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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.

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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 4:29 am
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Don't forget payload!

FWIW the EK forecasting tool is eerily accurate though - but that doesn't filter down to customer facing information sources (direct or indirect).

Ultimately you're going to be in the hands of the load controller and especially at outstations there are lots of factors that can throw things off.
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 4:33 am
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Originally Posted by eternaltransit
Don't forget payload!

FWIW the EK forecasting tool is eerily accurate though - but that doesn't filter down to customer facing information sources (direct or indirect).

Ultimately you're going to be in the hands of the load controller and especially at outstations there are lots of factors that can throw things off.
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 4:42 am
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It's the absolute worst when it's just about 99% forecast load and you know there's some STF but it might go either way...so you grudgingly have to spend miles to guarantee the upgrade
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 5:03 am
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Originally Posted by eternaltransit
It's the absolute worst when it's just about 99% forecast load and you know there's some STF but it might go either way...so you grudgingly have to spend miles to guarantee the upgrade
Yep, many of us will have done exactly that.....
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 7:45 pm
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I would have to disagree with this due to recent experience. There are too many variables to ever say you will really know how full it is. My last op-up was still showing 25 seats empty in Y when I checked in and Y9 on EF. The flight before that was Y0 from a week out yet I didnt get an op-up as a plat on a Y flex+.
Yes, always going to be too difficult and seeing the seat map fill up just gives you a bit of hope, as even then there's up to 30 bulkhead/exit seats that may be blocked.
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Old Dec 29, 2019 | 6:06 am
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Hi there - not sure if its too early but could someone please check the loads for:

EK407
MEL to DXB
5 Jan

EK1
DXB to LHR
6 Jan

Booked as one ticket, QF codes, but keen to see what load is like.

Thanks so much.
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Old Dec 29, 2019 | 10:06 pm
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Originally Posted by tm84
Hi there - not sure if its too early but could someone please check the loads for:

EK407
MEL to DXB
5 Jan

EK1
DXB to LHR
6 Jan

Booked as one ticket, QF codes, but keen to see what load is like.

Thanks so much.
Never understood why people call this "loads", it is simply availability. That being said,

EK405 -
F4 A2 J7 C7 I7 O0 H0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0

EK1
F0 A0 J3 C0 I0 O0 H0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 4:55 am
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Originally Posted by iFlyMoreThanYou
Never understood why people call this "loads", it is simply availability. That being said,

EK405 -
F4 A2 J7 C7 I7 O0 H0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0

EK1
F0 A0 J3 C0 I0 O0 H0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0 K0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
Thank you very much for your help!
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 3:46 pm
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Im fairly sure Im passed my quota for should really have my own EF account but Id appreciate a look at EK018 MAN->DXB on 5th Jan please.

Ive just checked in online and saw no seats available to switch to in J so I guess it is full.

Im Skywards Gold on a J Flex ticket so in upgrade territory.

Thanks
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 5:38 pm
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Originally Posted by ryanardo_davinci
i’m fairly sure i’m passed my quota for “should really have my own ef account” but i’d appreciate a look at ek018 man->dxb on 5th jan please.

I’ve just checked in online and saw no seats available to switch to in j so i guess it is full.

I’m skywards gold on a j flex ticket so in upgrade territory.

Thanks
f1 j4 y9 e9 r9 w9 m9 b9
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Old Jan 3, 2020 | 10:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Ryanardo_daVinci
Im fairly sure Im passed my quota for should really have my own EF account but Id appreciate a look at EK018 MAN->DXB on 5th Jan please.

Ive just checked in online and saw no seats available to switch to in J so I guess it is full.

Im Skywards Gold on a J Flex ticket so in upgrade territory.

Thanks
Seat map shows three unallocated J seats (6D, 21 B/D) and one unallocated F seat (4K). You can see that in EF with a free account!
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Old Jan 4, 2020 | 1:14 am
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Originally Posted by ft101
f1 j4 y9 e9 r9 w9 m9 b9
Thanks. Alas. Unlikely upgrade 😪
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Old Jan 4, 2020 | 2:10 am
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Originally Posted by Ryanardo_daVinci
Thanks. Alas. Unlikely upgrade 😪
No chance thats there are no pilots/ Platinum members of golds using miles that wont take that seat Im afraid
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 1:18 pm
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Can I please get a Y load check:

EK236
14th January
ORD-DXB

If the flight isn't too full in Y, our family of 4 can spread out a little. Thanks so much!
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 1:51 pm
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Originally Posted by chicagodesi
Can I please get a Y load check:

EK236
14th January
ORD-DXB

If the flight isn't too full in Y, our family of 4 can spread out a little. Thanks so much!
Quite early and a lot can change in 8 days. Nevertheless, availability is:

EK2360ORD
14/01/20 19:45
DXB
15/01/20 19:10
77W
Daily
77% / 21m
F4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 H2 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 Q9 L9 T0 V0 X0
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