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
Sep 10, 2016, 6:10 am
#511
Join Date: May 2011
Location: LON, OPO
Posts: 132
DBV-LGW ET to CE not offered (or more correctly, creates an error when attempting POUG)
LGW-DBV ET to CE €109
Fare was booked with a 10% Diamond Club discount, and the LGW-DBV fare difference was €79 IIRC.
LGW-DBV ET to CE €109
Fare was booked with a 10% Diamond Club discount, and the LGW-DBV fare difference was €79 IIRC.
Sep 10, 2016, 7:00 am
#512
Join Date: May 2016
Location: London/Frankfurt
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hyatt Gold
Posts: 181
FRA-LHR £109
As it was the Bus Of Horror at both airports, I didn't miss much by not taking it.
As it was the Bus Of Horror at both airports, I didn't miss much by not taking it.
Sep 11, 2016, 12:38 pm
#513
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL / GfL
Posts: 3,300
Bought a 1-way HBO fare for Apr'17 to GVA from LHR and was offered upgrade to CE for £125. Currently not interested. (Added to wiki)
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Sep 11, 2016, 5:14 pm
#514
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LHR/HKG
Programs: BA Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold, HHon Diamond, Fairmont Prem
Posts: 222
Just decided to do a POUG from WT to WTP on a flight in December to ICN (£152 added to wiki).
Apologies if this has been covered, but I am slightly bemused that it has booked me into 'P' fare bucket... is that normal? My understanding is that P is a WTP redemption bucket. Seems odd that a cash upgrade should book into P class? Appreciate any help anyone can offer
Apologies if this has been covered, but I am slightly bemused that it has booked me into 'P' fare bucket... is that normal? My understanding is that P is a WTP redemption bucket. Seems odd that a cash upgrade should book into P class? Appreciate any help anyone can offer
Sep 11, 2016, 5:23 pm
#515
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,717
Just decided to do a POUG from WT to WTP on a flight in December to ICN (£152 added to wiki).
Apologies if this has been covered, but I am slightly bemused that it has booked me into 'P' fare bucket... is that normal? My understanding is that P is a WTP redemption bucket. Seems odd that a cash upgrade should book into P class? Appreciate any help anyone can offer
Apologies if this has been covered, but I am slightly bemused that it has booked me into 'P' fare bucket... is that normal? My understanding is that P is a WTP redemption bucket. Seems odd that a cash upgrade should book into P class? Appreciate any help anyone can offer
Sep 12, 2016, 3:23 am
#516
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: UK
Programs: British Airways Gold, IHG Spire Elite, HHonours Gold.
Posts: 403
The outbound leg of my LHR to JFK is now being offered at £105 from Y to WT+.
For added clarity - the current price for WT+ online is £1,340!
For added clarity - the current price for WT+ online is £1,340!
Sep 12, 2016, 9:19 am
#517
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Manchester, UK.
Programs: BAEC Silver, then a handful of points on everything else.
Posts: 185
£69 from ET to CE on a HBO fare from LCY to AMS. As that means an increase from 5 TP to 40 TP (£1.97/TP on the 'extra' 35 points), I'll take it.
Sep 12, 2016, 3:25 pm
#518
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 399
LHR-MUC ET to CE £90. Originally booked 6th Sept (Q class), flying early Dec, POUG offered 8th Sept (& taken as the additional tier points are useful!)
Sep 16, 2016, 8:01 am
#519
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold, ALL Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 212
It's ticketed alright, and I know EWR isn't the First experience that JFK is, but part of me still expects I'll be back in 7E when the time comes. Especially as it's booked into full F. T–>(U–>)F for < £800? What are the chances?
Sep 17, 2016, 2:52 pm
#520
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,812
Got the standard £119 for DUB-LHR (thought this would be in Euros).
Avios booking and don't need the TPs as will be over 5000 by then.
Nothing on my MAN-LHR-DUB outbound that I booked a while ago but that's probably due to it being a connection and for a 55 min flight, not worth it.
Avios booking and don't need the TPs as will be over 5000 by then.
Nothing on my MAN-LHR-DUB outbound that I booked a while ago but that's probably due to it being a connection and for a 55 min flight, not worth it.
Sep 18, 2016, 10:47 pm
#521
Join Date: May 2015
Location: SJC, SFO
Programs: AA PLT, BAEC Silver, Ritz GLD, SPG GLD, HH Silver, GlobalEntry
Posts: 25
Was offered LHR-SJC in CW for $810 USD. October travel.
Sep 21, 2016, 2:15 am
#522
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,539
Booked on 31/8/16 a HBO, O-fare LHR-ZRH oneway for 29/11/16. POUG offered for 125£ from ET to CE.
Sep 21, 2016, 4:13 am
#523
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold, ALL Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 212
This just happened to me too, re my upcoming EWR—LHR (mentioned above). A bit worrying in the circumstances. Did the POUG charge ever surface for you?
Sep 21, 2016, 8:45 am
#524
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Edi
Posts: 2,203
DUB-LHR Y-J £109
LHR-YYZ Y-W £148
SJC-LHR J-F £649
Didn't take any of them
LHR-YYZ Y-W £148
SJC-LHR J-F £649
Didn't take any of them
Sep 21, 2016, 8:51 am
#525
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,171
£479 from cash fare J to F on PHX-LHR
didn't take it - got the upgrade for free at check-in
didn't take it - got the upgrade for free at check-in