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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 Aug 30, 2012, 7:30 pm
  #1156  
 
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Originally Posted by shorthauldad
...although I bet there's more where that came from
Quite likely! Although I was surprised to even see one available - only got it as I had an EF alert for I class inventory. Flight currently showing all 0s except J9 C6 Y9 B5 so it's a busy one!
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Old Sep 3, 2012, 4:15 am
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PVG-LHR J-F £200 in MMB
tempting..
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Old Sep 3, 2012, 4:36 am
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Originally Posted by Lenis
PVG-LHR J-F £200 in MMB
tempting..
Grab it - that's an absolute bargain!
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Old Sep 3, 2012, 4:44 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
Grab it - that's an absolute bargain!
Completely agree. I don't think I've ever seen such a cheap J to F POUG on here for such a long flight.
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Old Sep 3, 2012, 5:20 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
Grab it - that's an absolute bargain!
That's amazing. I wonder if you'll actually be able to get it to process, or if it's an error. You definitely want to try, anyway.

Considering that EY's Plusgrade system charges around £450 for J-F on LHR-AUH, £200 on that route is deal of the century!
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Old Sep 3, 2012, 5:45 am
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Originally Posted by timezonehopper
Completely agree. I don't think I've ever seen such a cheap J to F POUG on here for such a long flight.
Yup - a total bargain for an exceedingly long and boring day flight.
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Old Sep 3, 2012, 5:45 am
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LUX-LHR rt 69€ each way
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Old Sep 3, 2012, 8:48 am
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Originally Posted by Swanhunter
Yup - a total bargain for an exceedingly long and boring day flight.
Grabbed it due to FT peer pressure..
Tips me into a second GUF2 so good value and now planted into 3A
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Old Sep 3, 2012, 9:03 am
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Originally Posted by Lenis
Grabbed it due to FT peer pressure..
Ahhh... FT peer pressure. I've come to know it very well.

In fact, I'm going to be spending much of 2013 in RGN as result of it.
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Old Sep 3, 2012, 10:11 am
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Need to bag 30 TPs to secure Silver so looking for tips on good POUG routes ex-LCY or ex-LGW ideally. Thoughts?
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Old Sep 4, 2012, 4:23 am
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Originally Posted by MadProfessor
Need to bag 30 TPs to secure Silver so looking for tips on good POUG routes ex-LCY or ex-LGW ideally. Thoughts?
AMS or JER
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Old Sep 4, 2012, 10:20 am
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LHR-FCO for GBP 79.

Last edited by mec72; Sep 7, 2012 at 10:27 am
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Old Sep 5, 2012, 12:46 am
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LHR-CPH ET to EC for €100 today.

Haven't taken it - have already snagged the first row of ET which has the half middle seat.
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Old Sep 5, 2012, 4:58 am
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Just grabbed a £99 LCA-LHR for 3 weeks out. Just a shame the outbound hasn't come in yet.
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Old Sep 5, 2012, 5:30 am
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Originally Posted by courtster
Just grabbed a £99 LCA-LHR for 3 weeks out. Just a shame the outbound hasn't come in yet.
Not bad considering that's an 80TP route.
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