Dec 31, 2015, 9:10 am
Last edit by: EsherFlyer
2016 POUG rate tracker
Please add your own successful results to the follow list including the month/year when the POUG was offered to you.
UPDATED TO: Post #259
POUGs are offered via BA.com and the App Manage My Booking via a distinctive banner (example from MMB below). 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 and the Caribbean
(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.
UPDATED TO: Post #259
POUGs are offered via BA.com and the App Manage My Booking via a distinctive banner (example from MMB below). 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 -
- AGP – £89 (Jan 2016, ex LCY), £79 (Feb 2016, LCY)
- AMS - £109 (LHR Dec 2015 - both ways for Jan 2016), £79 from LGW (Jan 2016, Jul 2016), £69 for LCY (Jan 2016, Mar 2016), £109 (Mar 2016) ex LHR
- AMS - £79 (Jan 2015, Feb 2016) ex LGW - return also offered
- ANE - £69 (Mar 2016) ex LCY
- ARN - £109 (Feb 2016), £109 (Aug 2016), £100 (Aug 2016), SEK 1035 / £89 (Dec 2016)
- ATH - £109 / €300 to LHR (Nov 2015), £179 (Feb 2016, May 2016)
- BCN – €140 to LHR (Dec 2015), €109 from LGW (Feb 2016), £120 from LHR (Aug 2016), £129 from LHR (Dec 2016)
- BGO - £79 (Dec 2015)
- BOD -
- BRI -
- BRU - £129 (Jan 2016), €130 (Dec 2016)
- BSL - CHF 190 (Sep 2015, Feb 2016)
- BUD - £149 both ways (Jan 2016)
- CDG - £89 (Dec 2015), €115 for CDG-LHR (Sep 2016)
- CHQ - £245 (Dec 2016 for Sept 2017)
- CMF -
- CPH - £129 (LHR, Jan 2016), £110 (LHR, Nov 2016, avios booking)
- CTA -
- DBV - £89 LGW (Nov 2015)
- DUB – €119 (to LHR, Dec 2015), £119 each way (Feb'16 for July '16), £119 (Feb for Nov 16) £119 each way (Mar 2016) £110 (dropped from £119 Jul 16)
- DUS - £129 (Mar 2016, April 2016) £90 DUS-LHR (Aug 2016)
- FCO - €109 (to LGW, Jan 2016) / £199 (to/from LHR, Mar 2016)
- FRA - £109 (Nov 2015) / €145 (to LHR, Dec 2015) / €79 (to LCY, Jul 2016) / £50 (from LHR, Aug 2016)
- GIB - £149 (May 2016)
- GOT – SEK 990/GBP 76 (Oct 2015)
- GVA - £129 (Jan 2016) £125 (Offered Sept'16 for Apr'17)
- HAJ - £90 (Jan 2017) £99 HAJ-LHR (Jan 2017)
- HAM - £79 both ways (Sep 15 from HBO) £110 both ways (April 2016)
- HEL – €160 both ways (Mar 2016)
- IBZ - £69 both ways (June 2016)
- INN –
- IST - £150 (May 2015, IST-LHR) £179 (Feb 2016, LHR-IST and Dec 2016, IST-LHR)
- JER - £79 (Nov 2015)
- KBP - £124 (Feb 2016)
- KEF - £240 (Nov 2016)
- LCA – £176. LCA-LHR (APR 2016)
- LED - £189 (Oct 2015)
- LIN – £189 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016)
- LIS – £145 (Jul 2015 & Jan 2016) £159 (Jul 2016; Jan 2016 from HBO)
- LPA -
- LUX - £139 for LUX-LHR (Jan 2016 from HBO), £105 for LHR-LUX and £139 for LUX-LHR (Nov 2016)
- LYS - £120 LHR-LYS (Dec 2016)
- MAD - €89 MAD-LCY (Feb 2016), £79 LCY-MAD (Jan 2016). £79 MAD-LHR (Feb 2016) £79 each way (May 2016)
- MAH -
- MLA - €119 (Oct 2015)
- MUC - £109 (Sep 2015 from HBO, also for Aug 2016, semi flex fare)
- MJV - £70 (Nov 2016 from HBO, for Mar 17)
- MRS - £110 (Nov 2016 from HBO Weekend Daytrip), £109 (Nov 2016 from MRS-LHR from HBO, Weekend Daytrip ex LHR)
- MXP - £189 (Jun, Jul 2016, from Sunday Daytrip)
- NCE - €145 (Jan 2016), €109 (Feb 2016, LGW), £135 (July 2016)
- ORY - €115 (Jan 2016), £89 (Feb 2016), €115 (March 2016) £82 (October 2016)
