Load Check & Which Plane Question

Hello - I am new to this forum although have been looking at all the other posts for ages now! Its brilliant!

Am thinking about a trip - travelling either on Sunday 28th August or Monday 29th August - VS005 - LHR-MIA and returning on either Sunday 11th September or Monday 12th September - VS016 - MCO-LGW (don't think that the VS028 is running - or if it is its not showing on VA site for booking).

Please can you do a load check for me for these flights - we would be travelling in PE? Also any ideas which plane(s) they will be? Thank you very much.

Flights to MIA scheduled on a Airbus 340-600 and MCO flights on Boeing 744-400
** VS VIRGIN ATLANTIC **
28AUG-SUN- LHR MIA 1150 1620
VS 005 J4 D4 R7 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q7 X7 N0 O0
29AUG-MON- LHR MIA 1150 1620
VS 005 J4 D4 R7 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q7 X7 N0 O0

** VS VIRGIN ATLANTIC **
11SEP-SUN- MCO LGW 1930 0845+1
VS 016 J4 D4 R7 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q0 X0 N0 O0

12SEP-MON- MCO LGW 1930 0845+1
VS 016 J4 D4 R7 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q7 X0 N0 O0
12SEP-MON- MCO LGW 2015 0925+1
VS 050 J4 D4 R5 Z4 W4 S7 K4 Y7 B7 L7 M7 Q7 X1 N0 O0

Thank you for the very quick reply.

I have read the info about fare codes but am not 100% sure I understand - does this mean that PE and the rest of the flights are fairly full? I know that the max to show would be 9 although this doesnt mean that there is only 9 seats left - but with all the buckets showing as 4 or 7 I am concerned its fairly full - and would like to pre-book my seat (and I know that only a certain % can be done before On Line Check In).

[Neil]

PE isn't full, but it is getting that way, and my reading of it is that there are only 4 seats left.

It is strange that the W is showing as 4, yet S is 7, usually the highest code which is this case is W would always have the larger figure (notice it is the same on the Z & R fare codes)

Sorry, using a different system to get inside Virgin.

On this display 7 = 9 except for J, D, Z, W, K where the maximum shown is 4.

Sorry to do things differently,
Ed

[Neil]

Thanks for explaining, Ed. Thought it was strange, but makes sense now, so PE still fairly busy is still the answer.

[Neil]

Thanks for explainin, Ed. Thought it was strange, but makes sense now, so PE still fairly busy is still the answer.

Thanks for your help. Am still a bit confused though. Does this mean that there are very few seats left in PE? Am confused as 4 means 4 but 7 means 7 or above (but 4 is showing in the more expensive ticket category and there seems to be more in the lower priced buckey?) Does anyone know if the quota for pre-booking seats has been filled - I dont want to take my chances at OLCI stage as to whats left and we want to sit together. Thank you - sorry for so many questions!

[Neil]

From what Ed is saying, the system he uses only ever shows a max of 4 in the highest fare code from each class. Also, his system only shows 7 as the max in any fare code, where expert flyer shows 9.

The key thing with the info provided for your flights, is that there aren't any K class PE fares left, which are the lowest and cheapest. That would indicate that quite a few have already been sold, but as there is the max number in S & W there are still a number of seats available.

Oh I get it now ...! Thanks very much for your help. As you can tell I am a novice!