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
#1622
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: UK
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Silver
Posts: 87
Afternoon all!
Can someone check the load for the following flight below:
BA0031 London to Hong Kong Friday 04 May 2018 at 18:40.
Can someone check the load for the following flight below:
BA0031 London to Hong Kong Friday 04 May 2018 at 18:40.
#1624
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,457
Hello, can someone please check on BA2762 on 7th May and BA2763 on 9th May - that's LGW-AMS and AMS-LGW.
Cheers!
Cheers!
#1625
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,631
#1626
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,457
#1627
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Titanium, UA Silver
Posts: 118
#1628
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: IAD
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 347
Looking for info on BA292, IAD->LHR 13 May 2018. Thanks!
#1631
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 28
Hello
Could anyone please let me know the seat availability in CW for LIM to LGW 20th July? We are traveling with an infant and want to see if we change to these dates if we could get centre rear facing two seats with the bassinet position in a bulkhead.
Many thanks in advance
Could anyone please let me know the seat availability in CW for LIM to LGW 20th July? We are traveling with an infant and want to see if we change to these dates if we could get centre rear facing two seats with the bassinet position in a bulkhead.
Many thanks in advance
#1632
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Jersey
Programs: BA Bronze Executive Club Member
Posts: 50
Any help would also be appreciated - BA0093 - LHR > YYZ - 3rd May
Great thread - thanks all for helping us!
Great thread - thanks all for helping us!
#1635
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,247
Hello
Could anyone please let me know the seat availability in CW for LIM to LGW 20th July? We are traveling with an infant and want to see if we change to these dates if we could get centre rear facing two seats with the bassinet position in a bulkhead.
Many thanks in advance
Could anyone please let me know the seat availability in CW for LIM to LGW 20th July? We are traveling with an infant and want to see if we change to these dates if we could get centre rear facing two seats with the bassinet position in a bulkhead.
Many thanks in advance
LIM 07/20/18 8:00 PM
LGW 07/21/18 2:20 PM
777
J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E9 T6 Y2 B1 H2 K0
M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
Busy down the back, but CW is quiet and all bassinets are still available.
Pilot37