Sep 14, 2017, 7:20 am
Last edit by: Flame3601
Information on Load requests
The number of seats for sale for a flight are available via ExpertFlyer.com, a subscription-based service with a 5-day free trial. A subscription is $9.99/month and can be enabled and disabled any time. It is encouraged to subscribe rather than post repeatedly in this thread.
NB: Op-up changes or overselling of a flight cannot be determined with certainty from this information, only inferred to be more or less probable.
For a once-off load request please follow these guidelines:
Flight loads >7 days out are not very useful, as the airline could still sell many seats, unless availability of a specific fare bucket (e.g. Business Saver upgrade) is requested. If you wish to know the general flight load please don't post >7 days before departure.
When requesting a load please provide the following information:
- Date of flight (departure date)
- Flight Number
- Origin
- Destination
These four fields are mandatory in searching on ExpertFlyer (see screenshot below) and it isn't fair to except those who pay for their subscriptions to also have to go look up which cities a specific flight number is from and to (also some flight numbers are onward flights (5th freedom routes, e.g. CMB-MLE) and loads will differ significantly depending on which sector of the flight is checked.
The number of seats for sale for a flight are available via ExpertFlyer.com, a subscription-based service with a 5-day free trial. A subscription is $9.99/month and can be enabled and disabled any time. It is encouraged to subscribe rather than post repeatedly in this thread.
NB: Op-up changes or overselling of a flight cannot be determined with certainty from this information, only inferred to be more or less probable.
For a once-off load request please follow these guidelines:
Flight loads >7 days out are not very useful, as the airline could still sell many seats, unless availability of a specific fare bucket (e.g. Business Saver upgrade) is requested. If you wish to know the general flight load please don't post >7 days before departure.
When requesting a load please provide the following information:
- Date of flight (departure date)
- Flight Number
- Origin
- Destination
These four fields are mandatory in searching on ExpertFlyer (see screenshot below) and it isn't fair to except those who pay for their subscriptions to also have to go look up which cities a specific flight number is from and to (also some flight numbers are onward flights (5th freedom routes, e.g. CMB-MLE) and loads will differ significantly depending on which sector of the flight is checked.
Flight Load Check request
Sep 6, 2017 | 12:39 pm
#211
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: DXB
Programs: EK, QF, AF/KL, BA, SPG
Posts: 14
Sep 6, 2017 | 1:06 pm
#212
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Programs: Emirates Skywards, SAS, Krisflyer, Royal Orchid Plus
Posts: 265
Any chance someone can give me the flight load on the following:
EK152 - October 11th
EK701 - October 12th
EK704 - October 15th
EK151 - October 16th
Thanks in advance :-)
EK152 - October 11th
EK701 - October 12th
EK704 - October 15th
EK151 - October 16th
Thanks in advance :-)
Sep 6, 2017 | 1:08 pm
#213
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
Sep 6, 2017 | 2:20 pm
#216
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
[MENTION=11258]all[/MENTION], can we get some consensus and maybe a framework around this thread as it seems to have become a staple of the EK forum. Aside from taking business away from Expertflyer, which is a fantastic and very reasonably priced service, a lot of requests are very far out or don't contain all require information, I propose a Wiki which outlines that a request should be posted <10 days prior to departure (perhaps 7 days?) and must contain 4 items per flight:
- Origin
- Destination
- Flight number (as there may be multiple flights per day)
- Date
If someone has interest in seats of a specific fare bucket being available, e.g. to know when they might be able to find a Saver seat, in all honesty, they should pay for the subscription. Also, there is a free trial.
Lastly, perhaps a limit of 1 request (up to 4 flights per request) per month per user? More than that and one should just subscribe.
[To the OP of the quoted post, this wasn't directed at you, I just merged a general thought I had earlier today into this reply, please don't take offense]
Sep 6, 2017 | 2:34 pm
#217
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Programs: Emirates Skywards, SAS, Krisflyer, Royal Orchid Plus
Posts: 265
I was just about to look these up, but they're all over a month away, which is quite far, unless you want to know if a specific fare bucket is available? In a month EK could sell another 100 seats on each of these flights.
[MENTION=11258]all[/MENTION], can we get some consensus and maybe a framework around this thread as it seems to have become a staple of the EK forum. Aside from taking business away from Expertflyer, which is a fantastic and very reasonably priced service, a lot of requests are very far out or don't contain all require information, I propose a Wiki which outlines that a request should be posted <10 days prior to departure (perhaps 7 days?) and must contain 4 items per flight:
- Origin
- Destination
- Flight number (as there may be multiple flights per day)
- Date
If someone has interest in seats of a specific fare bucket being available, e.g. to know when they might be able to find a Saver seat, in all honesty, they should pay for the subscription. Also, there is a free trial.
