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
#2821
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: Mucci, BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Stena Gold
Posts: 1,086
#2822
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: LHR/SIN/CGK
Programs: BAEC GGL & CCR
Posts: 580
Please would someone be so kind as to let me know the load on BA32 HKG-LHR on 16th December. The bird changed from an A388 to an A773, so I was moved from 53K to 16K. I'm happy to at least still have direct aisle access, but I was wondering what the chances of a very rare opup were.
Last edited by Anfield; Dec 9, 2018 at 5:43 am
#2823
Join Date: Oct 2015
Programs: BA Gold for Life
Posts: 1,389
please would someone be so kind as to let me know the load on ba32 hkg-lhr on 16th december. The bird changed from an a388 to an a773, so i was moved from 53k to 16k. I'm happy to at least still have direct aisle access, but i was wondering what the chances of a very rare opup were.
#2825
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 173
Would someone mind checking the loads for BA28 and BA32 on 25 January 2019? Thanks so much. Wondering about chances for an OpUp.
#2826
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: LHR & JER
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 253
f9 a8 j9 c9 d9 r9 i0 w9 e9 t9 y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l9 v9 s9 n8 q0 o0 g0
hkg ba 28 23:45 → lhr 4:55
f7 a6 j9 c9 d9 r9 i0 w9 e9 t0 y9 b9 h9 k9 m9 l9 v9 s9 n9 q0 o0 g0
#2828
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Herts, UK
Programs: BAEC GGL, HH Diamond.
Posts: 3,176
Hi
Please can someone kindly check BA250 SCL - LHR 12th Dec.
(my parents were down graded on the way out, on a avios redemption :-( )
Thanks in adavance
Please can someone kindly check BA250 SCL - LHR 12th Dec.
(my parents were down graded on the way out, on a avios redemption :-( )
Thanks in adavance
#2831
Join Date: May 2016
Location: UK
Posts: 455
Could someone please look at the load for BA0295 LHR-ORD on 27 Jan 19. Thanks
Last edited by Definitas; Dec 11, 2018 at 2:59 pm Reason: Correct error
#2832
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 129
Loads on flights
Hi,
Could you please check loads on the following flights:
SJC to LHR BA0278 Dec 13
LHR to TLV BA0163 Dec 14
Thanks Kindly
Could you please check loads on the following flights:
SJC to LHR BA0278 Dec 13
LHR to TLV BA0163 Dec 14
Thanks Kindly
#2834
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Plymouth, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,159
BA278 - F3 A2 J4 C0 D0 R0 I0 W3 E1 T0 Y6 B6 H6 K5 M3 L1 V1 S1 N0 Q0 O0 G3
BA163 - J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 W6 E3 T3 Y6 B4 H4 K3 M3 L2 V1 S1 N0 Q0 O0 G0
#2835
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Programs: BA Gold. Iberia Plus Blue, Miles and More Blue, Gulf Blue, Tesco Clubcard, Elite PAL Mabuhay
Posts: 421
Could someone please check
BA262 19/12/2018
and
BA262 21/12/2018
Ta.
BA262 19/12/2018
and
BA262 21/12/2018
Ta.