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Old Aug 16, 2013, 8:51 am
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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.
  • 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)
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Old Jan 6, 2014, 5:49 am
  #2626  
 
Join Date: May 2008
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Originally Posted by Northernskyuk
Right, done. Took another POUG too so now within 80 points of Gold. Sorry for derailing the thread a little.
^^

I've just been on the phone to do one of my POUGs that I can't complete online only to find that in the 45 minute wait the 'I class' availability went from 9 to 0 and the offer disappeared. How annoying. Will check again...
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Old Jan 6, 2014, 8:47 am
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Originally Posted by Paros_fan
Left SIN last night and asked about paid upgrade / upsell.
Was in WT and managed to pay 1200 Singapore Dollars per person for CW.
So about £580 which I thought was rather good on a 13h flight!
Any flight from SIN-LHR that didn't end up in GYD would have been a good flight yesterday
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Old Jan 6, 2014, 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by stifle
Any flight from SIN-LHR that didn't end up in GYD would have been a good flight yesterday
Did I miss something?
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Old Jan 6, 2014, 8:58 am
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Originally Posted by Northernskyuk
I think I probably will take it but I'll be honest here, the extra TP are almost a dis-incentive
At the moment with my current planned travel I'll end the year at 1300TP, which for me is "nice try, maybe you'll get gold next year". If I take the POUG and am at 1360... then I just know I'll end up spending more money and time to chase Gold when it's probably not worth it for me.
It's a slippery slope...
You can get 160 TP for 248 by doing LGW - MLA on CE.
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Old Jan 6, 2014, 10:05 am
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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£89 coming back from IST
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Old Jan 6, 2014, 12:00 pm
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Originally Posted by ExpatSomchai
£89 coming back from IST
That's a good price - it's usually at least £99.
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Old Jan 6, 2014, 12:18 pm
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Originally Posted by courtster
The gold is well worth it so you don't have to chase status the year after.
Can't you say that every year?
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Old Jan 6, 2014, 12:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Calchas
Can't you say that every year?
Shhhhhh
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Old Jan 6, 2014, 12:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Genius1
That's a good price - it's usually at least £99.
Yep thats what I thought. £109 outbound though.
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Old Jan 7, 2014, 6:28 am
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2x £64 to and from PRG. again - not interested as I don't need the TPs
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Old Jan 8, 2014, 11:21 am
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Originally Posted by Calchas
If BA are that desperate to upgrade pax to WT+ you might get lucky anyway.
Just got the magic beep at the gate and I'm now sat in WT+.
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Old Jan 8, 2014, 12:08 pm
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Originally Posted by 1HourPhoto
Just got the magic beep at the gate and I'm now sat in WT+.
Ding ding ding! Enjoy the flight
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Old Jan 8, 2014, 2:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Genius1
That's a good price - it's usually at least £99.
I just booked ex-IST, and i'm being offered an upgrade at EUR 99 (~£81)...good value?

LHR-OSL £64

Do these book into "I" class? I'm collecting with QR at the moment, and need to check the fare class to ensure accurate QPoints collection!
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Old Jan 8, 2014, 2:50 pm
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Sometimes I, sometimes U. Possibly R occasionally.
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Old Jan 8, 2014, 3:23 pm
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Originally Posted by 1HourPhoto
Just got the magic beep at the gate and I'm now sat in WT+.
Hah! Now I wish someone had disputed my line of thinking. Enjoy!
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