- OSL - £159 (Dec 2015, Apr 2016), NOK 1175/£95 (Feb 2016)
- OTP - £239 (Jan 2017)
- PFO - £119 (Sep 2015)
- PMI - €205 (Oct 2015, Mar 2016, LHR) €79 (Jul 16, to LCY, from HBO), £69, Jan 17 to LCY from HBO)
- PRG - £149 (Dec 2015)
- PSA - £89 (Oct 2015)
- RTM -
- SOF - £13 (Aug 2016)
- SVG - £99 / NOK 720 (Dec 2015),
- SZG -
- TIA –
- TXL – £100 (Aug 2016, Sep 2016, Dec 2016) / £120 (To LHR, Aug 2016) / £100 (Sep 2016 / £129 (to LHR, Sep 2016)
- UIP -
- VCE - €109 (to LGW, Feb 2016)
- VIE – £179 (Feb 2016), £159 (Apr 2016)
- VRN - €109 (Feb 2016 & Mar 2016)
- WAW - £139 (Oct 2015) / 475 PLN (£79) (Oct 2015)
- ZAG - €130 ZAG-LHR Nov 2015
- ZRH – £119 (Jan, Apr 2016) / £69 (from LCY Jan 2016) £69 (From LCY April 2016) both ways
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), CW $765 (Mar 2016)
- DFW - CW $850 (Feb 2016)
- EWR - WTP $256 (Jan 2016) see also JFK
- JFK – WTP £147 (Jan and Apr 2015), WTP £189 (Mar 2016) see also EWR
- IAD – WTP $288 (Jan 2015)
- LAS – WTP £198 (Aug 2015)
- LAX - CW £540 (Feb 2015)
- MEX - CW £422 (Apr 2016)
- MIA - WTP £198 (Feb 2016)
- ORD - CW £473 (Nov 2015)
- PHL - CW $750 (Feb 2016), CW £525 (Feb 2016)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015), CW £480 (Jan 2016) CW $760/$855/$950 (all offered Apr 2016), CW $775 (Dec 2016, down from $855 last week)
- YUL – CW £405 (Jan 2015)
- YYZ - CW GBP 350 (Jun 2015) WT+ £168 (Aug 2016)
Long haul routes from LON to South America and the Caribbean
(price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
- BGI -WTP £180 (Oct 2016)
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):
- BKK - WTP £229 / £240 (Aug 2016), CW £549 (Aug 2016)
- BOM –WTP £168 (Dec 2015)
- HKG - WTP £207 (Jan 2015), CW £480 (Apr 2016)
- ICN - WTP £152 (Sep 2016)
- KUL - F £649 (Feb 2016)
- NRT - WTP £207 (Apr 2015)
- PEK - WTP £165 (Apr 2016)
- PVG – WTP £165 (Mar 2016), CW £440 (Jan 2015)
- SIN - CW £440 (Jan 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):
- CPT – WTP £92 (April 2016)
- DXB – WTP £150 (Jan 2015) WT+ £170 (Feb 2017) WT+ £136 (Nov 16)
- DXB – CW £499 (Feb 2015) CW £450 (Nov 16)
- JNB - WTP £229 (Feb 2016)
- KWI – WTP £150 (Jan 2015)
- RAK - CE £99 (Dec 2015)
- TLV - WTP £153 (Apr 2015)
- TLV - WTP $270 (Jun 2016)
- TLV - CW £120 (Sept 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):
- BGI - WTP £199 (Oct 2016)
- BOS - WTP $189 (Apr 2015), F $850 then $763 (Nov 2015), CW $680 (Mar 2016)
- BOM - CW £499 (July 2016)
- DME - WTP £145 (Nov 2015, Apr 2016)
- DXB – CW £499 (Jan 2015) WT to WT+ £170 (Feb 2017) (Redemption)
- DXB – CW £299 (Nov 2015)
- EWR - CW £473 (Sep 2016) see also JFK
- GIG – F £447 (Jan 2015), CW £399 (Aug 2016)
- HKG – WTP £161 (Jan 2015)
- HKG - CW £540 (Mar 2015)
- HKG - CW £599 (Mar 2015 for travel in April, also offered for May 2016)
- IAD - WTP £185 (Apr 2015), WTP $249 (Jan 2016), WTP £120 (April 2016), CW $760 (Sept 2016)
- JFK – WTP £168 (Jan 2015), F £508 (Dec 2015), F $999 (Jan 2016) see also EWR
- JNB - CW £456 (Feb 2016), CW £510 (Nov 2016)
- LAX - CW £599 (Apr 2016)
- MCO - WTP £170 (Mar 2016)
- MEX - CW £447 (Apr 2016)
- MIA - WTP £176 (Nov 2015)
- ORD - WTP £189 (Feb 2016), CW GBP 473 (Nov 2015) increased to GBP 525 in 4 hours.
