Jan 1, 2017, 5:50 am
Last edit by: ttama
2017 POUG rate tracker
Please add your own successful results to the follow list including the month/year when the POUG was offered to you. Please delete any figures from 2017 or earlier if you have a 2018 price. Previous data lives on via post 2.
UPDATED TO: Post #418
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. Please delete any figures from 2017 or earlier if you have a 2018 price. Previous data lives on via post 2.
UPDATED TO: Post #418
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).
- ABZ - £65 (to and from LHR, Mar 2017)
- ACE -£119 (to LGW, Nov 2016)
- AGP – £79 (Feb 2016, LCY), £99 (Oct 2018, ex-LGW) €119 (To LGW, July 2017)
- AMS - £89 (Apr 2017/Nov 2017) ex LHR, £79 from LGW (Feb 2017), £69 for LCY-AMS (May 2017), £79 for LCY-AMS (Dec 2018),£69 for AMS-LCY (May 2017, June 2017), €79 for LCY-AMS (May), £79 for LHR-AMS (Oct 2018)
- ANE - £69 (Mar 2016) ex LCY
- ARN - £129 ex-LHR (July 2018), £129 ex-ARN (Aug 2018)
- ATH - £149 - both ways (Jun 2017)
- BCN – €109 from LGW (Feb 2016) £89 from LGW (May2017), £119 from LHR (Apr 2017), €140 (to LHR, Dec 2015), £89 (to LGW, May 2017), £89 (LGW-BCN/BCN-LGW Aug 2017)
- BDS - £60 (March 2017)
- BGO - £79 (Dec 2015)
- BHD - £69 (Feb 2018), £69 (out and back LHR Jun, Aug and Oct 2018)
- BLL - £69 (to LHR, Jul 2017)
- BLQ - £69 (to LHR, Jun 2017), £89 (each way, Dec 2017)
- BOD - £49 (Aug 2017
- BRI - £60 (March 2017)
- BRU - £129 (Jan 2016), €130 (Dec 2016) €89 (To LHR, May 2017)
- BSL - £109 (to LHR, Jan 2017) CHF 190 (Feb 2016), CHF 169 (Dec 2018)
- BUD - £149 (to LHR, Nov 2018), GBP149 (to BUD, December 2017)
- CDG - £85 (Jan 2017), €115 (to LHR, Sep 2016), €109 (to LHR, May 2017)
- CGN - €89 (to LGW, Aug 2018)
- CHQ - £245 (Dec 2016)
- CMF -
- CPH - £109 (Jun 2017), £129 (to LHR, Jan 2017)
- CTA - £89 (Jun 2017) €109 (to LGW, Jan 2017)
- DBV - £89 LGW (Nov 2015)
- DUB - £119 (to LHR, Feb 2017), £69 (to LHR, June 2017), £69 (out and back from LHR - Aug 2017), €89 (to LCY Aug 2018 on HBO fare), €99 (to Dublin from LHR Aug 2018 on HBO fare) £89 (Oct 2018)
- DUS - £69 (to/from LHR, May 2018)) €79 (to LCY, Jul 2017) €155 (to LHR, Mar 2017)
- EDI - £65 (Jan 2018 - from LGW), £70 (From LGW, Feb 2018), £60 (to LCY, May 2018), £70 (from LGW, May 2018), £69 (to LHR, June 2018), £59 (to LCY, Jul 2018), £69 (from LHR, Aug 2018)
- FAO - €119 (to LGW, Jul 2017)
- FCO - £139 (from LHR, Apr 2017), £89 (from LGW, Aug 2018)
- FLR - £89 (Nov 2018)
- FRA - £69 (to LCY Apr 2018) £49 (Oct 2017) / £49 and £50 (Aug 2017) /£49 (to LHR, Aug 2017), €109/145 (to LHR, Jan 2017/Feb 2017) / €79 (to LCY, Jul 2016). €59 to LHR (May 2017), £109 (from LHR, Aug 2018)
- GIB - £149 (Oct 2018), £149 (to LHR Oct 2019)
- GLA - £65 (to LHR, Mar 2017)
- GOT – £109 (Dec 2018)
- GVA - £129 (May 2017) £79 (Mar 2017), £89 (to LGW, Jan 2017) £129 (to LHR, May 2017), CHF99 (to LCY, Dec 2017), £139 (From LHR May 2018)
- HAJ - £90 (Jan 2017) £99 (to LHR, Jun 2017) £109 (July 2018)
- HAM - €69 (to LHR, April 2017) €79/£69 (from LHR, April/June 2017)
- HEL – £120 (Apr 2017) (from/to LHR €169, April 2018) £159 (August 2018)
- IBZ - £69 both ways (June 2016)
- INN – £79 to INN, €89 to LHR (Feb 2018)
- INV – £65 (Apr 2017), £79 (Jan 2018)
- IST - £149 (Jun 2017), £109 (To LHR, Jul 2017), $169 (to LHR December 2018)
- JER - £79 (Jan 2017), £79 (to LGW, Jul 2017)
- JMK - £239 (from LHR Jun 2018), £239 (to LHR July 2018)
- KBP - £179 (Jul 2017)
- KEF - £169 (Apr 2017). Note system offered £239 but contact centre staff got the cost down!
