Jan 3, 2015, 4:45 am
Last edit by: TravellerFrequently
2015 POUG rate tracker
Please add your own successful results to the follow list including the month/year when the POUG was offered to you.
POUGs are offered via BA.com and the App Manage My Booking via a distinctive banner. You cannot get a POUG by telephoning, however the service centres can complete a POUG which falls over mid transaction. They are offered on cash and Avios redemptions but typically not on complex routings, BA Holidays or travel agency bookings until OLCI stage. POUGs on Avios redemptions won't get you additional TPs/Avios, but they will on revenue tickets.
Short haul routes from LON to/from Europe
A price in pounds indicates a ticket issued from London, other currencies indicate prices for tickets issued overseas (e.g. singles or returns originating from CDG priced in Euros). Multiple prices indicate a range of fares are on offer. Note that LCY prices currently seem to be on a different basis to LGW and LHR (cheaper, in other words).
Long haul routes from LON to North America
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes from LON to South America
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes from LON to Asia
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes from LON to Australia and Oceania
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes from LON to Africa and Middle East
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes to LON
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
POUG terms and conditions can be found by clicking here.
Please add your own successful results to the follow list including the month/year when the POUG was offered to you.
POUGs are offered via BA.com and the App Manage My Booking via a distinctive banner. You cannot get a POUG by telephoning, however the service centres can complete a POUG which falls over mid transaction. They are offered on cash and Avios redemptions but typically not on complex routings, BA Holidays or travel agency bookings until OLCI stage. POUGs on Avios redemptions won't get you additional TPs/Avios, but they will on revenue tickets.
Short haul routes from LON to/from Europe
A price in pounds indicates a ticket issued from London, other currencies indicate prices for tickets issued overseas (e.g. singles or returns originating from CDG priced in Euros). Multiple prices indicate a range of fares are on offer. Note that LCY prices currently seem to be on a different basis to LGW and LHR (cheaper, in other words).
- ACE – £119 (May 2015)
- AGP – £99/€119 (Dec 2014) £179 (July 2015)
- AMS - £109 (LHR Dec 2015 - both ways for Jan 2016), £69 for LCY (Jan 2015), €89 to LGW both ways (Jul 2015) £79 from LGW (May 2015), €90 to LHR (May 2015)
- AMS - £79 (Jan 2015) ex LGW - return also offered
- ANE - €79 (Mar 2015) to LCY
- ARN - £105 / LHR-ARN B767 (Mar 2015) £72 LHR-ARN (May 2015)
- ATH - £109 (Oct 2014) / £179 (Jan 15), £160 (Apr 2015), €280 to LHR (May 2015)
- BCN – €139 (Jan 2015) £89 (Feb 2015 LHR-BCN) £115 (Apr 2015 BCN-LHR), £89 (Apr 2015 LGW)
- BGO - £75 and £65 (Jan 2015 and Apr 2015)
- BOD - £104 from HBO (Feb 2015)
- BRI - £119 / €144 (Dec 2014)
- BRU - £105 (Feb 2015) /£120 (March 2015) /€135 (Jan 2015) / £115 (Jun 2015)
- BSL - CHF120 (Dec 2014) / CHF190 (Sep 2015)
- BUD - £89 also £105 (Dec 2014) and £120 (Jan 2015)
- CDG - €115 (Dec 2014), £75 (Mar 2015) £99 (April 2015), £80 (Jul 2015). £89 (Dec 2015)
- CMF - £69 (Dec 2014) Note LCY.
