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
Dec 15, 2017, 8:49 pm
#332
Moderator, Emirates
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Where My Heart Is
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Looking at those numbers, the flights in Y seem fairly busy although EK are still willing to sell some seats. I’m assuming it is two of you travelling (if not more) and possibly with no status so given those numbers and the importance of sitting together I would definitely consider paying for seats together. What does the seat map look like at the moment. This should be a good indicator although a lot of pax still wait till check in opens online before selecting seats but to have some sort of guarantee it would entirely be up to you.
Once again, welcome on board and hopefully you’ll stick around.
Safe & Happy Travels
S
Dec 15, 2017, 8:56 pm
#333
Moderator, Emirates
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S
Dec 16, 2017, 2:04 am
#337
Moderator, Emirates
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Dec 16, 2017, 2:10 am
#338
Moderator, Emirates
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S
Dec 16, 2017, 2:42 am
#339
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
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Posts: 4,267
With a Y Seat map looking as full as that one, that flight will most likely be packed (in my experience). At OLCI. you may get a centre pair, but If you want anything better I would bite the bullet and pay for early seat selection.
Dec 16, 2017, 4:22 am
#340
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 5
Also take in to consideration that this is what the seat map looks like presently and there will be connecting flights coming from a whole host of other cities connecting to that flight with pax not selecting/paying for seats at the moment and some of them will have the benefit of being able to check in before you such as those coming from Australia.
S
S
Thanks for the help!!
Dec 16, 2017, 4:23 am
#341
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 5
Thanks thijsseh. We had paid for the peace and am looking forward to the flights than before. Price for peace...
Dec 16, 2017, 4:43 am
#342
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Have you paid for seats on both legs? Due to some technical issues with FT at present, I’ll post a screenshot of the current seatmap for your SIN-DXB flight in a separate post. Note that I haven’t managed to get the first few rows in the front Y cabin in the screenshot but these are either already selected or blocked by EK.
S
Dec 16, 2017, 7:59 am
#344
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Shetland, uk
Programs: Skywards silver
Posts: 247
Hello folks, if somebody has the time I would be very grateful if they could have a look at the below flight.
we are currently booked in economy flex. If oversold in economy iam hoping emirates maybe will send out an upgrade email.
25th December
EK372 DXB-BKK
0930-1840
many thanks
we are currently booked in economy flex. If oversold in economy iam hoping emirates maybe will send out an upgrade email.
25th December
EK372 DXB-BKK
0930-1840
many thanks
Dec 16, 2017, 8:36 am
#345
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,267
Hello folks, if somebody has the time I would be very grateful if they could have a look at the below flight.
we are currently booked in economy flex. If oversold in economy iam hoping emirates maybe will send out an upgrade email.
25th December
EK372 DXB-BKK
0930-1840
many thanks
we are currently booked in economy flex. If oversold in economy iam hoping emirates maybe will send out an upgrade email.
25th December
EK372 DXB-BKK
0930-1840
many thanks
25/12/17 9:30BKK
25/12/17 18:40388
Daily
77% / 15mJ3 C3 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
Looks pretty full to me, but in J as well, so they won’t look for ‘cheap’ upgrades
Anecdotally, upgrade emails are only sent if P>0 and that is certainly not the case!