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
#2882
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Manchester, UK.
Programs: BAEC Silver, then a handful of points on everything else.
Posts: 185
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
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Flight Availability Search Departing GIG on 30/12/18 12:00 AM for LHR Flying BA Exclude Codeshares Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 248 0 GIG LHR 788 Daily J9 C4 D3 R0 I0 W9 E7 T2 Y9 B4 H3 K2 M2 L1 V1 S1 N0 Q0 O0 G0 30/12/18 11:00 PM 31/12/18 12:10 PM 76% / 22m
#2883
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 335
Not much before Sunday at the moment...
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Flight Availability Search Departing LHR on 21/12/18 12:00 AM for KRK Flying BA Exclude Codeshares Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 872 0 LHR KRK 321 Daily J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0 21/12/18 3:20 PM 21/12/18 6:50 PM 71% / 23m
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Flight Availability Search Departing LHR on 22/12/18 12:00 AM for KRK Flying BA Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 872 0 LHR KRK 320 Daily J0 C0 D0 R0 I0 Y0 B0 H0 K0 M0 L0 V0 N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0 22/12/18 3:15 PM 22/12/18 6:45 PM 71% / 23m
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Flight Availability Search Departing LHR on 23/12/18 12:00 AM for KRK Flying BA Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 872 0 LHR KRK 321 Daily J9 C1 D0 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H5 K0 M0 L0 V0 N0 O0 Q0 S0 G0 23/12/18 3:25 PM 23/12/18 6:55 PM 71% / 23m
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Flight Availability Search Departing LHR on 24/12/18 12:00 AM for KRK Flying BA Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 872 0 LHR KRK 321 Daily J9 C3 D0 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K0 M0 L0 V0 N0 O0 Q0 S0 G3 24/12/18 12:45 PM 24/12/18 4:15 PM 71% / 23m
and team.
#2884
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: South East England
Programs: BAEC Gold, AF-KL Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Silver
Posts: 314
Will try again.
Could someone please check
AA101/BA1516 LHR-JFK 24/01/19
AA100/BA1511 JFK-LHR 28/01/19
Thank you!
Could someone please check
AA101/BA1516 LHR-JFK 24/01/19
AA100/BA1511 JFK-LHR 28/01/19
Thank you!
#2885
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Surrey, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, QRPC Silver
Posts: 518
Departing: 24/12/18 10:10
Arriving: 24/12/18 13:25
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 772
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 90% / 18m
Available Classes: J7 R7 D7 I0 W7 P7 Y6 B6 H6 K6 M6 L5 G5 V4 S2 N0 Q0 O0 E0
Flight: AA 100 (JFK-LHR)
Departing: 28/01/19 18:50
Arriving: 29/01/19 6:50
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 77W
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 87% / 30m
Available Classes: F5 A1 J7 R7 D7 I7 W7 P7 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 G7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 E7
#2886
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: South East England
Programs: BAEC Gold, AF-KL Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Silver
Posts: 314
Flight: AA 101 (LHR-JFK)
Departing: 24/12/18 10:10
Arriving: 24/12/18 13:25
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 772
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 90% / 18m
Available Classes: J7 R7 D7 I0 W7 P7 Y6 B6 H6 K6 M6 L5 G5 V4 S2 N0 Q0 O0 E0
Flight: AA 100 (JFK-LHR)
Departing: 28/01/19 18:50
Arriving: 29/01/19 6:50
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 77W
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 87% / 30m
Available Classes: F5 A1 J7 R7 D7 I7 W7 P7 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 G7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 E7
Departing: 24/12/18 10:10
Arriving: 24/12/18 13:25
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 772
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 90% / 18m
Available Classes: J7 R7 D7 I0 W7 P7 Y6 B6 H6 K6 M6 L5 G5 V4 S2 N0 Q0 O0 E0
Flight: AA 100 (JFK-LHR)
Departing: 28/01/19 18:50
Arriving: 29/01/19 6:50
Stops: 0
Aircraft: 77W
Frequency: Daily
Reliability: 87% / 30m
Available Classes: F5 A1 J7 R7 D7 I7 W7 P7 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 G7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7 E7
#2887
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 90
Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
Code:
Flight Availability Search Departing GIG on 30/12/18 12:00 AM for LHR Flying BA Exclude Codeshares Point of Sale: UK Frequency Flight Stops Depart Arrive Aircraft Reliability Available Classes 0 Connections BA 248 0 GIG LHR 788 Daily J9 C4 D3 R0 I0 W9 E7 T2 Y9 B4 H3 K2 M2 L1 V1 S1 N0 Q0 O0 G0 30/12/18 11:00 PM 31/12/18 12:10 PM 76% / 22m
#2888
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: BA Blue
Posts: 20
Could Someone check
BA0275 LHR-LAS 25/12/2018
Thanks
BA0275 LHR-LAS 25/12/2018
Thanks
#2889
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,598
#2891
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador
Posts: 77
Hi,
Would someone be kind enough to help check BA31 LHR-HKG on 24/12?
Thanks!
Would someone be kind enough to help check BA31 LHR-HKG on 24/12?
Thanks!
#2892
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 1,279
Can someone please check BA9 LHR-BKK 24/12 ?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
#2893
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Vancouver
Programs: BAEC Blue, Air Canada 25K, Accorhotel Gold
Posts: 80
#2894
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Vancouver
Programs: BAEC Blue, Air Canada 25K, Accorhotel Gold
Posts: 80
#2895
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: Virtuoso, FSPP, Hyatt Prive, Hilton Impressario, Marriott Stars/Luminous, Roswood Elite, MO Fan Club
Posts: 557
Can someone please check BA143 LHR-DEL 23Dec for me? Want to figure out the likehood of redemption bookings opening up or upgrades
thanks
thanks