- CPH - £129 (Nov 2014) £125 (Jan 2015) 950 DKK (£95 - Jul 2015), £159 (Apr 2015), £120 (May 2015)
- CTA - £119/€144 (Dec 2014 and June 2015)
- DBV - £89 LGW (Nov 2015)
- DUB – €119 (to LHR, Dec 2015), £80 and £95 LHR (Jan & Mar 2015) £99 (Nov 2014); £95 LCY (Jan 2015), £80 LCY (Mar 2015), £105 (Apr 2015), €105 (to LHR, June 2015), £115 (LHR, Jun/Jul 2015)
- DUS - €125 (Jan 2015) €79 to LCY (Apr 2015) £69 to LCY (May 2015)
- FCO - £170 (Dec 2014) / €155 LHR & €109 LGW (Mar 2015), £155 (Apr 2015)
- FRA - €145 (to LHR, Dec 2015), £105 (Jan 2015) £109 (Nov 2015)
- GIB - £140 Dec 2014)
- GOT – £90 (Jan 2015) £79 (Nov 2014), SEK 990/GBP 76 (Oct 2015)
- GVA - £79/£89 (Nov 2014) £105 (Jan 2015) £120 (May 2015 from HBO) £105 both ways (05/15)
- HAM - £90 both ways (Jan 2015) £79 both ways (Sep 15 from HBO)
- HEL – €155 back (Dec 2014) £130 (July 2015, HEL-LHR)
- INN – £89/€109 back (Dec 2014)
- IST - £130 both ways (May 2015) £150 (May 2015, IST-LHR)
- JER - £99 (Jan 2015), £79 (Mar 2015), £79 (Oct 2015), £79 (Nove 2015)
- LCA – £210 (Feb2015)
- LED - £189 (Oct 2015)
- LIN – £175 (Jan 2015), £189 (Nov 2015)
- LIS – £80/£119/£145 (Nov 2014 / Dec 2014), £145 (Jul 2015 & Jan 2016)
- LPA - €125 back to LHR (May 2015)
- LUX - £120 offered to LHR (Feb 2015)
- MAD - £110 to LHR (Mar 2015 from HBO), £75 exLHR (June 2015), €89 MAD-LCY-MAD for Oct 2015
- MAH - £69 (Apr 2015). Note LCY.
- MLA - €154 (Jan 2015), €119 (Oct 2015)
- MUC - £105 (May 2015), £109 (Sep 2015 from HBO)
- MXP - £180 (Jan 2015)
- NCE - £140 (Dec 2014), £114 ex-LGW £145 to LHR (Apr 2015 from HBO)
- ORY - £99 (Jan 2015), £69 (Mar 2015) £90 April 2015
- OSL - NOK1200 = £100 (Feb 2015), £120 (May 2015), £91 (Aug 2015), £159 (Jan & Mar 2016 )
- OTP - £185 (Jan 2015)
- PFO - £119 (Sep 2015)
- PMI - £69 (Mar 2015), €79 (Mar 2015). Note LCY. PMI-LHR €175 (Mar 2015) / EUR 180 (Apr 2015) / EUR 205 (Oct 2015)
- PRG - £79/£120 (Dec 2014/Jan 2015), £149 (Dec 2015)
- PSA - £165 (Feb 2015), £89 (Oct 2015)
- RTM - £65 (Jan 2015, ex LHR)
- SVG - NOK 720 (Dec 2015), NOK 720 (Aug 2015), £99 each way (Dec 2015)
- SZG - £114 (Dec 2014)
- TIA – £99/€119 (Dec 2014) €159 (Mar 2015)
- TXL – £115 (Dec 2015) / €150 (Jan 2015) / £120 (Feb/Mar 2015) / €125 (Apr 2015) / £119 July 2015
- UIP - £69 (Mar 2015). Note LCY.
- VCE - £145 (Jan 2015)
- VIE – £149 (Aug '15) £135 (July '15) £145 (Jan '15) £99 and £129 (Nov 14)
- VRN - £89 / €109 (Dec 2014)
- WAW - £139 for LHR-WAW-LHR Oct 2015, 475 PLN (£79) for WAW-LHR (Jan 2016)
- ZAG - £89 for ZAG-LHR Aug 2015, €130 ZAG-LHR Nov 2015
- ZRH – £87 / CHF135 (Dec 14) LCY flights £69 (Nov 2014), £105 (LHR, Jul 2015)
Long haul routes from LON to North America
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- AUS - WTP $229 (Nov 2015), CW £473 (Feb 2015)
- BOS - WTP $189 (Apr 2015)
- JFK – WTP £147 (Jan and Apr 2015)
- IAD – WTP $288 (Jan 2015)
- LAS – WTP £198 (Aug 2015)
- LAX - CW £540 (Feb 2015)
- ORD - CW GBP 473 (Nov 2015)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015)
- YUL – CW £405 (Jan 2015 - Post #95)
- YYZ - CW GBP 350 (Jun 2015)
Long haul routes from LON to South America
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
Long haul routes from LON to Asia
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- BOM –WTP £168 (Dec 2015)
- PVG – CW £440 (Jan 2015)
- HKG - WTP £207 (Jan 2015)
- NRT - WTP £207 (Apr 2015)
- BKK - WTP £229 (Aug 2016)
Long haul routes from LON to Australia and Oceania
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- LHR-SYD – WTP £159 (Apr 2015)
Long haul routes from LON to Africa and Middle East
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- DXB – WTP £150 (Jan 2015)
- DXB – CW £499 (Feb 2015)
- TLV - WTP £153 (Apr 2015)
Long haul routes to LON
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- BOS - WTP $189 (Apr 2015), F $850 then $763 (Nov 2015)
- DME - WTP £145 (Nov 2015)
- DXB – CW £499 (Jan 2015)
- DXB – CW £299 (Nov 2015)
- GIG – F £447 (Jan 2015)
- HKG – WTP £161 (Jan 2015)
- HKG - CW £540 (Mar 2015)
- HKG - CW £599 (Mar 2015 for travel in April)
- IAD - WTP £185 (Apr 2015)
- JFK – WTP £168 (Jan 2015)
- JFK – F £508 (Dec 2015)
- MCO - WTP £170 (Sep 2015)
- MIA - WTP £176 (Nov 2015)
- ORD - CW GBP 473 (Nov 2015) increased to GBP 525 in 4 hours.
