Aug 16, 2013, 8:51 am
Last edit by: FinalBoarding
An “official POUG” is defined (for the purposes of this wiki) as the rate that appears in red on the MMB/BA app. It is NOT the rate offered at the airport (please see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ng-thread.html), or the rate offered when you click on the “Upgrade my class of travel with money” link from within MMB, or the “Upgrade to the next available cabin” blue/grey banner in the app.
Please add to this list as required, and include the month/year when the POUG is offered to you.
LON to Europe from ET to CE (typically £59-£69 for Band 1, £69-£79 for Band 2, £79-£89 for Band 3 and £89-£99 for Band 4):
LON to North America (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
LON to South America (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
LON to Asia (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
LON to Australia and Oceania (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
LON to Africa & Middle East (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Non-LON routes (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- All POUGs earn full TPs and Avios for the upgraded cabin, subject to the original booking being paid for with cash.
- POUGs *ARE* offered on Hand-Baggage Only fares, if available
- POUGs only become available after 48 hours of making your booking, until any time up to, and including OLCI. After being checked in you will not be offered a POUG.
- POUGs do not seem to become available for travel agent bookings, until 2-3 days before departure (YMMV)
- POUGs cannot be requested from Service Centres, except that occasionally BA.com will not proceed with a POUG online and display a message inviting you to call the Service Centre to complete the transaction.
- After a POUG has been purchased, the ticket become non changeable and non refundable, apart from government taxes.
Please add to this list as required, and include the month/year when the POUG is offered to you.
LON to Europe from ET to CE (typically £59-£69 for Band 1, £69-£79 for Band 2, £79-£89 for Band 3 and £89-£99 for Band 4):
- ACE - £105
- AGP – £79 (£99/€119 Dec 2014)
- AMS - £69 / £56 (£99 from HBO in Nov 2014)
- ATH - £99 (£109 from HBO in Oct 2014)
- ARN – £72
- BCN – £79 (£89 for Silver/Bronze and £114 for HBO Blue Dec 2014 - same fight, two bookings) // Blue Feb 2015 - LGW - BCN - £89 / BCN to LHR £115)
- BGO – £64 (£79 for HBO in SEP2014)
- BRI - £119 / €144 (Dec 2014)
- BRU - £69
- BSL - CHF 85 for BSL-LHR (£55 at then exchange rate) (CHF120 in Dec 2014)
- BUD - £79 (£89 and £105 Dec 2014)
- CDG - £69 (£75 Dec 2014; CDG-LHR €115 Dec 2014)
- CMF - £69 (Dec 2014)
- CPH - £79 (£129 from HBO Nov 2014)
- CTA - £119/€144 (both Dec 2014)
- DBV – £79
- DUB – £69/£56 (£99 from HBO Nov 2014, £80 Dec 2014)
- DUS – £69
- FCO - £170 (Dec 14)
- FRA – £69
- GIB - £72 (£140 Dec 14)
- GOT – £79
- GVA - £79/£89
- HAJ – £69
- HAM – £69
- HEL – £89
- INN – £89 out / €109 back (Dec 14)
- IST – £89
- JER – £69
- KBP - £80 / USD 129 (BA is not currently accepting Ukrainian currency)
- LCA – £89 (£190 Dec 2014 from LCA; separately £134 to LCA Dec 2014)
- LIN – £79
- LIS – £79 (£119 offered Nov 14, £99 and £145 Dec 14)
- LUX - £69
- MAD - £79
- MAH - £69
- MUC - £79
- MXP - £119 (€89 MXP - LHR)
- NCE - £140 (each way, 21/DEC/14)
- ORY - £69
- OSL - £79 (£64/640 NOK reported)
- OTP - £79/€89
- PMI - £69 (Dec 2014)
- PRG – £79
- PSA - £79
- SZG - £114 (Nov 2015)
- SOF - £89
- STR – £69
- TIA – £89 (£99 offered Dec 14 for TIA-LGW) (€119 TIA-LGW Dec 2014)
- TRN – £79
- TXL – £69
- VCE – £79
- VIE – £79 [£129 as of Nov14! GBP99 LHR-VIE + GBP99 VIE-LHR Nov14]
- VRN- €139 (~£110) Nov 2014 - £89 / €109 Dec 2014
- WAW – £69 (£110 Dec 14)
- ZAG – £79
- ZRH – £79 (£87 (CHF135) for ZRH-LHR): LCY-ZRH + v.v. £69 (offered 11/14)
LON to North America (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- ATL - WTP £189
- BOS – WTP £189 (mid-2014) £219 (December 2014)
