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
Nov 3, 2012, 5:11 am
#1381
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 4,028
Mine were all on E190's (lovely) and E170's (not lovely) so all seats were 2-2
Nov 3, 2012, 2:29 pm
#1382
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: London UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,042
Quick Q: Where do you request whether paid upgrades are available when departing from LHR T5? Can this be done at any bag-drop desk or do you need to go to a separate ticketing counter before checking in?
Nov 3, 2012, 3:17 pm
#1383
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: BA
Posts: 3,890
You can also check again at the customer service desks once airside.
Nov 3, 2012, 4:47 pm
#1384
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: London UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,042
Nov 4, 2012, 1:28 am
#1385
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: North of the Highland line
Programs: BA Gold IHG Ambassador Spire Shangri La Diamond
Posts: 694
How long should one wait for the tp/Avios amendments for a paid upgrade - upgraded to CE in Athens last 10 days ago but it's still showing ET points and Avios
Nov 4, 2012, 11:49 am
#1386
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: 14,209
This is with the exception of 2CD on the E190, which have several kilometres of leg room
Nov 4, 2012, 11:55 am
#1387
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, UA Silver, CC Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,000
if you upgraded via MMB then it should be there by now (in my experience) if you booked in person at the airport I could not comment as have never done this
Nov 4, 2012, 4:00 pm
#1388
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: On the underground
Programs: BMI Dimond club, BA Executive Club
Posts: 462
Took the offer of £79 upgrade to Club Europe form LHR to Lisbon. A good start to the holiday. It was £79 since we booked it but decided to take it with 5 days to go. We took the last two seats at that price.
First time flying CE, From T3 at LHR. So I have a couple of questions:
When we arrive to drop off our bags is there a fast bag drop? for people flying CE?
Which lounge can we use? Which is the best in T3?
Which seat would be best? according to the BA website it is a A320, seat guru say the first 3 rows are 4 seats with the table in the middle and all other rows are seats. is that true? Im guessing row 1 is that best?
I just want to get the full experience
First time flying CE, From T3 at LHR. So I have a couple of questions:
When we arrive to drop off our bags is there a fast bag drop? for people flying CE?
Which lounge can we use? Which is the best in T3?
Which seat would be best? according to the BA website it is a A320, seat guru say the first 3 rows are 4 seats with the table in the middle and all other rows are seats. is that true? Im guessing row 1 is that best?
I just want to get the full experience
Nov 5, 2012, 12:40 am
#1389
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Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, UA Silver, CC Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,000
The Lisbon flight in CE is quite pleasant I agree
Nov 5, 2012, 1:34 am
#1390
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: RBKC
Programs: AA EXP and Eurostar Carte Blanche
Posts: 3,850
£79 each way to/from VIE next week. Yes, please.
Nov 5, 2012, 2:15 pm
#1391
Join Date: May 2008
Location: YYZ
Posts: 2,636
if you upgraded via MMB then it should be there by now (in my experience) if you booked in person at the airport I could not comment as have never done this
YMMV
Nov 6, 2012, 1:51 pm
#1392
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: Meh
Posts: 2,596
What is the typical J-F cost for LHR to PVG? Can this be done in the GF lounge?
Nov 7, 2012, 5:16 am
#1393
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Location: From ORK, live LCY
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I think it might be £499, and I understand the lounge dragons can check availability but you would need to go to the customer service desk to pay.
Nov 11, 2012, 12:52 pm
#1395
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: BA, VS, A3
Posts: 1
As a first post, and in recognition of the fact that lurking here has improved my travel over the last year, here are my POUG highlights:
ET to CE
LHR -> LED £125 (end of Dec 2011)
LHR -> LCA £99 (May 2012) - 767 with flat beds :-)
LCA -> LHR £99 (May 2012)
ATH -> LHR £99 (Aug 2012)
WT to WTP
LHR -> SYD £199 (Oct 2012)
SYD -> LHR £199 (Nov 2012)
The last two came up 72-48 hrs before departure, but what a bonus. Excellent crew on all legs too.
Combined with a few work trips in Y, now happily Silver thanks to POUG. ;-)
MrBlueSkies
ET to CE
LHR -> LED £125 (end of Dec 2011)
LHR -> LCA £99 (May 2012) - 767 with flat beds :-)
LCA -> LHR £99 (May 2012)
ATH -> LHR £99 (Aug 2012)
WT to WTP
LHR -> SYD £199 (Oct 2012)
SYD -> LHR £199 (Nov 2012)
The last two came up 72-48 hrs before departure, but what a bonus. Excellent crew on all legs too.
Combined with a few work trips in Y, now happily Silver thanks to POUG. ;-)
MrBlueSkies