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 21, 2017, 8:42 am
#346
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,226
Denizz,
0BRU
12/22/17 2:35 PMDXB
12/23/17 12:15 AM77W
Daily
89% / 29mF2 A0 J2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 3840DXB
12/23/17 3:05 AMBKK
12/23/17 12:05 PM388
Daily
NA / NAJ2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
From the seat map there are three seats in F, 1 in J and Y is full but as I have found recently this can change!
On your second flight there are 5 seats available in J, Y is full again subject to change..
0BRU
12/22/17 2:35 PMDXB
12/23/17 12:15 AM77W
Daily
89% / 29mF2 A0 J2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0B0 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 3840DXB
12/23/17 3:05 AMBKK
12/23/17 12:05 PM388
Daily
NA / NAJ2 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
From the seat map there are three seats in F, 1 in J and Y is full but as I have found recently this can change!
On your second flight there are 5 seats available in J, Y is full again subject to change..
. Looks like there is no chance to get lucky from what I distill of this, better start preparing mentally for the horrors of a 10 row 777 in Y. So be it.
Dec 21, 2017, 10:21 am
#348
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
I'm on a 77W right now and the good news is that the WiFi is solid
Dec 21, 2017, 6:13 pm
#349
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,226
Dec 21, 2017, 6:15 pm
#350
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: UK
Programs: EK Silver, Qatar Burgundy, BA Silver
Posts: 14
Can I please request a check for:
EK 435 BNE-DXB December 22 (tonight)
EK 624 DXB-LHE (December 23)
I have an economy flex ticket and am Skywards Gold. What would my chances be of getting an op-up especially on EK 435? I'm expecting EK 435 to be chockers with today being the last working day before the holidays.
Many thanks!
EK 435 BNE-DXB December 22 (tonight)
EK 624 DXB-LHE (December 23)
I have an economy flex ticket and am Skywards Gold. What would my chances be of getting an op-up especially on EK 435? I'm expecting EK 435 to be chockers with today being the last working day before the holidays.
Many thanks!
Dec 21, 2017, 10:10 pm
#351
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,307
Dec 21, 2017, 10:24 pm
#352
Moderator, Emirates
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Where My Heart Is
Programs: BAEC Silver, FB Platinum, KQ Asante Gold, Shebamiles Blue, Emirates Blue
Posts: 3,386
You are are going to have excellent IFE to while away the hours and crews down the back are good at getting you refills of drinks to keep you hydrated. Don’t fret about it.
Safe & Happy Travels
S
Dec 21, 2017, 10:48 pm
#353
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: MT, USA
Programs: Ex-5C club, Skymiles Gold
Posts: 454
Can I please request a check for:
EK 435 BNE-DXB December 22 (tonight)
EK 624 DXB-LHE (December 23)
I have an economy flex ticket and am Skywards Gold. What would my chances be of getting an op-up especially on EK 435? I'm expecting EK 435 to be chockers with today being the last working day before the holidays.
Many thanks!
EK 435 BNE-DXB December 22 (tonight)
EK 624 DXB-LHE (December 23)
I have an economy flex ticket and am Skywards Gold. What would my chances be of getting an op-up especially on EK 435? I'm expecting EK 435 to be chockers with today being the last working day before the holidays.
Many thanks!
12/22/17 8:45 PMDXB
12/23/17 5:20 AM388
Daily
90% / 21mF4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P1 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 6240DXB
12/23/17 6:55 AMLHE
12/23/17 10:45 AM77W
M,W,F,Sa
63% / 38mJ5 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK435 doesn’t look as good as 624.
Dec 21, 2017, 11:51 pm
#354
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
EK 10 abreast Y seats are not that bad. I’m 6ft 3in, (and not skinny). The caveat with bulkhead and exit seats are usually that these seats are not as wide due to fixed armrests. I did not find any issue with a bulkhead seat that I sat in so would assume that a standard seat with moveable armrests are not going to be as tight. As ft101 says, the space to fit those 10 seats in comes mostly from aisle space. Don’t fret too much about it. Thousands upon thousands of travellers fly on EK 77Ws daily in Y and a lot of them return for another go. Our very own Skywardhunter flies EK mostly on 77Ws in Y and chooses to do so on a regular basis despite having many other choices.
You are are going to have excellent IFE to while away the hours and crews down the back are good at getting you refills of drinks to keep you hydrated. Don’t fret about it.
Safe & Happy Travels
S
Dec 22, 2017, 2:44 am
#355
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,272
^
Dec 22, 2017, 4:19 am
#356
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: UK
Programs: EK Silver, Qatar Burgundy, BA Silver
Posts: 14
EK 4350BNE
12/22/17 8:45 PMDXB
12/23/17 5:20 AM388
Daily
90% / 21mF4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P1 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK 6240DXB
12/23/17 6:55 AMLHE
12/23/17 10:45 AM77W
M,W,F,Sa
63% / 38mJ5 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y0 E0 R0 W0 M0 B0 U0K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
EK435 doesn’t look as good as 624.
many thanks. You were right- no upgrade for EK 435. To my shock found out that they have scrapped the priority security departure cards for gold members- only for first/business pax from now on. Wonder what's next..
Dec 22, 2017, 6:10 am
#357
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 20
Didn't check the plane type while booking this EK flight. About to board, will see if the EK implementation is better than the KLM one, I am sitting in aisle though as I always prefer that.
Last edited by Denizz; Dec 22, 2017 at 6:17 am
Dec 27, 2017, 1:14 pm
#359
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,272
Anyway, I found the routing so here you go:
EK 4060DXB
29/12/17 10:05MEL
30/12/17 6:30388
Daily
66% / 21mF4 A4 J7 C7 I7 O7 P7 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H0 Q9 L9 T9 V0 X0
Does not appear to be full / overbooked in Y (or any other cabin for that matter) at least at this stage.
Last edited by thijsseh; Dec 27, 2017 at 1:27 pm