- IAD - WTP £157
- JFK/EWR – WTP £189 (can be as low as £133) / CW £443 / F £527 (F £599 02/08)
- LAS - WTP £180
- LAX – WTP £229 / CW £599 (CW £548 Jan 2015)
- MCO– WTP £180
- MEX – F £447/£525 / £229 WT-WTP (November 28 2015)/ 4640 MXN WT-WTP (December 14 2015)
- MIA – WTP £209 / CW £525
- ORD – WTP £171 / CW £525 / F £499
- PHL – WTP £189
- SAN – CW £599
- SEA – WTP £199
- SFO – WTP £170
- YYZ – WTP £171 (return leg) / CW £425 / F £499
- YYC - WTP £134
- YVR – WTP £175 / CW £350
LON to South America (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- EZE – WTP £199
- GRU – WTP £209 / F £499 / WT to CW £699
- GIG - WT to CW £699
LON to Asia (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- BKK - WTP £126-£140 / CW £549 / F £
- BOM - WTP £ / CW £450 / F £
- DEL - F £499, subsequently reduced to £400
- HKG – WTP £199 (offered £172 for a Nov 2014 flight) / CW £599 / F £599
- NRT - WTP £199 / CW £ / F £525
- ICN - CW £499
- SIN - WTP SGD$320
LON to Australia and Oceania (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- SYD – WTP £170 / CW £399
LON to Africa & Middle East (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- AUH – F £499
- CAI - WTP £121
- DXB – WTP £179 / F £499
- EBB - WTP £142
- JNB - WTP £209
- NBO - WTP £189
Non-LON routes (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- SYD-SIN – F £465
- AMS-LGW - CE €79
- BCN-LHR - CE £64
- BRU-LHR - CE £105 (12.2014)
- CDG-LHR - CE €79
- DUB-LHR - CE €109 (£85.70-ish) from HBO booked 05.12.14, offered 08.12.14
- BOM-LHR - F cINR40,000 (c£395)
- JNB-LHR WTP - £189
- TLV-LHR - F $600 (c£370)
Pro-active Upgrade cost tracking and questions thread
Oct 14, 2014, 1:17 am
#3451
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: EDI/BAH
Programs: BAEC Gold, Falconflyer Gold, The Ritz-Carlton Silver
Posts: 163
Got a POUG offer to CW on the 125 to BAH for £499.
Oct 14, 2014, 5:55 am
#3452
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,406
getting offered £94 for LHR to FCO in late November. Been available for two weeks now in MMB. Not taken, seems a lot.
I've previously taken at least 8 POUGs this year, ranging from £64 (Stavanger) to £189 (Hong Kong). The most normal price seems to be £79 or £89, I've never seen £94 before. Is there any truth to heavy POUG users paying more, or not getting offered at all? 8 flights equates to about 22% of all BA metal flights I've taken, but closer to 50% of flights where I booked in ET/WT in the first instance. I.e. Where I've been able to, which excludes all domestic routes and where I was in CE anyway, I've POUG'd half my flights.
I've previously taken at least 8 POUGs this year, ranging from £64 (Stavanger) to £189 (Hong Kong). The most normal price seems to be £79 or £89, I've never seen £94 before. Is there any truth to heavy POUG users paying more, or not getting offered at all? 8 flights equates to about 22% of all BA metal flights I've taken, but closer to 50% of flights where I booked in ET/WT in the first instance. I.e. Where I've been able to, which excludes all domestic routes and where I was in CE anyway, I've POUG'd half my flights.
Oct 16, 2014, 5:04 am
#3453
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Cheltenham
Programs: KLM Plat for Life , BA Gold, HH Silver, (Other half Diamond), IHG Gold
Posts: 2,400
LHR-LIS This Saturday BA500 just been offered today £99; which seems more than usual.
Oct 16, 2014, 2:20 pm
#3454
formerly rxfleming
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: AUH, DXB (and GLA)
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat Elite
Posts: 2,458
LHR-SFO
Upgrade offered for WT+ upgrade at check in at OSL at start of journey for £179. Declined. Woke up next morning to our mobile boarding passes showing 2 seats in Club. Double upgrade for both of us (Gold and Silver)
SFO-LHR
14th Oct.
Offered upgrade from WT to WT+ for $350
Or WT to Club for $1040. Both upgrades offered at Lounge. Both declined.
