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 28, 2017 | 9:36 am
#362
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: MT, USA
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Posts: 454
EK 570DXB
12/29/17 2:40 PMDUS
12/29/17 6:55 PM388
Daily
81% / 20mF4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P7 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T9 V9 X9
Last edited by Flaneurs; Dec 28, 2017 at 9:38 am Reason: Mistake
Dec 28, 2017 | 9:58 am
#363
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
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Posts: 7,791
For ex-DXB it's pretty much impossible to know before boarding unless one has access to the flight crew briefing
Dec 28, 2017 | 10:43 am
#365
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Location: MT, USA
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Dec 28, 2017 | 11:32 am
#366
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Dec 28, 2017 | 7:40 pm
#368
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Keep an eye on flighstats.com and you may see the tail number early - it's pretty random though. It is showing it'll leave from Gate A24 and it's still some 8 hours before departure if I've worked out the time differences correctly.
Dec 28, 2017 | 8:33 pm
#369
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Location: MAN DXB ✈️
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Dec 28, 2017 | 8:43 pm
#370
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
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Yeah that's what I meant by the briefing. Flight crew (i.e. pilots) can log on to their sub-system within groupworld and see the frame they're rostered on and look up other flights and pilots' rosters
Dec 28, 2017 | 9:53 pm
#371
Moderator, Emirates
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Just keeping you all on your toes 
Thats what happens when you start going in to overdrive when trying to cover all bases when both airports your travelling from have the potential of causing major travel headaches due to weather issues and coming over to the EK forum for a bit of tranquility
(And was wondering why I couldnt find my post in the BA forum thread
)
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Thats what happens when you start going in to overdrive when trying to cover all bases when both airports your travelling from have the potential of causing major travel headaches due to weather issues and coming over to the EK forum for a bit of tranquility
(And was wondering why I couldnt find my post in the BA forum thread
)S
Dec 29, 2017 | 1:45 am
#372
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: London
Programs: QF Plat, NZ, EK, EY, SQ & UA
Posts: 360
Hi there,
Could someone please check EK11 DXB to LGW for Monday 8th January?
I went to buy a Y flex plus ticket and it timed out and now only J and F for sale. Is DXB to LHR/LGW totally rammed on 7/8 Jan?
Thanks!
Could someone please check EK11 DXB to LGW for Monday 8th January?
I went to buy a Y flex plus ticket and it timed out and now only J and F for sale. Is DXB to LHR/LGW totally rammed on 7/8 Jan?
Thanks!
Dec 29, 2017 | 4:28 am
#373
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,836
Y1 E1 on EK15. All other LGW and LHR flights are Y0
K 110DXB
08/01/18 2:50LGW
08/01/18 6:40388
Daily
81% / 18mF4 A4 J7 C7 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
Jan 1, 2018 | 2:48 am
#374
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