- PEK - CW GBP 549 (Aug 2015)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015)
- SIN – CW £549 (Mar 2015)
- SIN – WTP £198 (Jun 2015)
- SYD – CW £500 (Jan 2015)
- YYZ - CW GBP 450 (Jun 2015)
- YYZ – CW C$723 (Nov 2015)
- YYZ - WTP GBP 189 (Jun 2015)
POUG terms and conditions can be found by clicking here.
Pro-active Online Upgrade (POUG) tracking and discussion | 2015 thread
Jan 31, 2015, 6:18 am
#166
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: UK
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Yes, it was HBO.
LCY does not yet seem to be as affected by the POUG increases as LHR/LGW, I've had a few offered recently at this price. SH offers to/from LHR have been mostly £120-130, with the exception of one GOT-LHR at the SEK equivalent of £89.
LCY does not yet seem to be as affected by the POUG increases as LHR/LGW, I've had a few offered recently at this price. SH offers to/from LHR have been mostly £120-130, with the exception of one GOT-LHR at the SEK equivalent of £89.
Jan 31, 2015, 6:22 am
#167
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: UK
Programs: I go wherever the content takes me.
Posts: 5,698
It does seem to be a general trend - and LCY anecdotally has improved catering compared to its cousins at LGW and LHR.
Jan 31, 2015, 6:30 am
#168
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Exec Club
Posts: 42
Just a quick question: I'm flying LCY-MAD (return) next friday over the weekend and being offered to upgrade to Business for 79£.
1.) Would this upgrade both the inbound and the outbound flight for 79£ in total?
2.) Do I get avios and TP for this upgrade?
Best,
Stair Way
1.) Would this upgrade both the inbound and the outbound flight for 79£ in total?
2.) Do I get avios and TP for this upgrade?
Best,
Stair Way
Jan 31, 2015, 6:31 am
#169
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: UK
Programs: I go wherever the content takes me.
Posts: 5,698
Just a quick question: I'm flying LCY-MAD (return) next friday over the weekend and being offered to upgrade to Business for 79£.
1.) Would this upgrade both the inbound and the outbound flight for 79£ in total?
2.) Do I get avios and TP for this upgrade?
Best,
Stair Way
1.) Would this upgrade both the inbound and the outbound flight for 79£ in total?
2.) Do I get avios and TP for this upgrade?
Best,
Stair Way
2. Yes, you will get Avios and the extra TPs for the upgrade, unless your original fare was a redemption booking.
HTH
Jan 31, 2015, 6:32 am
#170
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
Just a quick question: I'm flying LCY-MAD (return) next friday over the weekend and being offered to upgrade to Business for 79£.
1.) Would this upgrade both the inbound and the outbound flight for 79£ in total?
2.) Do I get avios and TP for this upgrade?
Best,
Stair Way
1.) Would this upgrade both the inbound and the outbound flight for 79£ in total?
2.) Do I get avios and TP for this upgrade?
Best,
Stair Way
2) You do if your original ticket is a cash ticket (i.e. not a reward flight).
Jan 31, 2015, 6:34 am
#171
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA, U2+, SK, AF/KL, IHG, Hilton, others gathering dust...
Posts: 2,552
I guess it's just a website limitation, but I do smile when the LCY POUG offer comes up, offering me lounge access and fast track security...I suppose you do get it at the outstation for the return.
Jan 31, 2015, 6:50 am
#172
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Exec Club
Posts: 42
Thanks for your quick reply! Any idea where I can see how many extra avios/TP I would get? Trying to reach the next tier before my year expires...
