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
Oct 3, 2012, 12:54 pm
#1291
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
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Thanks darthlemsip, I did ask again in the lounge but sadly got the same reply. Maybe I'll ask the CSD for one last try in a couple of hours.... 
I've never been turned down when asking before, wonder if it's because I'm no longer a OW Sapphire (I'll be BA Silver once I land though!)
I've never been turned down when asking before, wonder if it's because I'm no longer a OW Sapphire (I'll be BA Silver once I land though!)
F1 A1 J2 C2 D1 R1 I1 W6 E4 T1 Y5 B5 HL KL ML LC VC SC NC QC OC GL
I'd go back the ticket desk.
Oct 3, 2012, 1:11 pm
#1292
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 339
Strange, I just re-ran the query in EF, it is showing
F7 A7 J8 C8 D8 R8 I8 W2 E2 T2 Y0 B1 H0 K0 M0 S1 G0
I went back and asked again just in case, but no go.
Thanks for checking Tobias.
F7 A7 J8 C8 D8 R8 I8 W2 E2 T2 Y0 B1 H0 K0 M0 S1 G0
I went back and asked again just in case, but no go.
Thanks for checking Tobias.
Oct 3, 2012, 1:24 pm
#1293
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,927
Very strange indeed. I've checked KVS again in case I put in wrong info and got:
BA 27
F1 A1 J2 C2 D1 R1 I1 W6 E4 T1 Y5 B5 HL KL ML LC VC SC NC QC OC GL
I wonder why/how there is such discrepancy between KVS and EF???
BA 27
F1 A1 J2 C2 D1 R1 I1 W6 E4 T1 Y5 B5 HL KL ML LC VC SC NC QC OC GL
I wonder why/how there is such discrepancy between KVS and EF???
Oct 3, 2012, 1:35 pm
#1294
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: From ORK, live LCY
Programs: BA Silver, EI Silver, HH Gold, BW Gold, ABP, Seigneur des Horaires des Mucci
Posts: 14,214
Point of sale differences?
Oct 3, 2012, 1:35 pm
#1295
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Worldwide
Posts: 12,949
[KVS Availability Tool 7.0.7/Diamond - Sabre: Availability/FS/US]
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LHR London Heathrow UK [EGLL] HKG Hong Kong Intl HK [VHHH] WED 03 Oct 2012 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- NZ 38 LHR 21:05 HKG 16:10 772 C2 D0 Z0 J0 U3 E1 O0 A0 Y3 B3 M0 H0 Q0 V0 W0 T0 L0 S0 G0 X0 K0 P0 BA 27 LHR 22:00 HKG 16:50 777 F7 A7 C8 D8 R8 I8 Y0 B1 H0 K0 M0 S1 G0 J8 W2 E2 T2 CX 254 LHR 22:20 HKG 17:05 77W F2 A2 J5 C5 D5 I4 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M6 L5 V5 S3 N3 Q2 O0 VS 200 LHR 22:30 HKG 17:50 346 J0 C0 D0 I0 Z0 W0 S0 K0 Y0 B0 R0 L0 U0 M0 E0 Q0 X0 N0 O0
Last edited by Prospero; Oct 30, 2014 at 12:08 pm Reason: purge commercial link from KVS citation
Oct 3, 2012, 2:13 pm
#1296
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,927
Oct 3, 2012, 2:36 pm
#1297
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Location: Worldwide
Posts: 12,949
To see the results for 03 Oct, just select the (Anytime) option.
Oct 5, 2012, 8:34 am
#1298
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,644
Oct 6, 2012, 9:37 am
#1299
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 97
Just got LHR-DEN and DEN-LHR for £175 each way WT to WT+
Oct 6, 2012, 12:47 pm
#1300
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA - Gold for Life, CCR & GGL; IC Spire Elite Ambassador; Diamond Hilton Honors; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 6,720
Oct 6, 2012, 2:14 pm
#1301
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GGL, BA Amex PP
Posts: 1,051
Anyone have a sense of how likely it would be to get a POUG on a flight to EZE? Am in WT+ (which I will survive fine) but CW I would pay for if available at a decent price - only seats available are 3xJ of which one is C so odds are likely nil? Flight is really full otherwise, prob 1 seat in WT+ and 3 in Y per flightstats
Oct 6, 2012, 3:59 pm
#1302
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Anyone have a sense of how likely it would be to get a POUG on a flight to EZE? Am in WT+ (which I will survive fine) but CW I would pay for if available at a decent price - only seats available are 3xJ of which one is C so odds are likely nil? Flight is really full otherwise, prob 1 seat in WT+ and 3 in Y per flightstats
Oct 9, 2012, 9:07 am
#1303
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: BA Silver (at last!), Thai Silver
Posts: 67
Just got POUG at terminal 5
LHR-LHX wtp to cw
£449
Upper deck
Sweet
M
LHR-LHX wtp to cw
£449
Upper deck
Sweet
M
Oct 9, 2012, 10:49 pm
#1305
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Cambridge, UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, Virgin Flying Club Gold, DanAir Lifetime Gold, Coffee House Bedford Platinum Plus, Green
Posts: 168
Just about to book LHR to IST
Does anyone know what POUGs are currently being offered on MMB or at LHR/IST?
Thanks
Does anyone know what POUGs are currently being offered on MMB or at LHR/IST?
Thanks