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 15, 2014, 12:12 pm
#2971
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
Ive got two IST in April and May booked and no offer
Apr 16, 2014, 2:06 am
#2972
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: BA Blue these days
Posts: 35
Looking to try to do LON-BCN. Any idea which flights have the best chance of a POUG? I know it's hard to predict as otherwise everyone would just do that, but just wondering if people had experience. I see BCN is on the list so it is offered sometimes. Looking at dates something like:
18-20 June
25-27 June
2-4 July
18-20 June
25-27 June
2-4 July
Apr 16, 2014, 2:41 am
#2973
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold and various hotel programs (wishing they were all linked)
Posts: 100
Just been offered £368 from WT+ to CW on LHR-JFK next Thursday. Is this a good offer?
Apr 16, 2014, 2:51 am
#2974
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BA Exec Club Bronze, Hilton Diamond, Virgin Flying Club Red
Posts: 1,257
Apr 16, 2014, 2:56 am
#2975
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold and various hotel programs (wishing they were all linked)
Posts: 100
Apr 16, 2014, 3:09 am
#2976
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Diamond, IHG DIamond
Posts: 458
In terms of the price I don't think it's brilliant, but everyone places their own value on these things... given I've paid not too much more to go from WT to CW on longer flights (e.g. PHX) it would depend on whether I needed TPs and reason for travelling etc.
Apr 16, 2014, 3:33 am
#2977
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold and various hotel programs (wishing they were all linked)
Posts: 100
yeah it's really the return flight overnight I want but no Avios or POUG at present - thanks for the replies
Apr 16, 2014, 7:49 am
#2978
Company Representative - British Airways
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 834
Hi all
Just a quick update -some of you have mentioned that POU doesn't seem to be available following making the initial booking. We recently implemented a rule which means that it will not be available until 48 hours after the booking is made so please do check again after this time to check if it's available
Warm regards
Nicci
Just a quick update -some of you have mentioned that POU doesn't seem to be available following making the initial booking. We recently implemented a rule which means that it will not be available until 48 hours after the booking is made so please do check again after this time to check if it's available
Warm regards
Nicci
Apr 16, 2014, 7:52 am
#2979
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
Hi all
Just a quick update -some of you have mentioned that POU doesn't seem to be available following making the initial booking. We recently implemented a rule which means that it will not be available until 48 hours after the booking is made so please do check again after this time to check if it's available
Warm regards
Nicci
Just a quick update -some of you have mentioned that POU doesn't seem to be available following making the initial booking. We recently implemented a rule which means that it will not be available until 48 hours after the booking is made so please do check again after this time to check if it's available
Warm regards
Nicci
Apr 16, 2014, 7:55 am
#2980
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
Just a quick update -some of you have mentioned that POU doesn't seem to be available following making the initial booking. We recently implemented a rule which means that it will not be available until 48 hours after the booking is made so please do check again after this time to check if it's available.
Apr 16, 2014, 8:02 am
#2981
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,789
Please note I have added a link to the AUP cost tracking thread in the Wikipost.
Apr 16, 2014, 8:31 am
#2982
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: London, England
Programs: BA Exec Club, Virgin FC
Posts: 443
was offered J-F for £399 yesterday at check-in at BOM for the BA198. I declined coz a) cant afford it b) as i was on a UuA i am pretty sure I wouldnt get the miles and TPs for F
she really tried to sell it to me "this flight even has our brand new First, sir" but I still said no...
alas no Op-Up either (someone else must have either been op-uped or paid the £399) but the flight in CW was excellent, even though i felt the prawn main course tasted & smelled a bit funky...lol
she really tried to sell it to me "this flight even has our brand new First, sir" but I still said no...
alas no Op-Up either (someone else must have either been op-uped or paid the £399) but the flight in CW was excellent, even though i felt the prawn main course tasted & smelled a bit funky...lol
Apr 16, 2014, 1:06 pm
#2983
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: AKL
Programs: BA Silver, ANZ Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 468
Just a quick update -some of you have mentioned that POU doesn't seem to be available following making the initial booking. We recently implemented a rule which means that it will not be available until 48 hours after the booking is made so please do check again after this time to check if it's available
Apr 16, 2014, 3:40 pm
#2984
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
Hi Nicci - any word on when the BA IT will start being able to offer POUGs to those of us on connecting flights from the regions rather than those doing just straight to/from LON flights?
Apr 16, 2014, 3:57 pm
#2985
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,159
United certainly offer POUG's on mixed bookings as well with tickets being booked via a TA! (Netflights.com)
Seems us regionalers (is that a word?
) are the poor cousins of BA's IT limitations. Boo. 