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
#2192
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 648
Could someone help with BA2603 (LGW-PSA) on 5 Sep?
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
#2193
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Aberdeen
Programs: BA Gold, AF Silver
Posts: 70
Not sure which way you need so here are both ways. UK POS
LGW to PSA is BA2602
BA 2602
LGW05/09/18 16:45
PSA05/09/18 20:00319
W,Th,F,Sa
69% / 25mJ9 C7 D3 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9
N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
PSA to LGW BA2603
BA 2603
PSA05/09/18 21:00
LGW05/09/18 22:10319
W,Th,F,Sa
83% / 22mJ9 C5 D1 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0
N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
LGW to PSA is BA2602
BA 2602
LGW05/09/18 16:45
PSA05/09/18 20:00319
W,Th,F,Sa
69% / 25mJ9 C7 D3 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9
N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
PSA to LGW BA2603
BA 2603
PSA05/09/18 21:00
LGW05/09/18 22:10319
W,Th,F,Sa
83% / 22mJ9 C5 D1 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0
N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
#2194
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 532
2603 isn't LGW-PSA. The 2602 has the following
BA 2602
LGW 09/05/18 4:45 PM
PSA 09/05/18 8:00 PM 319
J9 C7 D3 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
and incase it was the 2603 (the 9pm PSA-LGW)
J9 C5 D1 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
beaten to it there. Must find the delete option!
BA 2602
LGW 09/05/18 4:45 PM
PSA 09/05/18 8:00 PM 319
J9 C7 D3 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
and incase it was the 2603 (the 9pm PSA-LGW)
J9 C5 D1 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
beaten to it there. Must find the delete option!
#2195
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 648
Not sure which way you need so here are both ways. UK POS
LGW to PSA is BA2602
BA 2602
LGW05/09/18 16:45
PSA05/09/18 20:00319
W,Th,F,Sa
69% / 25mJ9 C7 D3 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9
N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
PSA to LGW BA2603
BA 2603
PSA05/09/18 21:00
LGW05/09/18 22:10319
W,Th,F,Sa
83% / 22mJ9 C5 D1 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0
N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
LGW to PSA is BA2602
BA 2602
LGW05/09/18 16:45
PSA05/09/18 20:00319
W,Th,F,Sa
69% / 25mJ9 C7 D3 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9
N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
PSA to LGW BA2603
BA 2603
PSA05/09/18 21:00
LGW05/09/18 22:10319
W,Th,F,Sa
83% / 22mJ9 C5 D1 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0
N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
2603 isn't LGW-PSA. The 2602 has the following
BA 2602
LGW 09/05/18 4:45 PM
PSA 09/05/18 8:00 PM 319
J9 C7 D3 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
and incase it was the 2603 (the 9pm PSA-LGW)
J9 C5 D1 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
beaten to it there. Must find the delete option!
BA 2602
LGW 09/05/18 4:45 PM
PSA 09/05/18 8:00 PM 319
J9 C7 D3 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
and incase it was the 2603 (the 9pm PSA-LGW)
J9 C5 D1 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K8 M5 L2 V0N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0
beaten to it there. Must find the delete option!
#2196
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 5
Can someone check the flight load of BA0286 from SFO to LHR on August 12 2018
#2197
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
#2199
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,248
Buying a ticket for this flight now will likely be quite expensive.
#2200
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 5
Yes I have a ticket already but i want to know what the chance is to get an upgrade.
#2202
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 5
The short answer to your question is that there's not a lot left. Perhaps tell us more about what you want to conclude from the information. Do you already have a ticket for this flight or are you looking to buy one? Which cabin are you wanting to travel in? Are you looking at these numbers in order to see the likelihood of an operational upgrade? Or are you trying to determine something else?
Buying a ticket for this flight now will likely be quite expensive.
Buying a ticket for this flight now will likely be quite expensive.
#2203
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,472
Could someone check AA221 AMS-DFW on 18/08 again for me please?
Cheers!
Cheers!
#2204
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
#2205
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
Posts: 2,472