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
Jan 19, 2020 | 12:10 am
#826
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,836
For that you don’t need an availability check, but a seat map. The free version of ExpertFlyer gives you access to current seat maps.
Jan 19, 2020 | 6:56 pm
#828
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 10,048
Feb 6, 2020 | 12:30 pm
#830
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: Bottom of the barrel, have to pay for bags.
Posts: 954
1 week out, booked into J (well, really, "O") -
EK230 13-Feb
F2 A0 J7 C7 I7 O0 H0 Y3 E3 R3 W3 M3 B3 U3 K3 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
Rolling op-ups? Or too early to tell? Yesterday First was F4 A4 with no seats selected.
Not that I'm anywhere near the top of the priority list.
EK230 13-Feb
F2 A0 J7 C7 I7 O0 H0 Y3 E3 R3 W3 M3 B3 U3 K3 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
Rolling op-ups? Or too early to tell? Yesterday First was F4 A4 with no seats selected.
Not that I'm anywhere near the top of the priority list.
Feb 7, 2020 | 4:13 am
#831
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: EK1 ML5A ;-)
Programs: EK iO
Posts: 699
If in J, tricky, half decent chance.
Feb 7, 2020 | 11:06 pm
#832
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: Bottom of the barrel, have to pay for bags.
Posts: 954
The plot thickens... could be a day to get bumped and get a free ticket? The seatmap for F has one seat occupied, so it seems they're saving space for op-ups now.
If I volunteer to bump, I'd go for next day rather than same day in Y, for sure.
EK230 13-Feb
F2 A0 J6 C6 I0 O0 H0 Y6 E6 R6 W6 M6 B6 U6 K6 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
If I volunteer to bump, I'd go for next day rather than same day in Y, for sure.
EK230 13-Feb
F2 A0 J6 C6 I0 O0 H0 Y6 E6 R6 W6 M6 B6 U6 K6 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
Feb 9, 2020 | 6:26 am
#833
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: EK1 ML5A ;-)
Programs: EK iO
Posts: 699
The plot thickens... could be a day to get bumped and get a free ticket? The seatmap for F has one seat occupied, so it seems they're saving space for op-ups now.
If I volunteer to bump, I'd go for next day rather than same day in Y, for sure.
EK230 13-Feb
F2 A0 J6 C6 I0 O0 H0 Y6 E6 R6 W6 M6 B6 U6 K6 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
If I volunteer to bump, I'd go for next day rather than same day in Y, for sure.
EK230 13-Feb
F2 A0 J6 C6 I0 O0 H0 Y6 E6 R6 W6 M6 B6 U6 K6 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
First has actually 6 booked.
Mar 3, 2020 | 3:34 am
#834
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 592
EK-612 (DXB - ISB)
6th March 2020
J7 C7 I7 O7 H7 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
I'm booked in Economy Flex, and just got an email for an upgrade to business for 650 AED.
Worth paying for the upgrade or is there a chance I get upgraded at the airport?
6th March 2020
J7 C7 I7 O7 H7 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9 B9 U9 K9 Q9 L0 T0 V0 X0
I'm booked in Economy Flex, and just got an email for an upgrade to business for 650 AED.
Worth paying for the upgrade or is there a chance I get upgraded at the airport?
Mar 3, 2020 | 4:11 am
#835
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: DXB
Programs: EK, CX, AA, DL, UA, MAR, HGP, Amex
Posts: 1,211
looks pretty wide open to me... doesn't look like OpUps will be necessary
Mar 3, 2020 | 10:02 am
#836
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: EK1 ML5A ;-)
Programs: EK iO
Posts: 699
I would say close to physical capacity, up to you if you're willing to risk it.
Mar 8, 2020 | 10:56 am
#837
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 109
Is it possible to check seatmaps? I want to upgrade a flight from J-F using miles, but before I do I want to make sure that there are two F seats together (in the middle?!)
If yes, would someone mind checking EK766 for Joburg to Dubai on March 12th?
Thanks!
Richard
If yes, would someone mind checking EK766 for Joburg to Dubai on March 12th?
Thanks!
Richard
Mar 8, 2020 | 12:34 pm
#838
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,836
1. Yes, you can check seat maps. The free ExpertFlyer option allows you to do this.
2. I quickly checked for you and currently 1 E/F on EK766 on 12/3 are free. 2E/F are also not allocated but are currently 'blocked'. They will most likely become available some time around on line check in (which is T-48 hours with EK).
There is upgrade availability (Z bucket) for 2 seats on that flight, so be quick!
Mar 10, 2020 | 12:45 am
#839
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: EK1 ML5A ;-)
Programs: EK iO
Posts: 699
1 25 129 booked in f, j y respectively