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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).

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)

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Sep 21, 2016, 1:06 pm

#526

Flame3601

Join Date: Oct 2015

Location: Cape Town

Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat

Posts: 1,584

BA58 CPT-LHR Y->Y+ =£184

Will wait to see if price lowers as departure date is 10/10/16.

Sep 21, 2016, 2:29 pm

#527

SukiB

Join Date: May 2014

Location: London

Programs: BAEC Gold, Carlson Gold Elite, Accor Platinum, SPG Gold, Marco Polo Gold

Posts: 273

LHR-AMS & AMS-LHR £85 Sept 16

Sep 21, 2016, 4:28 pm

#528

jasensteve

Join Date: May 2008

Programs: BA Executive club Gold ,Skywards

Posts: 322

LHR-GIG CW to First £150 for Jan 17
GIG-LHR CW to First £150 for Feb 17
Snapped them both up

Sep 21, 2016, 5:42 pm

#529

hyperspace

Join Date: Mar 2015

Location: LAX/MXP

Programs: BAEC

Posts: 566

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasensteve

LHR-GIG CW to First £150 for Jan 17
GIG-LHR CW to First £150 for Feb 17
Snapped them both up

seems like a VERY good deal. good job on taking them! How is that so low? Aren't TATL POUG usually averaging $600/$800 from CW to F?

Sep 21, 2016, 9:33 pm

#530

TravellerFrequently

Join Date: Oct 2007

Location: London

Programs: BA - Gold for Life, CCR & GGL; IC Spire Elite Ambassador; Diamond Hilton Honors; Hyatt Discoverist

Posts: 6,720

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasensteve

LHR-GIG CW to First £150 for Jan 17
GIG-LHR CW to First £150 for Feb 17
Snapped them both up

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyperspace

seems like a VERY good deal. good job on taking them! How is that so low? Aren't TATL POUG usually averaging $600/$800 from CW to F?

+1.

Excellent price IME and much lower than I would have expected.

Sep 21, 2016, 11:56 pm

#531

jasensteve

Join Date: May 2008

Programs: BA Executive club Gold ,Skywards

Posts: 322

I thought it was a mistake at first but all booked and ticket issued , if I knew how to post a pic on here I would show the receipt

Sep 22, 2016, 4:30 am

#532

Sealink

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Bridport, Dorset

Programs: Mucci, BA Blue, Hilton Gold, Virgin Red

Posts: 2,148

LCY-PMI

Offered £69 on a one way HBO fare.
January 2017

So a circa £400 reduction on the C O/W fare. Nabbed it as I'm chasing Tier Points

Sep 22, 2016, 4:31 am

#533

Sealink

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Bridport, Dorset

Programs: Mucci, BA Blue, Hilton Gold, Virgin Red

Posts: 2,148

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyperspace

seems like a VERY good deal. good job on taking them! How is that so low? Aren't TATL POUG usually averaging $600/$800 from CW to F?

Could be CW booking in a "higher" booking class...

Sep 22, 2016, 9:16 am

#534

manda99

Join Date: Sep 2015

Location: Chicago

Posts: 244

I just flew ORD-LHR on 9/6. I was getting POUG offers (that I stupidly ignored) for $288 each to upgrade from WT to WTP. Ended up upgrading cash at the gate for $318 each. On return flight yesterday LHR-ORD, no offers online. Asked about cash upgrades at the ticket counter when I checked my bags, but was told none were available and flight was oversold. Between ticket counter and boarding the plane, we were upgraded for free. We were told when they scanned our (old) boarding passes to board the plane.

Sep 23, 2016, 7:47 am

#535

abefroman329

Join Date: Oct 2006

Posts: 886

This may be the stupidest question asked in this forum, but here goes:

If I have a WT ticket purchased through Priceline and it's an AA ticket for a flight operated by BA, it's highly unlikely I'll see a POUG, correct?

Sep 23, 2016, 7:48 am

#536

abefroman329

Join Date: Oct 2006

Posts: 886

Also, marginally less stupid question: Does anyone have a screen shot of the banner that appears in MMB when an offer is made?

Sep 24, 2016, 5:54 am

#537

Mapman

Join Date: Jun 2002

Location: Kent, UK

Programs: BA Gold; Turkish Miles&SmilesElite;; Freccia Alata Plus; Amex Platinum; SPG Gold; Marriott Gold Elit

Posts: 276

LHR-AUH WTP-CW £425 for November

Had originally booked in the sale, and had been planning CW both ways. However, when I finally got round to booking, the price for the outbound sector had doubled, so I elected for WTP on the outbound and CW on the return.

I think I have actually saved £20-£40 on the lower CW sale price that I had intended to book originally! And the booking is for two pax, so probably £80 up on the deal.

Had also toyed with QR fares from HEL or CPH, but decided the faff for a 5 day trip wasn't worth it, and with positioning flights, the cost worked out about the same. Fewer TP, of course, but less stress - particularly since travelling with a colleague on her second LH flight. Guess what - her first LH (with me and another colleague) was on QR routing BRU-DOH-DXB-AUH-DOH-BRU, with the outbound four days before the horrible events in Belgium. QR routed us back to LHR (with the car at Ebbsfleet Eurostar terminal). So I think I've probably made the right decision for this trip!