Upgrade offered for WT+ upgrade at check in at OSL at start of journey for £179. Declined. Woke up next morning to our mobile boarding passes showing 2 seats in Club. Double upgrade for both of us (Gold and Silver)
SFO-LHR
14th Oct.
Offered upgrade from WT to WT+ for $350
Or WT to Club for $1040. Both upgrades offered at Lounge. Both declined.
Last edited by travelwithross; Oct 17, 2014 at 5:30 am
Oct 17, 2014, 10:43 am
#3456
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
getting offered £94 for LHR to FCO in late November. Been available for two weeks now in MMB. Not taken, seems a lot.
I've previously taken at least 8 POUGs this year, ranging from £64 (Stavanger) to £189 (Hong Kong). The most normal price seems to be £79 or £89, I've never seen £94 before. Is there any truth to heavy POUG users paying more, or not getting offered at all? 8 flights equates to about 22% of all BA metal flights I've taken, but closer to 50% of flights where I booked in ET/WT in the first instance. I.e. Where I've been able to, which excludes all domestic routes and where I was in CE anyway, I've POUG'd half my flights.
I've previously taken at least 8 POUGs this year, ranging from £64 (Stavanger) to £189 (Hong Kong). The most normal price seems to be £79 or £89, I've never seen £94 before. Is there any truth to heavy POUG users paying more, or not getting offered at all? 8 flights equates to about 22% of all BA metal flights I've taken, but closer to 50% of flights where I booked in ET/WT in the first instance. I.e. Where I've been able to, which excludes all domestic routes and where I was in CE anyway, I've POUG'd half my flights.
Oct 17, 2014, 11:04 am
#3457
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,290
Oct 19, 2014, 11:37 pm
#3458
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 52
BCN - LHR £64 again today for flight tomorrow.
Oct 20, 2014, 4:06 am
#3459
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Silver,
Posts: 72
Been offered £207 WT+ LHR to NRT this week.
Oct 21, 2014, 4:31 am
#3460
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 57
OSL - LHR - OSL in May 2015 with HBO fare:
NOK1300 ~ £123 pr leg
I have so far found the following rates at different times before a OSL-LHR/LHR-OSL flight
NOK640 (only with non-HBO)
NOK800 (only with non-HBO)
NOK900 (only with HBO)
NOK1300 (only with HBO)
NOK1300 ~ £123 pr leg
I have so far found the following rates at different times before a OSL-LHR/LHR-OSL flight
NOK640 (only with non-HBO)
NOK800 (only with non-HBO)
NOK900 (only with HBO)
NOK1300 (only with HBO)
Oct 21, 2014, 4:41 am
#3461
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 4,300
LHR-RTM
For an upcoming flight on Sunday:
LHR-RTM - being offered 99 GBP
Later in December, for both LHR-RTM-LHR - 88 GBP offered/sector.
Few weeks ago, it was just 59 GBP. (will the price go down in time? Need 1 more segment to upgrade to get the 40TP)
Cheers!
LHR-RTM - being offered 99 GBP
Later in December, for both LHR-RTM-LHR - 88 GBP offered/sector.
Few weeks ago, it was just 59 GBP. (will the price go down in time? Need 1 more segment to upgrade to get the 40TP)
Cheers!
Oct 21, 2014, 9:36 am
#3462
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Scotland
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 35
Just out of interest, was that booked as one ticket OSL-LHR-SFO or separate sectors?
I STILL have never been offered a POUG on any of my 100's of BA flights, because (I presume) they start or finish in GLA
So interested if they are offered on sector not beginning at LHR/LGW.
I STILL have never been offered a POUG on any of my 100's of BA flights, because (I presume) they start or finish in GLA
So interested if they are offered on sector not beginning at LHR/LGW.
Oct 22, 2014, 4:07 am
#3464
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Rayleigh, UK
Programs: BA Gold, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 59
Where under MMB are POUG offered. In the past I was offered them at OLCI but not in advance of this
Oct 22, 2014, 4:24 am
#3465
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
Just out of interest, was that booked as one ticket OSL-LHR-SFO or separate sectors?
I STILL have never been offered a POUG on any of my 100's of BA flights, because (I presume) they start or finish in GLA
So interested if they are offered on sector not beginning at LHR/LGW.
I STILL have never been offered a POUG on any of my 100's of BA flights, because (I presume) they start or finish in GLA
So interested if they are offered on sector not beginning at LHR/LGW.
They are shown in MMB as a 'Special Offer'. If your ticket was issued by a TA or another airline then you won't be offered a POUG until OLCI.