Pro-active Upgrade cost tracking and questions thread
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Nov 30, 12, 1:58 am
#1486
Join Date: Jun 2009
Programs: Flying Blue, Marriott Rewards, BA Executive Club
Posts: 294
Originally Posted by csutter
I've been offered POUGs on every single one of my recent flights booked in discount economy. £69 each way to Paris (well, it is the city of love... *ducks* 
) and £79 each way on multiple flights to Zurich and Vienna.
) and £79 each way on multiple flights to Zurich and Vienna.(At this rate I am going to get my 600 points by having to fly 50 legs and it will be a close run thing in any case so POUGs will enormously)
Nov 30, 12, 2:04 am
#1487
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, UA Silver, CC Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,000
All my ZHR upgrades have been ex LHR.
Booked a few weeks i advance
Booked a few weeks i advance
Nov 30, 12, 5:40 am
#1488
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,028
Originally Posted by stifle
They will normally try to get some money out of people by offering paid upgrades. If this doesn't clear enough people, they will start op-ups.
For both of these, I earlier saw POUGs through MMB but didn't want to upgrade myself in advance as this usually makes the ticket inflexible (unless you're willing to downgrade yourself back to WT+).
Nov 30, 12, 6:07 am
#1489
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Falkirk, Scotland,VS Red, BA Gold, HH Diamond,UK Amex Plat
Programs: Master of the Privy Purse des Muccis
Posts: 13,949
LHR-LAS 30th November £189 from WT to WT+
Hi,
Now in GF after a nice stay in the LHR Hilton T5
I asked at the First check in desk about upgrade offers to WTP today.
The very nice agent said it was £189 and then checked to see what was available.
Middle seats only ( plus one window) was offered.
He asked where I was sitting (29A) and suggested I stay where I was (which was my intention given the choices) I might have taken an aisle seat if the pirce was a bit cheaper.
Going to have lunch shortly and then grab a plane food pack for afternoon tea on board.
( PS -For those travelling to PHX today- the monitors are saying " Contact airline")
Regards
TBS
Now in GF after a nice stay in the LHR Hilton T5
I asked at the First check in desk about upgrade offers to WTP today.
The very nice agent said it was £189 and then checked to see what was available.
Middle seats only ( plus one window) was offered.
He asked where I was sitting (29A) and suggested I stay where I was (which was my intention given the choices) I might have taken an aisle seat if the pirce was a bit cheaper.
Going to have lunch shortly and then grab a plane food pack for afternoon tea on board.
( PS -For those travelling to PHX today- the monitors are saying " Contact airline")
Regards
TBS
Nov 30, 12, 6:36 am
#1490
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, Ryanair Scratchcard
Posts: 1,207
Originally Posted by CityRules
Any data on your ZRH POUGs, like how far in advance you booked and the flight times? I recently switched from flying weekly ex LCY to ex LHR at non rush hour times to increase my chances. Two POUG legs out of 10 legs so far but the two legs were immediately offered when booking about 6-8 weeks in advance. The reamining flights were less than that, say 4 weeks.
(At this rate I am going to get my 600 points by having to fly 50 legs and it will be a close run thing in any case so POUGs will enormously)
(At this rate I am going to get my 600 points by having to fly 50 legs and it will be a close run thing in any case so POUGs will enormously)
I do make sure when I book that the flight still has plenty of I-class seats left (i.e. when choosing classes, shows the cheapest possible CE price in the CE column and doesn't say "only X seats left"), and that theory has yet to fail me
Dec 1, 12, 4:05 am
#1491
Join Date: Jun 2009
Programs: Flying Blue, Marriott Rewards, BA Executive Club
Posts: 294
It is now POUG city for my ZRH bookings @ £79. I took two of the three offered and mulling over the third. What is it with me about getting to silver?
Dec 1, 12, 4:27 am
#1492
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: From ORK, live LCY
Programs: Pretty much all gone these days
Posts: 13,026
I'm waiting until my BA Amex bill cuts before I take up some POUGs; Christmas is hard enough as it is
Dec 1, 12, 8:04 am
#1493
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Battleaxe Alliance
Posts: 22,015
Originally Posted by stifle
They will normally try to get some money out of people by offering paid upgrades. If this doesn't clear enough people, they will start op-ups, but you are well down the priority list for this, behind all BA Premier, Gold, Silver, and non-BA oneworld emeralds. So I would not suggest you get your hopes up.
Dec 2, 12, 7:25 am
#1494
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 332
Anyone had any upgrades offered on LHR-AMM and AMM-LHR since BA took over via MMB? If so, how much?
Had to book a flight for just outside the great value sale price window so just could not justify the club price straight off.
Had to book a flight for just outside the great value sale price window so just could not justify the club price straight off.
Dec 2, 12, 9:56 am
#1495
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, UA Silver, CC Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,000
LGW - AMS tomorrow, £69 as usual, took it
AMS - LCY Wednesday, they wanted £204
Again demonstrates how weak LGW -> AMS is compared to LCY City Flyer
Sad times
AMS - LCY Wednesday, they wanted £204
Again demonstrates how weak LGW -> AMS is compared to LCY City Flyer
Sad times
Dec 2, 12, 10:01 am
#1496
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: MUC, BER
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 156
Originally Posted by LTN Phobia
And sometimes they op-up people instead offering a POUG. That always baffles me a bit. I'd rather pay cash or Avios than to enter the op-up lottery, and surely it's better for BA too.
*joke*
Dec 2, 12, 10:55 am
#1497
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: On the underground
Programs: BMI Dimond club, BA Executive Club
Posts: 347
Booked a flight for next May to Dublin for the H cup final. All ready offering £69 upgrades. Might take it as I'm up for a few drinks. There are drinks offered in T1 lounge?
Last edited by pacenotes; Dec 2, 12 at 11:06 am
Dec 2, 12, 11:58 am
#1498
formerly rxfleming
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: AUH, DXB (and GLA)
Programs: BA Gold, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat Elite
Posts: 2,448
Originally Posted by pacenotes
Booked a flight for next May to Dublin for the H cup final. All ready offering £69 upgrades. Might take it as I'm up for a few drinks. There are drinks offered in T1 lounge?
Dec 3, 12, 3:20 am
#1499
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: From ORK, live LCY
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What you will not on the other hand get is any substantial food. And don't forget the lounge is after the biometrics check so you can't change your mind and go back (without a substantial amount of faff anyway).
Dec 3, 12, 3:30 am
#1500
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Gold, TK E+, IB+, VS FC, Hyatt Globalist, MR Plat Prem, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 8,737
BCN-LHR today - POUG for £72 - slightly strange number but it must be the equivalent of €89 because I booked with a UK online travel agent...
