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 19, 2015, 1:18 am
#121
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
Posts: 17,007
Within the last year LHR-FRA has increased from £69 to £79, then £99 and now (Jan 2015) to £105. When I and other colleagues started out in 2013 it was £59. ~44% increase over 2 years? Certainly looks like BA is doing rather well out of POUG, unless the price it's offering me is higher because I've got 'Gold' mug written all-over my forehead?
PS would someone kindly update FRA to £105 in the list above? Thx
PS would someone kindly update FRA to £105 in the list above? Thx
Jan 19, 2015, 2:01 am
#122
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: London
Programs: BA BLUE BADGE
Posts: 1,324
The POUG for LHR-LCA was £99 for years until midway through last year.
I have a flight coming up soon and have been offered £210.
I'm currently in the exit seat which are the same seats as the ones upfront (on the 767 windows). I get lounge access and speedy boarding anyway.
BA is officially off its trolley.
I have a flight coming up soon and have been offered £210.
I'm currently in the exit seat which are the same seats as the ones upfront (on the 767 windows). I get lounge access and speedy boarding anyway.
BA is officially off its trolley.
To make a fresh CE booking on this same return flight today would cost £606.81.
Jan 19, 2015, 2:14 am
#123
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA, U2+, SK, AF/KL, IHG, Hilton, others gathering dust...
Posts: 2,552
GOT-LHR for SEK 1050 (approx £89) for travel in March.
Better than the £120/130 I've been offered for other SH sectors recently, also having the "is it worth it for 30TP" internal debate.
Better than the £120/130 I've been offered for other SH sectors recently, also having the "is it worth it for 30TP" internal debate.
Jan 19, 2015, 2:26 am
#124
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, Vietnam Airlines Lotusmiles Platinum
Posts: 2,375
Not offered on my outbound LGW-BCN, but was offered on the inbound. These on seperate reservations. POUG @ €139, and AUP @ €140. Did not accept either
Jan 19, 2015, 6:46 am
#125
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: London
Posts: 878
DUS-LHR 125 Euros on HBO fare. Added to wiki.
Last edited by koroleon; Jan 21, 2015 at 1:04 am Reason: Correction: DUS instead of LUX
Jan 19, 2015, 1:16 pm
#127
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Berlin
Programs: Meow Mix
Posts: 1,434
I am now getting POUG for my LGW-JER-LGW for July 11 2015 flights booked on 23/12/2014. £99 each way.
/AE
/AE
Jan 19, 2015, 2:17 pm
#128
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: usually LON
Programs: BA Gold (OWE), Tesco Blue, TK Elite (*G), Oyster Diamond Jubilee edition
Posts: 1,546
Jan 20, 2015, 12:29 pm
#129
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Gateway to the Orient...
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 26
LHR-FRA in February £105 each way with the promise of an afternoon tea...
Jan 20, 2015, 1:45 pm
#130
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 4
LGW - GVA 2nd February, POUG £89 on a £61 'with luggage' fare
Jan 21, 2015, 11:09 am
#131
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 20
£599 WTP-CW LHR to SFO for June 2015. The POUG is being offered as a limited special offer. It might be, but that doesn't make it a good offer. The price I paid for WTP out, CW back is the same now as it was when I booked it a few weeks ago on BA.com. This POUG offer would take the total price to more than the total ticket price would be if I'd originally booked CW both ways. The cheaper, non-POUG round trip in CW is still available today. My idea of a "limited special offer" is one where the ticket would be cheaper than the price at which it is normally available. I've been wanting to try WTP on the A380 for a while, so I'll hang on to the £599 and make a note to continue to regard BA's special offers with a certain amount of scepticism.
Jan 21, 2015, 1:28 pm
#132
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 126
LHR-BSL-LHR in April POUG for £95 each leg.
Jan 22, 2015, 3:36 am
#135
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: BA Gold Guest List, Concorde Room Card, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 728
Does anyone know how long it takes POUs to appear these days?
Is it 48 hours from booking, or two midnights, or something else?
Is it 48 hours from booking, or two midnights, or something else?