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
Nov 28, 2017 | 11:27 am
#316
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: In transit
Programs: AF/KL BA GF EK EY LH QR
Posts: 588
Dear experts,
I am an EK Gold and traveling with my pregnant wife on this 16 Hour flight (EK 216 LAX-DXB 30.11).
1.) We were booked with Flexplus ticket in Economy
2.) a few days ago I called EK to upgrade my wife to Business with Skywards miles - they split the reservation and have done so as I dint have enough miles for both of us
3.) Wife is pretty upset as she rather travels with me in Economy than alone is Business
Questions:
I am ready to follow her wish to downgrade her again, if we for example get a complete middle row in Economy so she can lay down during the flight. Or both travel in business in case there is a chance of a Opup for me.
a.) I followed the link and found the following information: F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O0 P7 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T0 V0 X0
What do you guys think about the booking situation?
b.) Seatmap shows very less reserved seats. The blocked ones in the front of Y are all preferred seatings (which are lets say 50% occupied when I check on EK under managing booking). The back of the plane (last third) is completely blocked and can not be reserved. Call center doesn't know why too
What would you guys do? Reserve one seat in the middle row? Further back? So the chances are there to get a complete row? Please advise. Thanks so much!!!!
I am an EK Gold and traveling with my pregnant wife on this 16 Hour flight (EK 216 LAX-DXB 30.11).
1.) We were booked with Flexplus ticket in Economy
2.) a few days ago I called EK to upgrade my wife to Business with Skywards miles - they split the reservation and have done so as I dint have enough miles for both of us
3.) Wife is pretty upset as she rather travels with me in Economy than alone is Business
Questions:
I am ready to follow her wish to downgrade her again, if we for example get a complete middle row in Economy so she can lay down during the flight. Or both travel in business in case there is a chance of a Opup for me.
a.) I followed the link and found the following information: F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O0 P7 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T0 V0 X0
What do you guys think about the booking situation?
b.) Seatmap shows very less reserved seats. The blocked ones in the front of Y are all preferred seatings (which are lets say 50% occupied when I check on EK under managing booking). The back of the plane (last third) is completely blocked and can not be reserved. Call center doesn't know why too
What would you guys do? Reserve one seat in the middle row? Further back? So the chances are there to get a complete row? Please advise. Thanks so much!!!!
Nov 28, 2017 | 11:31 pm
#317
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: UAE
Programs: EK Platinum
Posts: 47
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Nov 28, 2017 | 11:32 pm
#318
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: UAE
Programs: EK Platinum
Posts: 47
Flight looks empty, as mentioned grab opposite ends of middle row in the back, at check-in mention preggo wifey and enquire whether the flight is full and the agent thinks the seats between you will stay open (and whether they are in fact still open. I'd go 4-5 rows from the back to not be too close to whatever is in the back (I'm guessing A380, only part of the plane I haven't been is aft lower deck)
Nov 28, 2017 | 11:40 pm
#319
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: In transit
Programs: AF/KL BA GF EK EY LH QR
Posts: 588
Nov 29, 2017 | 12:20 am
#320
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
Nov 29, 2017 | 12:50 am
#321
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: In transit
Programs: AF/KL BA GF EK EY LH QR
Posts: 588
Nov 29, 2017 | 1:08 am
#322
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,791
Oh, third of the seats, I had read it as 3 rows... then it's most likely due to light load, they'll close off the back section, it might open up at check-in.
Dec 11, 2017 | 11:23 am
#323
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: Miles and Smiles Elite, VS Gold
Posts: 219
Would be great if someone could check on the flight loads for the following flights:
EK501 from Bombay to Dubai. Departs at 4:15 AM on December 12th, 2017
EK201 from Dubai to JFK. Departs at 8:30 AM on December 12th, 2017
EK501 from Bombay to Dubai. Departs at 4:15 AM on December 12th, 2017
EK201 from Dubai to JFK. Departs at 8:30 AM on December 12th, 2017
Dec 11, 2017 | 8:16 pm
#324
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: CGK, BDO, MXP
Programs: QR Silver, TK Elite, EY Bronze
Posts: 529
EK 201 0 DXB
12/12/17 8:30 AM
JFK
12/12/17 1:55 PM
388 Daily
45% / 24m
F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9
B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T9 V9 X9
0 Connections
Dec 12, 2017 | 1:58 pm
#328
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,836
Dec 15, 2017 | 12:18 pm
#330
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,303
12/22/17 1:20 AMDXB
12/22/17 4:50 AM388
Daily
90% / 13mF4 A4 J4 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y2 E2 R2 W2 M2B2 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 270DXB
12/22/17 7:20 AMGLA
12/22/17 11:30 AM77W
Daily
84% / 11mJ4 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y2 E2 R2 W2 M2 B2 U0K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0