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
#2779
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver, ZSL Silver
Posts: 2,552
#2780
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, QRPC Silver
Posts: 518
I find it very useful as I don't subscribe to EF permanently apart from when I'm flying capcha code thing is a pain but their data correlates with EF
#2781
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: OSL
Posts: 2,644
No longer have EF so calling upon a favour. Anyone able to check LHR-GRU (29/11), BA247 and GRU-LHR (2/12), BA246?
TIA
TIA
#2782
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 267
0
LHR 29/11/18 21:05
GRU 30/11/18 7:15
777
Daily
79% / 17m
F5 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I0 W9 E5 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N0 Q0 O0 G9
BA 246
0
GRU 02/12/18 17:05
LHR 03/12/18 7:00
777
Daily
85% / 15m
F1 A0 J9 C2 D2 R1 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V8 S8 N0 Q0 O0 G0
(UK POS)
#2783
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: BA Executive Blue
Posts: 139
Would someone please be kind enough to check flight BA918 LHR - STR on 30th November?
I just wanted to check how many window seats are available, and in the whole ET section there is only seat 9C available all other seats show up as "unavailable".
I've been flying this route a few times a year and it seems a bit unusual to me.
Edited to change row number
I just wanted to check how many window seats are available, and in the whole ET section there is only seat 9C available all other seats show up as "unavailable".
I've been flying this route a few times a year and it seems a bit unusual to me.
Edited to change row number
#2784
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: OSL
Posts: 2,644
BA 247
0
LHR 29/11/18 21:05
GRU 30/11/18 7:15
777
Daily
79% / 17m
F5 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I0 W9 E5 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N0 Q0 O0 G9
BA 246
0
GRU 02/12/18 17:05
LHR 03/12/18 7:00
777
Daily
85% / 15m
F1 A0 J9 C2 D2 R1 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V8 S8 N0 Q0 O0 G0
(UK POS)
0
LHR 29/11/18 21:05
GRU 30/11/18 7:15
777
Daily
79% / 17m
F5 A4 J9 C9 D9 R9 I0 W9 E5 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N0 Q0 O0 G9
BA 246
0
GRU 02/12/18 17:05
LHR 03/12/18 7:00
777
Daily
85% / 15m
F1 A0 J9 C2 D2 R1 I0 W1 E0 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V8 S8 N0 Q0 O0 G0
(UK POS)
#2785
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BA
Posts: 101
Would someone please be kind enough to check flight BA918 LHR - STR on 30th November?
I just wanted to check how many window seats are available, and in the whole ET section there is only seat 9C available all other seats show up as "unavailable".
I've been flying this route a few times a year and it seems a bit unusual to me.
Edited to change row number
I just wanted to check how many window seats are available, and in the whole ET section there is only seat 9C available all other seats show up as "unavailable".
I've been flying this route a few times a year and it seems a bit unusual to me.
Edited to change row number
J3 c2 d0 r2 i0 y4 b2 h1 m1 l0 v0 n0 o0 q0 s0 g0
Seat map (edit: economy seat map) is indeed showing only 9C available. 78 seats blocked if I counted correctly....
Last edited by Pelu; Nov 28, 2018 at 12:38 pm Reason: Typo and
#2786
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: BA Executive Blue
Posts: 139
Thank you very much. Looked a bit better on check in this morning (about four seat to select from) and managed to get a window seat.
#2787
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 26
Load on BA835 Sat December 1st
I’m just wondering if anybody could find out how full this flight is on Saturday.
Im hoping to have an empty seat next me as I’ll be dying from a hangover on Saturday following a Christmas party and don’t really want to me near anybody 🙈😂
Im flying in ET.
Many thanks.
Im hoping to have an empty seat next me as I’ll be dying from a hangover on Saturday following a Christmas party and don’t really want to me near anybody 🙈😂
Im flying in ET.
Many thanks.
#2788
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Flatland
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold 1MM, BA Gold, UA Peon
Posts: 6,111
You'll be wanting Help to check BA seat availability and BA flight loads
Currently
J7 C5 D2 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H6 K3 M0 L0 V0N0 O0 Q0 S0 G9
Not looking busy especially down the back; BA are selling cheap day fares.
Currently
J7 C5 D2 R4 I0 Y9 B9 H6 K3 M0 L0 V0N0 O0 Q0 S0 G9
Not looking busy especially down the back; BA are selling cheap day fares.
#2789
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Silver, IHG Spire Ambassador, Accor Silver, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 276
Morning!
Can someone advise current flight loads for :
BA177 LHR>JFK Sat 08 Dec
BA178 JFK>LHR Wed 12 Dec
thanks in advance !
Can someone advise current flight loads for :
BA177 LHR>JFK Sat 08 Dec
BA178 JFK>LHR Wed 12 Dec
thanks in advance !
#2790
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: East Sussex
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 69
Can someone let me know BA73 LHR-AUH tomorrow (2/12). I’m in Club 6D.
Then BA106 DXB-LHR (5/12) 62B.
Thanks
Then BA106 DXB-LHR (5/12) 62B.
Thanks