LHR-SJC BA0279 on Fri 23 as well. I am in J for that flight, but was looking at possibility of First seats being available. If anyone could advise that would be much appreciated
BA 279 LHR
23/03/18 12:50SJC
23/03/18 16:50789
Daily
78% / 17mF1 A0 J3 C0 D0 R0 I0 W0 E0 T0 Y1 B0
H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
#1357
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: BD Silver, HH Gold, BA Silver, CX Gold
Posts: 443
Can anyone check the load on BA2760 for tomorrow (22/03) please? I've been subjected to an OpUp and just interested in why !
#1360
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: London, UK
Posts: 120
Can someone please check loads for the following:
LHR - TLV
BA0167 on 29/03/18
BA0165 on 30/03/18
Thanks
LHR - TLV
BA0167 on 29/03/18
BA0165 on 30/03/18
Thanks
#1361
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,634
#1362
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: London, UK
Posts: 120
What about BA165 on the Thursday 29th?
#1363
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: BA Gold, *A Gold, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 241
I'm on this flight in F. There are currently 2 seats showing as available (and have done for a week) which would seem strange based on the above.
#1364
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: UK
Programs: Tufty Club (Gold), BAGA Gymnastics level 4, 440yds swimming certificate
Posts: 2,533
It was overbooked in J so they were probably keeping an F seat free to accommodate that. Although the loads have changed since yesterday and it is now not overbooked in J - 6 J pax have come off it since yesterday
#1365
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,634
BA 275 LHR
22/03/18 15:50LAS
22/03/18 19:30744
Daily
42% / 48mF2 A0 J3 C0 D0 R0 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y0 B0
H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0