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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
#226




Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: DXB
Programs: EK, CX, AA, DL, UA, MAR, HGP, Amex
Posts: 1,211
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
09/17/17 2:20 pm dxb
09/18/17 12:20 am 388
f2 a0 j7 c0 i0 o0 p0 y9 e9 r9 w9 m9 b9 u9 k9 h0 q9 l9 t0 v0 x0
ek 338 1 dxb
09/18/17 2:55 am crk
09/18/17 7:10 pm 77w
j7 c7 i7 o7 p6 y9 e9 r9 w9 m9 b9 u9 k9 h0 q9 l9 t0 v0 x0
By the way, D (upgrade) Class is currently showing available for EK 338. Jump on it if you can!
#227
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: Skywards Silver
Posts: 34
ek 2 0 lhr
09/17/17 2:20 pm dxb
09/18/17 12:20 am 388
f2 a0 j7 c0 i0 o0 p0 y9 e9 r9 w9 m9 b9 u9 k9 h0 q9 l9 t0 v0 x0
ek 338 1 dxb
09/18/17 2:55 am crk
09/18/17 7:10 pm 77w
j7 c7 i7 o7 p6 y9 e9 r9 w9 m9 b9 u9 k9 h0 q9 l9 t0 v0 x0
By the way, D (upgrade) Class is currently showing available for EK 338. Jump on it if you can!
09/17/17 2:20 pm dxb
09/18/17 12:20 am 388
f2 a0 j7 c0 i0 o0 p0 y9 e9 r9 w9 m9 b9 u9 k9 h0 q9 l9 t0 v0 x0
ek 338 1 dxb
09/18/17 2:55 am crk
09/18/17 7:10 pm 77w
j7 c7 i7 o7 p6 y9 e9 r9 w9 m9 b9 u9 k9 h0 q9 l9 t0 v0 x0
By the way, D (upgrade) Class is currently showing available for EK 338. Jump on it if you can!
Much appreciated and booked, thank you.
#229




Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: MT, USA
Programs: Ex-5C club, Skymiles Gold
Posts: 454
EK 3050PVG
10/02/17 7:15 AMDXB
10/02/17 12:05 PM388
Daily
86% / 68mF4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P7 Y6 E6 R6 W0 M0B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 270DXB
10/02/17 7:50 AMGLA
10/02/17 12:35 PM77W
Daily
86% / 11mF4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P2 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T0 V0 X0
10/02/17 7:15 AMDXB
10/02/17 12:05 PM388
Daily
86% / 68mF4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P7 Y6 E6 R6 W0 M0B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 270DXB
10/02/17 7:50 AMGLA
10/02/17 12:35 PM77W
Daily
86% / 11mF4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P2 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T0 V0 X0
#230




Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: MT, USA
Programs: Ex-5C club, Skymiles Gold
Posts: 454
OOPS. You need this one. I posted the wrong flight to GLA. Also, EK305 is the only PVG-DXB showing on 10/2/17.
EK 250DXB
10/02/17 2:55 PMGLA
10/02/17 7:50 PM77W
Daily
98% / 7mF4 A4 J7 C7 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T9 V9 X5
EK 250DXB
10/02/17 2:55 PMGLA
10/02/17 7:50 PM77W
Daily
98% / 7mF4 A4 J7 C7 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T9 V9 X5
#232




Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: MT, USA
Programs: Ex-5C club, Skymiles Gold
Posts: 454
Happy to hear it! If they were op/ups, throw the details in the 2017 community op up thread, if you feel like it. It helps all of us on the forum when we build data points.
It can be found here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...post-here.html
It can be found here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...post-here.html
#233
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 187
I happen to be on two flights (booked today, EU-DXB-ASIA) that have these loads after the booking was done (both 77W). Before booking, 2 Y availability was on both.
J2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
F2 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
I tried another (dummy) booking on EK site and it indeed showed zero Y availability.
Flights are almost 3 weeks out. How is that possible?
J2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
F2 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
I tried another (dummy) booking on EK site and it indeed showed zero Y availability.
Flights are almost 3 weeks out. How is that possible?
#234




Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
I happen to be on two flights (booked today, EU-DXB-ASIA) that have these loads after the booking was done (both 77W). Before booking, 2 Y availability was on both.
J2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
F2 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
I tried another (dummy) booking on EK site and it indeed showed zero Y availability.
Flights are almost 3 weeks out. How is that possible?
J2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
F2 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
I tried another (dummy) booking on EK site and it indeed showed zero Y availability.
Flights are almost 3 weeks out. How is that possible?
#237




Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
#238
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 18
I subscribed to expertflyer to check some loads of upcoming flights
The flights were purchased by a supplier, Y saver and they wont upgrade my ticket even if I pay the difference
Anyway, I was hoping I could upgade at the airport either via miles / cash.
Am I right in thinking both the return flight is 100% full, but I may have the options for outbound flights?
Outbound
EK381 F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
Return Flight
EK 385 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 161 F0 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
The flights were purchased by a supplier, Y saver and they wont upgrade my ticket even if I pay the difference
Anyway, I was hoping I could upgade at the airport either via miles / cash.
Am I right in thinking both the return flight is 100% full, but I may have the options for outbound flights?
Outbound
EK381 F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
Return Flight
EK 385 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 161 F0 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
#239




Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
I subscribed to expertflyer to check some loads of upcoming flights
The flights were purchased by a supplier, Y saver and they wont upgrade my ticket even if I pay the difference
Anyway, I was hoping I could upgade at the airport either via miles / cash.
Am I right in thinking both the return flight is 100% full, but I may have the options for outbound flights?
Outbound
EK381 F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
Return Flight
EK 385 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 161 F0 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
The flights were purchased by a supplier, Y saver and they wont upgrade my ticket even if I pay the difference
Anyway, I was hoping I could upgade at the airport either via miles / cash.
Am I right in thinking both the return flight is 100% full, but I may have the options for outbound flights?
Outbound
EK381 F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
Return Flight
EK 385 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 161 F0 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
#240


Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,930
I subscribed to expertflyer to check some loads of upcoming flights
The flights were purchased by a supplier, Y saver and they wont upgrade my ticket even if I pay the difference
Anyway, I was hoping I could upgade at the airport either via miles / cash.
Am I right in thinking both the return flight is 100% full, but I may have the options for outbound flights?
Outbound
EK381 F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
Return Flight
EK 385 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 161 F0 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
The flights were purchased by a supplier, Y saver and they wont upgrade my ticket even if I pay the difference
Anyway, I was hoping I could upgade at the airport either via miles / cash.
Am I right in thinking both the return flight is 100% full, but I may have the options for outbound flights?
Outbound
EK381 F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK F3 A0 J7 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
Return Flight
EK 385 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 161 F0 A0 J0 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0



