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 12, 2015, 6:15 pm
#76
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BA Gold, Accor Silver, Flying Blue Zilch, East Coast Rewards Lots&lots, Miles & More nada
Posts: 288
Ah, my bad memory. I thought someone here had remarked that they had seen CE HBO fares offered. But now I think about it, I've never seen that option available when booking short-haul.
Jan 13, 2015, 2:12 am
#77
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold, ALL Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 212
LCY-GVA on 13 Feb, I was offered a POUG yesterday at £79. (My inbound is GVA-LHR, no offer there.)
This morning the offer had gone. Out of curiosity, I checked the UuM price: £45. Grabbed.
This morning the offer had gone. Out of curiosity, I checked the UuM price: £45. Grabbed.
Jan 13, 2015, 5:45 am
#78
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ORF/LHR/HEL
Programs: BAEC Gold, ITA Executive, UA Premier Silver, Hilton Silver, Bonvoy Silver, IHG Rewards Gold Elite
Posts: 40
My first post ever - been lurking on here for several years now. 
For a flight 6 days from now, POUG offered currently in MMB for LHR-IAD WT to WT+ for $288USD on the A380 flight.
Please add to wiki if possible.
For a flight 6 days from now, POUG offered currently in MMB for LHR-IAD WT to WT+ for $288USD on the A380 flight.
Please add to wiki if possible.
Jan 13, 2015, 12:49 pm
#79
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Reading, UK
Programs: BA Gold,, Hilton HHonors Gold
Posts: 399
POUG on booking with different sectors
I booked LHR-DUB and AMS-LHR on the same ticket. are my chances of being offered POUG on such a booking less? When I click on "Upgrade my class of travel with money", it asks me to contact the service centre.
Jan 13, 2015, 1:38 pm
#81
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
Jan 13, 2015, 1:47 pm
#82
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,853
I think it is unlikely you would be offered a POUG if this is a more complex ticket. It would show up very clearly if it was offered to you, including a mention in that Upgrade line you mentioned. You could still get an AUP possibly. That message, incidentally, is typical of a travel agent or company booked ticket, which would also preclude a POUG until Online Check In.
Jan 13, 2015, 1:50 pm
#83
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,853
Welcome to Flyertalk c2u4ze2im
And I shall add my welcome to you c2u4ze2im for joining us on Flyertalk, and indeed joining the BA Forum too. Welcome, and now that you are free of lurker status I hope that we will continue to see plenty more of you. Thanks also for the data point, I'm sure that some other users of this forum will find it useful. Welcome on board.
Jan 13, 2015, 2:10 pm
#84
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Essex, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club, AZ, VS, AA, UA
Posts: 602
First POUG Ever!!
LHR-RTM: Offered £65 at OLCI (on iPhone) today. Accepted - absolutely thrilled because it gets me the missing TPs for Bronze, with 3 weeks left in my membership year...
Now what I am wondering is, why now after 20 sectors with none this year? Luck, or does the system know I am close to a goal and make the offer on that basis (probably giving the software too much credit there!). Or even - I know I am being silly here - was it because I was checking the costs of a full revenue CE ticket on the app?
On a related note, anyone visited the international lounge in T1 recently?
Oh - and added to wiki
Now what I am wondering is, why now after 20 sectors with none this year? Luck, or does the system know I am close to a goal and make the offer on that basis (probably giving the software too much credit there!). Or even - I know I am being silly here - was it because I was checking the costs of a full revenue CE ticket on the app?
On a related note, anyone visited the international lounge in T1 recently?
Oh - and added to wiki
Last edited by OxfordBlue; Jan 13, 2015 at 2:11 pm Reason: Added to wiki
Jan 13, 2015, 2:14 pm
#85
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Essex, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club, AZ, VS, AA, UA
Posts: 602
Jan 13, 2015, 4:48 pm
#86
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, AA Plat, HH Diamond, IHG Platinum.
Posts: 75
Noticed today a few POUG offers on my upcoming flights to and from LAX throughout the rest of the year.
ALL WTP -> CW
LAX-LHR USD950 March 15
LHR-LAX GBP480 Sept 15
LAX-LHR GBP599 Dec 15
Interestingly the system offers POUG for both legs of one booking but when trying to commit to buy both throws an error: Sorry, we are unable to process your request. Please contact your booking agent.
(They were all booked direct with BA on ba.com)
@:-) If BA have so much availability in J that they can offer POUG on 3/4 of my upcoming bookings then perhaps they could consider a little goodwill gesture in opening up the odd J reward seat on this route at some point(!)
ALL WTP -> CW
LAX-LHR USD950 March 15
LHR-LAX GBP480 Sept 15
LAX-LHR GBP599 Dec 15
Interestingly the system offers POUG for both legs of one booking but when trying to commit to buy both throws an error: Sorry, we are unable to process your request. Please contact your booking agent.
(They were all booked direct with BA on ba.com)@:-) If BA have so much availability in J that they can offer POUG on 3/4 of my upcoming bookings then perhaps they could consider a little goodwill gesture in opening up the odd J reward seat on this route at some point(!)
Jan 14, 2015, 5:14 am
#87
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
Posts: 158
LHR-BUD offered for £120 (on HBO fare, if that's relevant) - outbound only upgrade offer so far, nothing on the return.
Flight isn't until late May so offer may change. Haven't accepted
Flight isn't until late May so offer may change. Haven't accepted
Last edited by wadewadewade; Jan 14, 2015 at 5:19 am Reason: More info and bored on conference call
Jan 14, 2015, 1:45 pm
#88
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, M&M, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,223
Another one to report, ridiculous: LHR - WAW - LHR - £110 per flight from ticket with baggage to CE. Original price when booking: £90 for ET and £164/171 for CE. Was hoping that online upgrade will be cheaper. Last year it was about £50 for upgrade.
My husband is not happy that he will have to fly ET ;-)
Please add to Wiki, still not enough posts.
My husband is not happy that he will have to fly ET ;-)
Please add to Wiki, still not enough posts.
Jan 14, 2015, 1:52 pm
#89
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Spalding
Programs: BA Bronze,Accor.Flightdiary.net/liamvad
Posts: 667
Got offered an POUG on my return flight from VIE on 24th January,£145:00, did not take it,it may come down,but I doubt it.Still waiting to see if I get offered a POUG on my return flight to HEL on 22nd March,nothing yet.
Jan 14, 2015, 2:09 pm
#90
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 380
Was offered 179 euro upgrade PISA-LGW, and 95 GBP LHR-DUB