V-Flyer

Hi all

Please can someone run a load check for me on VS105 departing 12/09/19?

Many thanks

Looks busy!

VS 105
LHR 09/12/19 11:30 AM
SEA 09/12/19 1:10 PM789
Daily
30% / 23m
J0 C0 D0 I0 Z0 W1 S0 H0 K0 Y9 B9 R9 L9 U9 M9 E0 Q0 X0 N0 O0 V3 T9

Thank you - probably the BA strike!!

Noob question but.... what site do you use for load check? How much does it cost a month and are their any additional benefits? Many thanks in advance

AlsirAl wrote:Noob question but.... what site do you use for load check? How much does it cost a month and are their any additional benefits? Many thanks in advance

https://www.expertflyer.com

It costs from US$4.99 per month.

It is worth it - hmmmmm debatable IMHO.

Agreed - very debatable.

Load checks, IMHO, are virtually pointless as they very rarely reflect what’ll actually be the case on your flight on the day. They never take into account staff travel, for instance, so a cabin that looks wide open at T-24 can very easily depart full if there are lots of staff travelling standby (and there can be dozens on popular flights). Similarly, any unforeseen events like weather, cancellations or - like today - strikes on a rival airline can result in lots of last minute rebookings on to your hitherto quiet flight.

Can you use load checks to gauge the likelihood of free op-ups? Maybe, but airline revenue management is pretty sophisticated these days and employs all sorts of complex algorithms and sales techniques to keep them to a minimum.

So treat load checks as a very loose guide only. Expertflyer’s really only worth paying for if you fly a lot and can make use of its additional features.

29 spare seats

I use the seat alert app as this is free and allows you to see available seats and gives a good idea if load