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
Mar 29, 2018, 12:45 am
#466
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
All Plats, as they are prioritized regardless of fare type, then Gold Flex Plus, we don't know how all Gold Flex Plus would be ranked amongst each other, i.e. whether it is alphabetical by last name, by fare bucket, by tier miles, etc.
Mar 29, 2018, 2:47 am
#467
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester, UK
Programs: Emirates Skywards (Gold), Hilton (Diamond), Radisson (Gold)
Posts: 370
More incentive for Plat now :-)
Mar 29, 2018, 4:52 am
#468
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Plat Flex Plus
Plat Flex
Plat Saver
Plat Special
Gold Flex Plus
Silver Flex Plus
Blue Flex Plus
None Flex Plus
Gold Flex
Silver Flex
Blue Flex
None Flex
etc.
Apr 6, 2018, 11:17 pm
#470
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: MT, USA
Programs: Ex-5C club, Skymiles Gold
Posts: 454
04/27/18 6:05 PMDXB
04/28/18 5:30 AM77W
Daily
83% / 17mF4 A3 J7 C7 I7 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H9 Q9 L9 T9 V7 X9
EK 7780DXB
04/30/18 10:25 AMCPT
04/30/18 6:10 PM77W
Daily
62% / 15mF2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 P0 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7B7 U7 K7 H7 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7
A little too far out for a good reading but there you go!
Apr 7, 2018, 7:45 am
#471
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,584
EK 7710CPT
04/27/18 6:05 PMDXB
04/28/18 5:30 AM77W
Daily
83% / 17mF4 A3 J7 C7 I7 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H9 Q9 L9 T9 V7 X9
EK 7780DXB
04/30/18 10:25 AMCPT
04/30/18 6:10 PM77W
Daily
62% / 15mF2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 P0 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7B7 U7 K7 H7 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7
A little too far out for a good reading but there you go!
Apr 7, 2018, 11:27 pm
#473
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: MT, USA
Programs: Ex-5C club, Skymiles Gold
Posts: 454
04/13/18 10:05 PMDXB
04/14/18 7:15 AM388
Daily
92% / 23mF2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 P2 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7B7 U7 K7 H7 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7
EK 2350DXB
04/20/18 9:40 AMORD
04/20/18 3:30 PM77W
Daily
88% / 21mF4 A4 J3 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H9 Q9 L9 T9 V9 X9
Don’t read too much into either one of those yet.
Apr 8, 2018, 9:27 am
#474
Join Date: May 2002
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, UA GS/1Mil Flyer, Pond scum on everything else.
Posts: 68
EK 1440MAD
04/13/18 10:05 PMDXB
04/14/18 7:15 AM388
Daily
92% / 23mF2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 P2 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7B7 U7 K7 H7 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7
EK 2350DXB
04/20/18 9:40 AMORD
04/20/18 3:30 PM77W
Daily
88% / 21mF4 A4 J3 C0 I0 O0 P0 Y9 E9 R9 W9 M9B9 U9 K9 H9 Q9 L9 T9 V9 X9
Don’t read too much into either one of those yet.
Apr 12, 2018, 3:03 am
#477
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 2
Hey guys - long time lurker first time poster...
Could you wise gents please support me with a few questions?
Upgraded using points already from Economy to Business on a Flex Plus, I'm also Skywards gold - will I still be eligible for a further Op Up potentially?
Can I also get a load check request and chance of op up from J to F on the below please and the likeliness it shows
18/04/18 - LGW -> DXB EK16
19/04/18 DXB -> BKK EK385
Thank you
Could you wise gents please support me with a few questions?
Upgraded using points already from Economy to Business on a Flex Plus, I'm also Skywards gold - will I still be eligible for a further Op Up potentially?
Can I also get a load check request and chance of op up from J to F on the below please and the likeliness it shows
18/04/18 - LGW -> DXB EK16
19/04/18 DXB -> BKK EK385
Thank you
Apr 12, 2018, 5:55 am
#480
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
You can nominate yourself, in that you can tell EK you'd like to take a later flight. They'll likely ignore you, or at most compute and offer you a fare difference and change fee for you to pay.