- PEK - WTP £198 (Apr 2016), CW GBP 549 (Aug 2015)
- SEA - WT GBP 207 (Feb 2016)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015)
- SFO – CW £599 (Jan 2016)
- SFO - F USD$950, then $875 (Feb 2016)
- SFO - F USD$855 (Nov 2016)
- SIN – CW £549 (Mar 2015, Feb 2016)
- SIN – WTP £198 (Jun 2015)
- SIN – WTP SGD250/£138 (Sep 2016)
- SYD – CW £500 (Jan 2015)
- TLV - WTP $240 (Jun 2016)
- YUL - WTP £180 (Jun 2016)
- YYC - WTP £189 (Aug 2016)
- YYZ - CW GBP 450 (Jun 2015)
- YYZ – CW C$723 (Nov 2015)
- YYZ - WTP GBP 189 (Jun 2015) (July 2016)
- YVR - F CAD 900 (Mar 2016)
POUG terms and conditions can be found by clicking here.
Pro-active Online Upgrade (POUG) tracking and discussion | 2016 thread
Feb 26, 2016, 8:35 am
#151
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I don't believe you can UuA from a POUG, but you can AUP. But give them a call just in case something has changed. Check that there is dummy Avios availability first, so make a dummy booking as if making a new redemption from scratch. If you can get a redemption then you can get a UuA, so long as the POUG isn't in the way. Just seeing F in ExpertFlyer is not the same thing as seeing in BA.com on a dummy booking.
Feb 26, 2016, 8:37 am
#152
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I don't believe you can UuA from a POUG, but you can AUP. But give them a call just in case something has changed. Check that there is dummy Avios availability first, so make a dummy booking as if making a new redemption from scratch. If you can get a redemption then you can get a UuA, so long as the POUG isn't in the way. Just seeing F in ExpertFlyer is not the same thing as seeing in BA.com on a dummy booking.
Feb 28, 2016, 9:34 am
#153
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480 GBP on LHR-SFO from WT+ to J, is that a good deal?
Feb 28, 2016, 10:11 am
#154
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Feb 28, 2016, 11:23 am
#155
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Feb 28, 2016, 1:30 pm
#156
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Thought £79 on my Lhr-mad flight tomorrow was ok and see already been posted. Two weeks ago in IB, they offered for 60€ at check in, took it and was very surprised at how good it was (tho no extra tp), but I'm not paying £79 for afternoon tea tomorrow
Feb 28, 2016, 2:54 pm
#157
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Been logging into MMB regularly in the hope of an upgrade, and have been offered (and have accepted) £120 to upgrade from WT to WT+ on the BA292 IAD->LHR on 2nd April 2016.
I think the lowest I've seen it previously was £128, and that was on the westbound leg so I'm pretty happy with that.
I think the lowest I've seen it previously was £128, and that was on the westbound leg so I'm pretty happy with that.
Feb 29, 2016, 2:42 pm
#158
Join Date: Feb 2016
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LHR to MIA from WT to WTP flying on the A380 seen today at £198 one way nine days prior to travel. Shame that all of the seats on A380 are over the wing so not much chance of a view outside...
Feb 29, 2016, 3:02 pm
#159
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Updated wiki this post and added a picture of POUG from MMB.
Feb 29, 2016, 3:03 pm
#160
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Feb 29, 2016, 3:19 pm
#161
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I think that's excellent value: 60 euro. Was that offered in MAD or LHR? On a leisure trip I could drink the equivalent - chuck in the meal and all the other fringe benefits and that's an absolute bargain.
Feb 29, 2016, 6:31 pm
#162
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If I book the following itinerary in BA.com, any chance for POUG?
KUL-SIN on MH in Y
SIN-SYD on BA in WTP
SYD-MEL on QF in Y
KUL-SIN on MH in Y
SIN-SYD on BA in WTP
SYD-MEL on QF in Y
Mar 1, 2016, 3:02 am
#163
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Been logging into MMB regularly in the hope of an upgrade, and have been offered (and have accepted) £120 to upgrade from WT to WT+ on the BA292 IAD->LHR on 2nd April 2016.
I think the lowest I've seen it previously was £128, and that was on the westbound leg so I'm pretty happy with that.
I think the lowest I've seen it previously was £128, and that was on the westbound leg so I'm pretty happy with that.
John
Mar 1, 2016, 5:00 am
#164
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Anyone had any joy on a POUG LHR-MAD on the Saturday flight on the 767?
Flights fairly empty but not offering it, it's offering it on the flight home though which is of no use......
Flights fairly empty but not offering it, it's offering it on the flight home though which is of no use......
Mar 1, 2016, 11:23 am
#165
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