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
#1426
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Lewes, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 231
ba 2157
lgw 02/05/18 10:25
skb 02/05/18 15:40
777
j9 c9 d9 r9 i9 w9 e9 t9 y6 b4 h4 k5 m3 l3 v1 s0 n0 q0 o0 g0
ba 2256
skb 09/05/18 17:10
lgw 10/05/18 7:50
777
j9 c9 d7 r4 i0 w1 e0 t0 y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l9 v9 s9 n0 q0 o0 g0
#1427
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ayrshire
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, IHG Spire Ambassador, HH Diamond, Scandic Top Floor
Posts: 139
Could somebody please check the loads for tonight’s 1st Apr BA116 from JFK to LHR please.
Thanks
DtB
Thanks
DtB
#1429
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,749
Would someone please check BA16 (SYD-LHR) departing April 3 for the wife please?
#1430
Moderator, Emirates
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Where My Heart Is
Programs: BAEC Silver, FB Platinum, KQ Asante Gold, Shebamiles Blue, Emirates Blue
Posts: 3,385
Grateful if someone could possibly check loads for BA189 LHR-EWR 03 April 2018. Brother & wife travelling tomorrow with no status and just looked up the seat map on EF with the only pair of seats not blocked or selected being 21 J&K. Would be very surprised if they were able to select those at OLCI.
Thanks
S
Thanks
S
#1431
Join Date: May 2005
Location: 1A
Posts: 1,350
Grateful if someone could possibly check loads for BA189 LHR-EWR 03 April 2018. Brother & wife travelling tomorrow with no status and just looked up the seat map on EF with the only pair of seats not blocked or selected being 21 J&K. Would be very surprised if they were able to select those at OLCI.
Thanks
S
Thanks
S
M2 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G1
#1433
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 3
grateful if someone could check:
Lgw-skb ba2157 21st April 10.25
skb-lgw ba2256 2nd May 15.45
thanks in advance
Lgw-skb ba2157 21st April 10.25
skb-lgw ba2256 2nd May 15.45
thanks in advance
#1434
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 8
Would be very grateful if someone could check:
LHR-SEZ BA0063 21 April 18:00
SEZ-LHR BA0062 03 May 09:10
Thanks a lot!
LHR-SEZ BA0063 21 April 18:00
SEZ-LHR BA0062 03 May 09:10
Thanks a lot!
Last edited by duckracer; Apr 2, 2018 at 5:33 am Reason: added info
#1436
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: LGW.
Programs: Cunard WorldClub-Gold,Silverseas Venetian society,Alitalia Mille miglia,SPG,Fairmont,IHG.
Posts: 733
Help please..MAA TO LHR
HI all...anyone willing to check the loads on BA36 MAA to LHR for next 3 days? 4th 5th and 6th? Thank you in advance x
#1439
Join Date: May 2010
Location: NY
Programs: BA Gold, MM Silver, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11
Dear FTers, could someone check BA257 (LHR-DEL), departing on 08 April at 19.30? Many thanks