Jan 31, 2015, 6:57 am
#173
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 5
Only you can decide whether £180 on this is a good way to spend your money for the extra space / comfort rather than on something else (it would be for me on that route if the flight was likely to be busy). You will also get slightly improved food, some extra Avios and Tier Points (if those are relevant to you, and assuming your WT ticket is not a reward ticket), and depending on the size of your party, the 2-4-2 seating may be more suitable than 3-3-3 or 3-4-3.
One other small point and it will depend how busy immigration is, but you'd also be off the aircraft before the WT pax, so a few less people in front of you at US immigration.
[Edit - you'd also get 2 pieces of checked baggage, in both directions even if you only upgraded one way]
As you can see from posts above, these days people are regularly being offered £120-130 for much shorter journeys in CE, so in those terms it is relatively good value, but you should think of the absolute value you'd get from spending the money.
One other small point and it will depend how busy immigration is, but you'd also be off the aircraft before the WT pax, so a few less people in front of you at US immigration.
[Edit - you'd also get 2 pieces of checked baggage, in both directions even if you only upgraded one way]
As you can see from posts above, these days people are regularly being offered £120-130 for much shorter journeys in CE, so in those terms it is relatively good value, but you should think of the absolute value you'd get from spending the money.
A couple of deciding points, we are BAEC Silver, so I f we took up the offer do you think we would get a bump up to CW, and do you know if this aircraft has the new WTP Or the old version? Are the extra tier points worth £180?
Once again thanks.
Jan 31, 2015, 6:57 am
#174
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: London, UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, ITA Club Executive, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,599
You can check how many Avios you'll get (and TPs too) using the Avios calculator in the Executive Club section of ba.com.
Jan 31, 2015, 7:09 am
#175
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: Mucci, BAEC GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador, Stena Gold
Posts: 1,094
has anyone been offered a POUG to MRS recently?
Jan 31, 2015, 7:44 am
#176
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: UK
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The aircraft is likely to be a 772, so maybe/maybe not on new WTP, they are working through them. Don't know if the LGW aircraft are lower priority than LHR for this, but it wouldn't surprise me.
You will get 55 extra TP for this (assuming your original ticket was not an Avios redemption, in which case you don't), it's 90TP instead of 35. That's £3.27 per extra TP, but the value depends on how much you need those TPs to retain Silver or get Gold, versus how much they would cost you to get another way. TPs can be a factor, but (IMO) you are getting more for your money than just TPs with WT>WTP, unlike ET>CE.
Last edited by Oaxaca; Jan 31, 2015 at 7:55 am
Jan 31, 2015, 7:53 am
#177
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: UK
Programs: I go wherever the content takes me.
Posts: 5,698
The TP calculator is here:
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...r/public/en_gb
Jan 31, 2015, 11:44 am
#178
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA Exec Club
Posts: 42
Can anyone share his or her experience on the benefits of flying business class on short haul trips from London City? I am a bit hesitant to upgrade my flight as LCY has no lounge, fast track is unnecessary in LCY aswell and I am not sure if the breakfast (I have an early flight to Madrid) is really that much better in Business compared to Economy? Also, there seems to be no difference between the business class and economy seats on the Embraer E-190 or am I wrong? There is usually also ample legroom in economy on this aircraft aswell.
Am I totally wrong or does it really not make sense to pay for a business class upgrade on this particular flight?
Best,
Stair Way
Am I totally wrong or does it really not make sense to pay for a business class upgrade on this particular flight?
Best,
Stair Way
Last edited by Stair Way; Jan 31, 2015 at 11:54 am
Jan 31, 2015, 12:00 pm
#179
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,406
Can anyone share his or her experience on the benefits of flying business class on short haul trips from London City? I am a bit hesitant to upgrade my flight as LCY has no lounge, fast track is unnecessary in LCY aswell and I am not sure if the breakfast (I have an early flight to Madrid) is really that much better in Business compared to Economy? Also, there seems to be no difference between the business class and economy seats on the Embraer E-190 or am I wrong? There is usually also ample legroom in economy on this aircraft aswell.
Am I totally wrong or does it really not make sense to pay for a business class upgrade on this particular flight?
Best,
Stair Way
Am I totally wrong or does it really not make sense to pay for a business class upgrade on this particular flight?
Best,
Stair Way
PS Seat pitch throughout the E-190 is far better than the airbus fleet. I always choose row 12 if domestic or European Traveller.
Jan 31, 2015, 12:43 pm
#180
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Thatcham, UK
Programs: BA Gold, HHonors Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 470
£160 upgrade offered (and declined) LHR to LIN for a flight tomorrow.
This was on a fully flex economy ticket as well! Was expecting the normal £79.
This was on a fully flex economy ticket as well! Was expecting the normal £79.