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
Dec 12, 2011, 10:26 am
#676
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
I believe MLE is a popular premium destination so I think its unlikely. Always keep an eye out on MMB and ask on the day, but I'd not set my hopes too high.
Last edited by Paralytic; Dec 15, 2011 at 9:03 am
Dec 13, 2011, 8:41 am
#677
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: London, UK
Programs: Not much these days: BA Silver, Bonvoy Lifetime Gold, HH Gold
Posts: 1,326
Since my booking was with my companies travel agent I could not upgrade in advance. So I asked about availability of the upgrades from WT to CW on SEA-LHR route at the airport (December 2nd). The cost was $900 USD, however they needed to check on availability of CW catering. While I was thinking on whether to jump on this offer, the agent got a response on her walkie that the catering was not available making this decision moot. Oh well...
Just wish BA allowed upgrades beforehand on TA bookings... like so many others on here!
Dec 13, 2011, 1:40 pm
#678
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M FTL, FB Gold
Posts: 176
Last week I enquired about an upgrade from WT to WT+ on BA16 for the SIN to LHR leg and was quoted 340 SGD.
Dec 13, 2011, 3:53 pm
#680
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Earth
Programs: Proud owner of 3 Mucci's (yes, 3!) the latest being Chevaliere des Bains Chauds, BA Silver (6 yrs)
Posts: 10,985
CW is usually 100% full on this flight, with WT+ being next full. Sometimes WT can be quite empty.
It is a very busy honeymoon route and we get asked at least 20 times each flight for upgrades.
Dec 13, 2011, 4:03 pm
#681
Join Date: May 2010
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 2,369
Op-Up's do not really happen on this route due to the filling from the front although I have seen it happen once.
Dec 15, 2011, 6:54 am
#682
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SE1, London
Posts: 23,433
At IST (not often offered)
WT to WT+ (so just for the longhaul sector when connecting through LHR)
US/Canada Euro 175
Everywhere else Euro 225
ET to CE to LHR
Euro 170 (so in line with the usual Band 4 POUG pricing)
All subject to availability of course.
WT to WT+ (so just for the longhaul sector when connecting through LHR)
US/Canada Euro 175
Everywhere else Euro 225
ET to CE to LHR
Euro 170 (so in line with the usual Band 4 POUG pricing)
All subject to availability of course.
Dec 17, 2011, 5:31 am
#683
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: LON & MUC
Programs: BA Gold, LH FTL, KL Plat (comped), BD
Posts: 247
Price discrimination based on take-up rates?
Was looking to upgrade a few more of my LHR-MUC and MUC-LHR sectors which used to cost £59/€59 o/w.
Now the prices quoted have gone up to £79/€79
Would anyone have any insight on whether this is (a) a wholesale adjustment or (b) a personalized price increase? I am wondering because I have been using the option quite consistently over the last three months (last week I upgraded a handful of bookings in one go).
Any insights would be much appreciated.
Now the prices quoted have gone up to £79/€79
Would anyone have any insight on whether this is (a) a wholesale adjustment or (b) a personalized price increase? I am wondering because I have been using the option quite consistently over the last three months (last week I upgraded a handful of bookings in one go).
Any insights would be much appreciated.
Dec 17, 2011, 5:53 am
#685
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: OSL
Posts: 2,643
Have an upgrade offer from OSL-LHR (which I will take for requalification) but I am less keen on the price. GBP79 (for me)/NOK650 (for my partner). Interestingly, that translates into GBP70 these days, so surely they've increased fixed prices across.
Dec 17, 2011, 7:13 am
#686
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London, England
Programs: BAEC Silver, Aeroplan, Amex Plat
Posts: 120
MMB upgrade offer for WT to WTP upgrade for my upcoming flight to HKG has dropped from £210 to £159...
Dec 17, 2011, 7:51 am
#688
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: HKG
Programs: Marriott Ambassador (Titanium Lifetime), BA Gold, Ex-Hertz 5* PC, Ex-HH Diamond, Ex-BD*G
Posts: 3,060
I noticed that my BCN-LHR did the same a couple of days ago (though in pounds), as such one wonders whether this was a particular decision by BA to increase the prices slightly due to higher take-ups across the board
Dec 17, 2011, 7:52 am
#689
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
I was offered (but didn't manage to get - see here) and airport upgrade from WT+ to CW on the LHR-LAS flight yesterday.
However, the price was £449 whereas all me previous west-coast US upgrades were £399. Does anyone know if this is a permanent price increase or is it particular to that route?
However, the price was £449 whereas all me previous west-coast US upgrades were £399. Does anyone know if this is a permanent price increase or is it particular to that route?
Dec 17, 2011, 8:23 am
#690
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: BAEC Gold, V Flying Club, M%M, Diamond
Posts: 1
Just made an upgrade LHR to TXL in January for € 69 ... 