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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
#1951
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 209
Anybody able to check the current load on BA652 to JTR on Friday 22nd June and back on BA653 on Monday 25th June?
#1952
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,634
#1953
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 75
Hi, I would be very grateful for load info for BA219, LHR-DEN, for 22 June 2018.
Many thanks in advance.
Many thanks in advance.
#1955
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 592
Hi, could someone check BA289 LHR-PHX June 28 2018
TIA
TIA
#1956
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,634
#1958
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,634
#1959
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 209
#1960
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: London / Brighton
Programs: BAEC Gold / M-Life Gold / HH Diamond
Posts: 1,634
43% / 29m
Is the...
Frequency and Reliability
The Frequency denotes the days of the week that the particular flight operates. The Reliability is the On Time Percentage and the Average Delay in Minutes of the flight over the last two months.
The Frequency denotes the days of the week that the particular flight operates. The Reliability is the On Time Percentage and the Average Delay in Minutes of the flight over the last two months.
I'd also suggest looking at something like Flightradar24, which will give you the day by day performance.
#1961
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: SW WA
Posts: 3,886
Can someone please check BA 268, LAX-LHR 22 June? There are almost no seats available for selection, and I'm a bit concerned I might get bumped as I have no status...
Thanks!
Thanks!
#1962
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,150
LAX- 06/22/18 9:35 PM
LHR - 06/23/18 4:05 PM388
Su,M,T,W,Th,F
61% / 29m
F1 A0 J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y5 B1
H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
It's unlikely you'll get bumped and I would check in online at T-24 and choose the best seat available for the time being. Theoretical seating will have kicked in and you can read more about it here but there's probably not a lot of spare seats.
What cabin are you in?
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ts-status.html
The flight looks extremely busy but I would suspect at online check in there may possibly be more seats to choose from.
Do NOT print your boarding pass until as late as possible, even at the airport as this will allow you to change/move seat should a better one become available so good luck!
#1963
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: SW WA
Posts: 3,886
BA 268
LAX- 06/22/18 9:35 PM
LHR - 06/23/18 4:05 PM388
Su,M,T,W,Th,F
61% / 29m
F1 A0 J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y5 B1
H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
It's unlikely you'll get bumped and I would check in online at T-24 and choose the best seat available for the time being. Theoretical seating will have kicked in and you can read more about it here but there's probably not a lot of spare seats.
What cabin are you in?
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ts-status.html
The flight looks extremely busy but I would suspect at online check in there may possibly be more seats to choose from.
Do NOT print your boarding pass until as late as possible as this will allow you to change/move seat should a better one become available so good luck!
LAX- 06/22/18 9:35 PM
LHR - 06/23/18 4:05 PM388
Su,M,T,W,Th,F
61% / 29m
F1 A0 J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y5 B1
H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
It's unlikely you'll get bumped and I would check in online at T-24 and choose the best seat available for the time being. Theoretical seating will have kicked in and you can read more about it here but there's probably not a lot of spare seats.
What cabin are you in?
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...ts-status.html
The flight looks extremely busy but I would suspect at online check in there may possibly be more seats to choose from.
Do NOT print your boarding pass until as late as possible as this will allow you to change/move seat should a better one become available so good luck!
#1964
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,150
On ExpertFlyer I am seeing at present on the upper deck:
53D
56 B, D, E and F
57F (I'd choose this seat for now)
58D
59 D,E and F
Lower deck seems full and blocked as per theoretical seating.
Here's a handy site and thread if you weren't aware.
The BA Source
A
380 Best Seats
Pete
Last edited by PETER01; Jun 21, 2018 at 12:38 pm Reason: typo and fixing links