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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
#2641
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 267
0
LHR 23/11/18 13:45
JFK 23/11/18 17:05
744
Daily
47% / 39m
F2 A1 J9 C9 D9 R9 I0 W9 E9 T5 Y6 B3 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA 114
0
JFK 29/11/18 21:45
LHR 30/11/18 9:35
744
Daily
77% / 55m
F1 A0 J9 C9 D5 R0 I0 W7 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G9
(UK POS)
#2642
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: East Sussex
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 69
Hi. I’m on BA67 LHR-PHL on Sunday. Gold Card holder flying in Club but its a group booking so I can’t see anything on MMB. Will I be lucky or not with seat allocation?
#2643
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,584
Thank you, hoping for an op-up as BA selling Y fare bucket only now.
#2644
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 4
Hi guys. Flying 11/11/18 LHR - JFK BA0177
returning Los Angeles International- LHR 17/11/18 BA 0280
can someone please let me know flight loads
returning Los Angeles International- LHR 17/11/18 BA 0280
can someone please let me know flight loads
#2645
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, Amex Cent, SPG Gold, IC Plat Amb, Hilton Diam(given it though I'd never stayed in a Hilton)
Posts: 333
f5 a5 j9 c1 d1 r1 i1 w4 y9 b9 h8 k6 m3 g9
#2646
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, Amex Cent, SPG Gold, IC Plat Amb, Hilton Diam(given it though I'd never stayed in a Hilton)
Posts: 333
Sorry above is outbound and below is inbound:
F4 A3 J9 C3 D3 W9 Y5 B4 H2 K2
F4 A3 J9 C3 D3 W9 Y5 B4 H2 K2
#2647
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA - Silver
Posts: 53
Hi can I have the flight loads for LHR-DXB 14/11 BA0107
Many thanks in advance 😊
Many thanks in advance 😊
#2649
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Jersey
Programs: BA Bronze Executive Club Member
Posts: 50
Morning all, can someone advise loads currently for
BA173 - 18 December LHR - JFK
BA172 - 22 December JFK - LHR
Thanks very much
BA173 - 18 December LHR - JFK
BA172 - 22 December JFK - LHR
Thanks very much
#2650
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BA
Posts: 101
BA 173 - 18 Dec: F3 A2 J9 C9 D9 R9 I9 W9 E8 T3 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V6 S4 N0 Q0 O0 G0
BA 172 - 22 Dec: F2 A1 J9 C7 D5 R3 I0 W9 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K5 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
#2651
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,584
If anyone has some spare time:
BA6315 CPT-DUR 13/11
BA6312 DUR-CPT 13/11
Thinking an op-up might be on the cards for BA6315, but wanna be sure before going for an AUP.
BA6315 CPT-DUR 13/11
BA6312 DUR-CPT 13/11
Thinking an op-up might be on the cards for BA6315, but wanna be sure before going for an AUP.
#2652
Join Date: Nov 2017
Programs: BA Exec Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 128
Can anyone tell me the loads on BA142 from DEL-LHR on the 16th November. Pretty grim departure time of 3.20am!
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
#2653
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BA
Posts: 101
13 Nov - BA6315 - J6 C5 D5 R4 I4 Y3 B2 H2 K0 M0 L0 V0 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
13 Nov - BA6312 - J5 C5 D5 R4 I4 Y5 B1 H1 K1 M1 L1 V1 S1 N1 Q0 O0 G5
mmmm...AUP might be a better bet!
Safe flights
#2655
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,584
Thanks agin