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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
#1546
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 30
Hi, could someone have a look at BA084 YVR LHR on the 14th, it's only showing the two seats I chose in first when I booked them 6 months ago, being gold I thought I would be getting better options.
Cheers,
Subsea.
Cheers,
Subsea.
#1548
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: LHR, LGW
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,421
Hi.
Could someone kindly check...2714 LGW - AGP for tomorrow please? 14th.
Thank you.
Could someone kindly check...2714 LGW - AGP for tomorrow please? 14th.
Thank you.
#1550
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,328
#1551
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Berkshire / London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Nandos
Posts: 1,006
Evening all, please can someone check BA175 LHR-JFK on Sunday 29? (And as I’m no expert pls clarify in layman’s terms what the result means ) Thanks!
#1552
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: LHR, LGW
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 3,421
First Class fare letters: F, A
CW fares: J, C, D, R, I
Premium (WTP): W, E, T
Economy: Y, B, H, K, M, L, V, N, S, O
Hopefully I’ve got that right and it helps
I don’t know loads for your or any flights tho!
#1554
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Berkshire / London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Nandos
Posts: 1,006
thank you! That makes me feel good as I’m on an avois 241 redemption booking in business!
#1555
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 245
Hello. Please could someone check BA0458 LHR-MAD on 16APR. Thanks in advance.
#1558
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 12
BA276 HYD-LHR 15th April
The outbound LHR-HYD BA277 arriving HYD at 05:15 n 15/4/18 is now showing as a B787-9 on FlightView.
I’m currently booked in 3A on BA276 HYD-LHR departing HYD 07:20 on 15/4/18 and have checked in online but mobile boarding pass unavailable.
Would I be correct in thinking I will now be moved into a different seat at bag drop/check-in as usually this route is flown by B787-8 aircraft - if in fact the plane will be a B787-9 my current Seat 3A will not be. Club World. If so could someone please check Seat availability and advise the best seats still showing as available.
Thank you
I’m currently booked in 3A on BA276 HYD-LHR departing HYD 07:20 on 15/4/18 and have checked in online but mobile boarding pass unavailable.
Would I be correct in thinking I will now be moved into a different seat at bag drop/check-in as usually this route is flown by B787-8 aircraft - if in fact the plane will be a B787-9 my current Seat 3A will not be. Club World. If so could someone please check Seat availability and advise the best seats still showing as available.
Thank you
Last edited by scubap; Apr 14, 2018 at 5:58 am
#1559
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 12
The outbound LHR-HYD BA277 arriving HYD at 05:15 n 15/4/18 is now showing as a B787-9 on FlightView.
I’m currently booked in 3A on BA276 HYD-LHR departing HYD 07:20 on 15/4/18 and have checked in online but mobile boarding pass unavailable.
Would I be correct in thinking I will now be moved into a different seat at bag drop/check-in as usually this route is flown by B787-8 aircraft - if in fact the plane will be a B787-9 my current Seat 3A will not be. Club World. If so could someone please check Seat availability and advise the best seats still showing as available.
Thank you
I’m currently booked in 3A on BA276 HYD-LHR departing HYD 07:20 on 15/4/18 and have checked in online but mobile boarding pass unavailable.
Would I be correct in thinking I will now be moved into a different seat at bag drop/check-in as usually this route is flown by B787-8 aircraft - if in fact the plane will be a B787-9 my current Seat 3A will not be. Club World. If so could someone please check Seat availability and advise the best seats still showing as available.
Thank you
#1560
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Programs: BA Silver - hard drop from GGL :( SPG Gold, Hilton Diamond, AC E50k
Posts: 567
Would really appreciate if someone could check BA93 (LHR-YYZ) on Apr 16 and return BA92 (YYZ-LHR) in Apr 22
thank you so much in advance!
thank you so much in advance!