Lastly, perhaps a limit of 1 request (up to 4 flights per request) per month per user? More than that and one should just subscribe.
[To the OP of the quoted post, this wasn't directed at you, I just merged a general thought I had earlier today into this reply, please don't take offense]
[MENTION=11258]all[/MENTION], can we get some consensus and maybe a framework around this thread as it seems to have become a staple of the EK forum. Aside from taking business away from Expertflyer, which is a fantastic and very reasonably priced service, a lot of requests are very far out or don't contain all require information, I propose a Wiki which outlines that a request should be posted <10 days prior to departure (perhaps 7 days?) and must contain 4 items per flight:
- Origin
- Destination
- Flight number (as there may be multiple flights per day)
- Date
If someone has interest in seats of a specific fare bucket being available, e.g. to know when they might be able to find a Saver seat, in all honesty, they should pay for the subscription. Also, there is a free trial.
Lastly, perhaps a limit of 1 request (up to 4 flights per request) per month per user? More than that and one should just subscribe.
[To the OP of the quoted post, this wasn't directed at you, I just merged a general thought I had earlier today into this reply, please don't take offense]
Of course I should check the loads closer to departure.
I stand corrected :-)
Sep 9, 2017 | 2:00 am
#219
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, EK Gold, GF Silver, IC Royal Ambass, Marriott Gold, TK Elite
Posts: 910
Sep 9, 2017 | 2:38 am
#220
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,836
I was just about to look these up, but they're all over a month away, which is quite far, unless you want to know if a specific fare bucket is available? In a month EK could sell another 100 seats on each of these flights.
[MENTION=11258]all[/MENTION], can we get some consensus and maybe a framework around this thread as it seems to have become a staple of the EK forum. Aside from taking business away from Expertflyer, which is a fantastic and very reasonably priced service, a lot of requests are very far out or don't contain all require information, I propose a Wiki which outlines that a request should be posted <10 days prior to departure (perhaps 7 days?) and must contain 4 items per flight:
- Origin
- Destination
- Flight number (as there may be multiple flights per day)
- Date
If someone has interest in seats of a specific fare bucket being available, e.g. to know when they might be able to find a Saver seat, in all honesty, they should pay for the subscription. Also, there is a free trial.
Lastly, perhaps a limit of 1 request (up to 4 flights per request) per month per user? More than that and one should just subscribe.
[To the OP of the quoted post, this wasn't directed at you, I just merged a general thought I had earlier today into this reply, please don't take offense]
[MENTION=11258]all[/MENTION], can we get some consensus and maybe a framework around this thread as it seems to have become a staple of the EK forum. Aside from taking business away from Expertflyer, which is a fantastic and very reasonably priced service, a lot of requests are very far out or don't contain all require information, I propose a Wiki which outlines that a request should be posted <10 days prior to departure (perhaps 7 days?) and must contain 4 items per flight:
- Origin
- Destination
- Flight number (as there may be multiple flights per day)
- Date
If someone has interest in seats of a specific fare bucket being available, e.g. to know when they might be able to find a Saver seat, in all honesty, they should pay for the subscription. Also, there is a free trial.
Lastly, perhaps a limit of 1 request (up to 4 flights per request) per month per user? More than that and one should just subscribe.
[To the OP of the quoted post, this wasn't directed at you, I just merged a general thought I had earlier today into this reply, please don't take offense]
So unless it's REALLY a quick once-off, I don't really support these 'load requests'. It's unfair on Expert Flyer!
Sep 14, 2017 | 2:22 am
#225
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: Skywards Silver
Posts: 34
Hi,
Could anyone be so kind as to check:-
EK002 Sunday 17th LHR-DXB
EK338 Monday 18th DXB-CRK
Booked in Y, the first leg I can just about cope with but really want to upgrade with points on the second leg. Silver status with 200,000 plus points available.
Thanks for any help
Could anyone be so kind as to check:-
EK002 Sunday 17th LHR-DXB
EK338 Monday 18th DXB-CRK
Booked in Y, the first leg I can just about cope with but really want to upgrade with points on the second leg. Silver status with 200,000 plus points available.
Thanks for any help