How to book flight based on aircraft registration

8/24/2016 1:27:12 AM

Unless you know someone who works at that airline, there is no way to find this out and even then, they would only be able to see the expected schedule for a few days. There is no pattern (well, there might be, but it’s still not enough) and aircraft are constantly swapped out so even that’s nothing you can book on.

The only way to guarantee flying on a specific aircraft is to buy a ticket at the airport it’s currently flying to, then fly wherever it’s going next. For retiring aircraft, this can be easier than it sounds. If you’re trying to get a ride on on an AA MD-80, go to DFW, a 757, MIA is your best bet.

If it’s a specific 737, be prepared to chase it through the system.

8/24/2016 1:02:06 AM

Check the routes the night before each possible travel day. If your target plane is assigned to one of the routes, go online and buy a ticket on that flight, and fly the next day.

It will be expensive, because you will be booking less than 24 hours before the flight, but it will get what you want.

The airline probably does not know whether your target plane is going to fly or not on a given day until at best a few days in advance, so they could not sell you a ticket weeks or months ahead even if their computer systems were set up to book by tail number.

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