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
Apr 5, 2014, 7:08 am
#2941
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,781
Got offered a £69 upgrade to CE on my JER-LGW flight next month at the time of booking. This vanished after a couple of days.
Checked yesterday and back again so took it just now (7 rows of CE on the seat map with half, mostly on the left hand side, taken)
Nothing offered at all for a lunchtime LGW-JER flight but from past experience, usually jammed packed (not to worry as I would have had 4 breakfasts by then and a cold salmon or noodle salad isn't something I'll miss). That said, I would probably upgrade is offered at a decent price.
Checked yesterday and back again so took it just now (7 rows of CE on the seat map with half, mostly on the left hand side, taken)
Nothing offered at all for a lunchtime LGW-JER flight but from past experience, usually jammed packed (not to worry as I would have had 4 breakfasts by then and a cold salmon or noodle salad isn't something I'll miss). That said, I would probably upgrade is offered at a decent price.
Apr 5, 2014, 9:32 am
#2942
Join Date: May 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 291
I have been offered a POUG from WT to WTP for £120 on LHR-JFK on Good Friday.
We are 2 adults on the same PNR, we took it!
It seems to be the best value POUG on the NY route that I have seen.
We are 2 adults on the same PNR, we took it!
It seems to be the best value POUG on the NY route that I have seen.
Apr 5, 2014, 9:47 am
#2943
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,781
At that price it gives the impression that they might be expecting to be full so are op-upping people from WT+ to CW at the very least.
Apr 5, 2014, 12:15 pm
#2944
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: Baec
Posts: 49
I think I am going to make Silver this year with flights already booked and one return to confirm to AMS. I may be 30 pts short if one trip cancels out but I will need another return to AMS which I was going to book as economy hand baggage to save money. I read somewhere the other day that BA sometimes offer a POUG for c £70 for CE. Could I ask, would this likely be made available to a hand luggage only ticket and if so would it then attract the 40pts instead of 10?
Sorry for the questions but I wasn't sure with the answers I found using search.
Sorry for the questions but I wasn't sure with the answers I found using search.
Apr 5, 2014, 12:20 pm
#2945
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,781
You might get offered the £70 upgrade to CE and yes you would get 40TP instead of 10.
Apr 5, 2014, 12:27 pm
#2946
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: Baec
Posts: 49
Thanks Xenole, think I'll just go ahead and book the hand baggage fare and see what happens.
Apr 6, 2014, 3:48 pm
#2947
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ARN
Programs: SK EBG, BAEC Gold, LH FTL, FBP, CCG, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,533
Was offered (and bought) an upgrade to WTP today on JFK-LHR for $309.
Apr 7, 2014, 6:03 am
#2948
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: London
Posts: 878
Usual £99 on LHR-ATH and ATH-LHR during check-in.
But I also got £179 for LHR-ATH-LHR on the same booking one day before departure, and £80 on the return leg two days before departure of this leg. Did not try to take it, so I don't know if it would work or increased to £99.
But I also got £179 for LHR-ATH-LHR on the same booking one day before departure, and £80 on the return leg two days before departure of this leg. Did not try to take it, so I don't know if it would work or increased to £99.
Apr 7, 2014, 4:05 pm
#2949
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 2,592
Anyone has experience on openskies on ORY-EWR ? From wtp to cw ? Thank you
Apr 7, 2014, 4:40 pm
#2950
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: OSL
Posts: 2,647
Offered £69 MAH-LCY which I took despite no difference in the seating. Not sure why to be honest. An expensive meal!
Apr 7, 2014, 11:48 pm
#2951
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, SQ Gold, KQ Platinum, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Hilton Gold, Marriott Silver, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,356
Being one of the longest shorthaul routes, £99 is good value when much shorter routes (Band 3) can be up to £89.
Apr 8, 2014, 3:27 am
#2952
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,790
Apr 9, 2014, 6:56 am
#2953
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,790
A question - will I get a POUG offer for a multi-segment itinerary? It appears my trip's second segment is oversold, but will I be able to POUG the first segment or not?
Apr 9, 2014, 7:32 am
#2954
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
Apr 9, 2014, 8:20 am
#2955
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,790