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
#1833
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 9
Would greatly appreciate it if someone could check LHR->ICN 31 May BA17 for me. There's a 'FLUB' Class opportunity and I'm wondering how full CW is...
Thanks very much in advance.
Thanks very much in advance.
#1835
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 9
Yes it is... I spoke to someone from BA on the phone who assured me I wouldn't be bumped from my First seat (I was concerned as I'm moving from a good CW seat with window/aisle access). But judging by what I've read on FLUB threads, it seems unlikely they'll use First at all :/
#1836
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Belfast / London
Programs: BA Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold, MeliáRewards Platinum (no longer used)
Posts: 115
ooo, this looks quite busy. Perhaps a stupid question but what hope might a silver have of op upgrade from wtp? Also, perhaps even stupider, but why is BA site still selling premium economy tickets to this flight - is this the difference between 0 and C for those fare classes?
#1837
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: Mucci, BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Stena Gold
Posts: 1,089
Could somebody check BA68 (PHL-LHR) on 1/7, please?
thank you
thank you
#1839
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 52
A question on two segments:
June 9, 2018
BA 294 (ORD-LHR)
June 10, 2018
BA 65 (LHR-NBO)
Any thoughts on chances for a WTP to Club op. upgrade would be helpful too!
Many thanks.
June 9, 2018
BA 294 (ORD-LHR)
June 10, 2018
BA 65 (LHR-NBO)
Any thoughts on chances for a WTP to Club op. upgrade would be helpful too!
Many thanks.
#1840
Join Date: May 2016
Location: LHR
Programs: BA GGL/CCR
Posts: 63
A question on two segments:
June 9, 2018
BA 294 (ORD-LHR): F6 A5 J9 C8 D6 R4 I0 W3 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V3 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 (US POS) no idea on the upgrade, still a few seats remaining in WTP and lots of availability elsewhere.
June 10, 2018
BA 65 (LHR-NBO): F0 A0 J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W5 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 (US POS) space in WTP and a couple more seats available on a UK POS too....seems unlikely to me right now, but I am still learning!
Any thoughts on chances for a WTP to Club op. upgrade would be helpful too!
Many thanks.
June 9, 2018
BA 294 (ORD-LHR): F6 A5 J9 C8 D6 R4 I0 W3 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V3 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 (US POS) no idea on the upgrade, still a few seats remaining in WTP and lots of availability elsewhere.
June 10, 2018
BA 65 (LHR-NBO): F0 A0 J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W5 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0 (US POS) space in WTP and a couple more seats available on a UK POS too....seems unlikely to me right now, but I am still learning!
Any thoughts on chances for a WTP to Club op. upgrade would be helpful too!
Many thanks.
#1841
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 122
Could someone please check availability on the following flight:
2nd June, BA2157 LGW to SKB
Many thanks
2nd June, BA2157 LGW to SKB
Many thanks
#1843
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 169
Could someone please check:
Thu, 07-Jun, BA217 LHR-IAD
Much appreciated
Thu, 07-Jun, BA217 LHR-IAD
Much appreciated
#1844
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,141
#1845
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,993
24th June BA84 YVR-LHR please. Thanks!