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
#1757
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: The Island. UK
Programs: BAEC Silver/Hilton Diamond/IHG Spire
Posts: 351
So parents are off to Oman. They are in Y but have online offer for WT+ for £179. Agent is saying they cant then upgrade to J as its a special offer. There is availability and I thought they could do it reading other threads. Can anyone please advise ASAP as flight is very soon.
Many Thanks B
Many Thanks B
#1758
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: LON (mostly)
Programs: FlyingBlue Platinum Elite / BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,953
So parents are off to Oman. They are in Y but have online offer for WT+ for £179. Agent is saying they cant then upgrade to J as its a special offer. There is availability and I thought they could do it reading other threads. Can anyone please advise ASAP as flight is very soon.
Many Thanks B
Many Thanks B
#1759
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: The Island. UK
Programs: BAEC Silver/Hilton Diamond/IHG Spire
Posts: 351
#1760
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 4,028
Someone on the previous page said they purchased a POUG to WT+ and then UuA'd to CW
#1761
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: The Island. UK
Programs: BAEC Silver/Hilton Diamond/IHG Spire
Posts: 351
#1762
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: LON (mostly)
Programs: FlyingBlue Platinum Elite / BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,953
A POUG will book into P (someone correct me please if I'm wrong) which is the avios redemption fare bucket. As such, it is not upgradeable any longer. You should also check what the new change/cancellation restrictions will be, as they might change too...
W, E and T (the revenue fare buckets for WT+) are all upgradeable.
#1763
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,450
Thanks for posting the prices you've seen for IAH upgrades. ^ I'd add a note of caution, however. There is "frequently" or "often" availability for one or more of the above upgrade options, certainly, maybe even "usually" (I can't be sure as I only have 3-5 data points a year), but not "always".
#1764
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Dorset, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 635
Both in the last few days in MMB: LGW-FCO for £79, and AMS-LGW for €59.
LGW-FCO popped up 2 weeks before departure, AMS-LGW has been on there since booking - except during the sale.
LGW-FCO popped up 2 weeks before departure, AMS-LGW has been on there since booking - except during the sale.
#1765
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL (but soon to lose the GL :-(), IHG Spire Amb, Hilton Dmnd (and pleb/pleb-plus in 1001 others)
Posts: 771
Last night I upgraded LHR->JNB : Y (last minute Avios redemption) to W : £209
As per previous comments - no option to upgrade any further than that.
Strangely the boarding pass stated M->W upgrade. As M is not a redemption bucket, could I be in for undeserved TPs/Avios from this I wonder....
As per previous comments - no option to upgrade any further than that.
Strangely the boarding pass stated M->W upgrade. As M is not a redemption bucket, could I be in for undeserved TPs/Avios from this I wonder....
#1766
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,330
To clarify, my flight isn't for another 10 days or so, so I don't think it's classed as a POUG. I upgraded my discounted economy ticket to a wtp for 200 pounds. I the used a iOS to upgrade to business.
#1767
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL (but soon to lose the GL :-(), IHG Spire Amb, Hilton Dmnd (and pleb/pleb-plus in 1001 others)
Posts: 771
I didn't get the undeserved TPs, but that would only have been an unexpected bonus anyway - I was still happy with the price of the upgrade.
#1768
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: BAEC Gold | Hilton Honors Platinum
Posts: 205
LHR - SOF Bargain ET - CE Upgrade
I'm a recent BA Bronze, first post here!
Bought a super cheap (must have been lowest of the low restricted economy, 20 TP each way) ET LHR - SOF Return (3hr + flight time each way) back in January (~£200 return).
Early Feb = SOF - LHR, ET-CE upgrade offered (through iPhone app) for £89. Took advantage of this, bumped up to 20 TP LHR - SOF, 80 TP SOF - LHR.
At that time, LHR - SOF ET-CE Upgrade at £221, so ignored offer.
Yesterday, LHR - SOF ET-CE Upgrade dropped to £89! So a full CE Return, 160 TP = Happy Man
Means I may actually achieve Silver later this year! Hoorah!
Bought a super cheap (must have been lowest of the low restricted economy, 20 TP each way) ET LHR - SOF Return (3hr + flight time each way) back in January (~£200 return).
Early Feb = SOF - LHR, ET-CE upgrade offered (through iPhone app) for £89. Took advantage of this, bumped up to 20 TP LHR - SOF, 80 TP SOF - LHR.
At that time, LHR - SOF ET-CE Upgrade at £221, so ignored offer.
Yesterday, LHR - SOF ET-CE Upgrade dropped to £89! So a full CE Return, 160 TP = Happy Man
Means I may actually achieve Silver later this year! Hoorah!
#1769
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 4,028
Welcome to FT DrBenO, enjoy your stay.
Always nice when things like that happen - bet it was significantly cheaper than buying CE at the time of booking!
Always nice when things like that happen - bet it was significantly cheaper than buying CE at the time of booking!