Checking with a gate agent will be the best way to go. We can't see the loads until two days out from our website. I use the flyzed.com website for commuting to check out all airlines loads. You can't see the actual numbers but it does give you a green smiley face if its good, a yellow face if its questionable, or a red sad face if it is full. I just checked it out and it looks like the 1st and last flight of the day on Friday shows green and all the flight in between are red. Typically on that flight we can get 27 to 28 people on the EMB but depends on how many bags are on and how much fuel we need to carry. The 7:44am or the 8:05pm flights look like you will have the best chances to get on! Hope that helps you out.