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
Feb 13, 2013, 3:16 am
#1711
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Glasgow
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 33
LGW-CUN return from WT to WT+ £300 i.e. £150 each way.
I phoned up back in December for this upgrade for flights in May. I can't get MMB upgrades online due to flying from GLA.
I phoned up back in December for this upgrade for flights in May. I can't get MMB upgrades online due to flying from GLA.
Feb 13, 2013, 3:57 am
#1712
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lima Sierra Zulu Hotel
Programs: AC*SM, M&M SEN, BA Gold, DL Gold; Marriott Titanium
Posts: 777
YYZ-LHR W>J for CAD 650 at the airport.
Feb 13, 2013, 6:24 am
#1713
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: RBKC
Programs: AA EXP and Eurostar Carte Blanche
Posts: 3,849
What about tickets booked with BA by telephone?
No offer appearing for LHR-BOS-LHR-CDG (booked as a return)…
No offer appearing for LHR-BOS-LHR-CDG (booked as a return)…
Feb 13, 2013, 6:33 am
#1714
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 11,565
Why is BA averse to offering paid upgrades for pax with domestic connections?
Feb 15, 2013, 2:32 pm
#1716
Suspended
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, UA Silver, CC Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,000
Is J to F ever offered LHR-SYD?
Feb 23, 2013, 2:21 pm
#1717
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: London Stratford, E7
Programs: BAEC Gold! Thanks to FT
Posts: 3,374
That is unusual. Generally POUGs are always available on this route, at £79. The only time I've had a problem was during the last sale, but even then I upgraded at the airport (in the lounge), but for £85.
And FlightStats is showing availability as I9, which usually correlates pretty well with POUG availability. As before, it may be a sale-related issue.
And FlightStats is showing availability as I9, which usually correlates pretty well with POUG availability. As before, it may be a sale-related issue.
Do they offer the upgrades in the lounge or should I ask at the check in desk if not offered at OLCI ?
Feb 24, 2013, 12:17 am
#1718
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: England
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, UA Premier Platinum
Posts: 389
Thanks for that.. still no POUG for Fridays flight to Nice. Its a cash booking. My return Friday afternoon was a RFS to London then on to Newcastle and I decided to upgrade that by making new booking and cancelling the other.. so quite happy to get my 4500 avios back and lose the £15 .. would be nice to get a POUG for Friday morning's flight.
Do they offer the upgrades in the lounge or should I ask at the check in desk if not offered at OLCI ?
Do they offer the upgrades in the lounge or should I ask at the check in desk if not offered at OLCI ?
Strange that MMB is not showing an upgrade for your flight - availability is still I9. Is your ticket a straight LGW-NCE or is there a domestic leg involved? If the latter then MMB never seems to show upgrades due to limitations in BA's systems.
I still have a 100% upgrade record on this route, most recently on Feb 20.
Last edited by BasilBush; Feb 24, 2013 at 1:02 am
Feb 24, 2013, 8:01 am
#1719
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,327
Just had a look at my flight BRU-LHR tomorrow, and was about to use OLCI. Noticed a really small box in the corner in the corner saying "Upgrade for €69 per pax". No "Special offer" notification of anything as I usually get.
Anyway, booked it and now I have all the TPs I need for Gold. ^
Anyway, booked it and now I have all the TPs I need for Gold. ^
Feb 24, 2013, 9:09 am
#1720
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA - Gold for Life, CCR & GGL; IC Spire Elite Ambassador; Diamond Hilton Honors; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 6,720
Feb 24, 2013, 9:09 am
#1721
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
Just had a look at my flight BRU-LHR tomorrow, and was about to use OLCI. Noticed a really small box in the corner in the corner saying "Upgrade for €69 per pax". No "Special offer" notification of anything as I usually get.
Anyway, booked it and now I have all the TPs I need for Gold. ^
Anyway, booked it and now I have all the TPs I need for Gold. ^
Feb 24, 2013, 10:33 am
#1722
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: London Stratford, E7
Programs: BAEC Gold! Thanks to FT
Posts: 3,374
I would ask at check-in, or maybe the BA ticket desk. I only upgraded in the lounge as I was already airside, having connected from a separate booking. I had to ask in the lounge - I wasn't offered the upgrade immediately. And someone had to come through from landside to actually re-issue the ticket.
Strange that MMB is not showing an upgrade for your flight - availability is still I9. Is your ticket a straight LGW-NCE or is there a domestic leg involved? If the latter then MMB never seems to show upgrades due to limitations in BA's systems.
I still have a 100% upgrade record on this route, most recently on Feb 20.
Strange that MMB is not showing an upgrade for your flight - availability is still I9. Is your ticket a straight LGW-NCE or is there a domestic leg involved? If the latter then MMB never seems to show upgrades due to limitations in BA's systems.
I still have a 100% upgrade record on this route, most recently on Feb 20.
Travelling hand luggage only so wasn't intending to visit the check in desk but will ask.. might need one of those cabin bags accepted stickers.
Feb 25, 2013, 2:21 am
#1723
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,327
Ha! Yeah I need to look at that anyway; not sure how topical my Blockbuster card is these days.
How long will it take to update my profile (taking into account I need to wait for some AY flights to post as well)? Is it worth giving them a call when I'm back to see if they'll do it manually? Ordinarily I wouldn't care, but I'm off to the US on the 9th March and wouldn't mind having my account showing me as Gold in case I need to take some AA domestics.
How long will it take to update my profile (taking into account I need to wait for some AY flights to post as well)? Is it worth giving them a call when I'm back to see if they'll do it manually? Ordinarily I wouldn't care, but I'm off to the US on the 9th March and wouldn't mind having my account showing me as Gold in case I need to take some AA domestics.
Feb 25, 2013, 4:19 am
#1724
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Programs: Qantas FF, Qantas Club
Posts: 5
Hi,
For various technical reasons (I'm actually blind and use speech on the computer) I can't search this thread.
Does anyone have experience in upgrade costs from WT+ to CW from Sydney to LHR and return?
Our flight is in May and haven't had any special upgrade offer. There is the upgrade link in MMB but that returns a cost of $34000 for 2 tickets which is a bit crazy!
Thanks,
Dale.
For various technical reasons (I'm actually blind and use speech on the computer) I can't search this thread.
Does anyone have experience in upgrade costs from WT+ to CW from Sydney to LHR and return?
Our flight is in May and haven't had any special upgrade offer. There is the upgrade link in MMB but that returns a cost of $34000 for 2 tickets which is a bit crazy!
Thanks,
Dale.
Feb 25, 2013, 4:27 am
#1725
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,761
Hi,
For various technical reasons (I'm actually blind and use speech on the computer) I can't search this thread.
Does anyone have experience in upgrade costs from WT+ to CW from Sydney to LHR and return?
Our flight is in May and haven't had any special upgrade offer. There is the upgrade link in MMB but that returns a cost of $34000 for 2 tickets which is a bit crazy!
Thanks,
Dale.
For various technical reasons (I'm actually blind and use speech on the computer) I can't search this thread.
Does anyone have experience in upgrade costs from WT+ to CW from Sydney to LHR and return?
Our flight is in May and haven't had any special upgrade offer. There is the upgrade link in MMB but that returns a cost of $34000 for 2 tickets which is a bit crazy!
Thanks,
Dale.
From what I've seen, if offered, it won't be less that £450 and could be higher (the highest I've heard of is £900). The MMB upgrade cost is frequently incorrect, it may be worth ringing someone to discuss it.
Just so you know, there is at least one other traveller here in a similar position, his name is blindy. I hope the Private Message button works for you should you wish to compare notes.