- LBA – £59 (both ways, Aug 2017)
- LCA – £219 (to LHR, Feb 2017)
- LED - £189 (Oct 2015)
- LIN – £129 (Feb 2018) (To and From LHR), £129 (May 2018 for Sep), £119 (Jan 2019 from LCY)
- LIG - £79 both ways (including Eastern operated in one direction) June 2018
- LIS – £145 (Jan 2017) £85 (to LGW, Feb 2017) £139 (from LHR Nov 2018)
- LPA - £199 (Dec 2017)
- LUX -£139 (Nov 2016), £105 (to LUX, Jan 2017), £59 (each way, Mar 2018)
- LYS - £120 (Dec 2016), £89 (March 2018), £89 (Nov 2018)
- MAD - €89 MAD-LCY (Feb 2016), £79 LCY-MAD (Jan 2017), £159 LHR-MAD (Apr 2018). €169 LHR-MAD (Mar 2018), £159 MAD-LHR both ways from HBO Y (Oct 2018)
- MAH - £129 (Jul 2017)
- MAN - £59 (October 2018) offered in both directions. Same price from LCY (Dec 2018 - both directions)
- MLA - €119 (Aug 2018)
- MPL - £130 (Mar 2017)
- MUC - £119 (Feb 2018)
- MJV - £70 (Nov 2016 from HBO, also Feb 2017 same price).
- MRS - £119 (ex-LHR, May 2018). £89 (Jul 2017), £109 (to LHR, Nov 2016 HBO, Weekend Daytrip ex LHR)
- MXP - £149 (from/to LHR April 2018) £129 (Jun 2017)/ €109 (to LHR, Feb 2017) £99 (To LHR, Aug 2017)
- NCE - £138 (May 2017), £125/149; £89 (to LHR, May 2017), £149 (from STN, Apr 2017) £89 (from LGW, May 2017, again June 2018) £69 (to LCY, May 2017)
- NCL - £59 (from/to LHR, Aug 2018)
- NTE - £80 (Mar 2017)
- ORY - £85, €89, €119 (Jan 2017)
- OSL - £129 (Apr 2017) £159 (To LHR, Apr 2017) £124 (NOK1379, OSL->LHR, Dec 2017), £129 (to OSL, Jan 2018 for May), £129 (May 2018 for Aug)
- OTP - £129 (Nov 2018) usually £202-239,
- PFO - £119 (Sep 2015)
- PMI - €205 (Mar 2016, LHR), £69 (from LCY, Jul 2017)
- PRG - £119 (Nov 2018)
- PSA - £170 (Apr 2017)
- PUY - £119 (Apr 2017)
- RAK - £99 ( May 2018, from LGW) £99 ( Oct 2018, to LGW), £99 (Nov 2018 LHR-RAK)
- RTM -
- SOF - £149 (Jun 2017), €185 (to LHR, Feb 2017),
- STR - £70 (Feb 2017) €115/£99 (to LHR, Jan 2017/Feb 2017) £109 (Either way Nov 2018)
- SVG - £99 / NOK 720 (Dec 2015),
- SZG -
- TFS – €139 (to LGW, Mar 2017)
- TIA –
- TLL - £60 (Mar 2017), £79 (Aug 2017 for Nov)
- TRN - €109 (to LGW Feb 2017)
- TXL – €120 (to LHR, Feb 2017), £129 (Feb 2018, ex-LHR), €129 (from LHR, Sept 2017), £129 (to LHR, March 2018 for April)
- UIP -
- VCE - £89 (Mar 2017), €109 (to LGW, Feb 2016), £119 ex-LHR (Apr 2018)
- VIE – £110 (Feb 2017) £159 (to LHR, May 2017) €129 (to LHR, April 2018) £129 (to LHR, from a Basic fare, Sept 2018)
- VRN - €109 (Jul 2017)
- WAW - £115 (Jan2017) / 475 PLN (£79) (Oct 2015) £109/139 (To LHR, Jun 2017)
- ZAG - €130 ZAG-LHR Nov 2015
- ZRH – £119 (To LHR, Jun 2017), £131 (Jan 2017) / £69 (from LCY Jan 2016) £69 (LCY July 2017), CHF189/£148 (To LHR, May 2018, Dec 2018)
- ZTH - £135 (March 2017)
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 £198 (Jul 2017), CW £352 ex-BOS (Jan 2018), CW £352 ex-LHR (Jan 2018)
- BWI - WTP $248 to BWI / WTP $256 to LHR (Mar 2017), CW $306 to LHR (Jan 2018)
- DFW - CW $850/£380 (Feb 2017/Mar 2017) £525 (Apr 2017)
- EWR - WTP $256 (Jan 2016) see also JFK
- JFK – WTP £279 (Oct 2018) and then down to £238 (Nov 2018) CW £359 (Jul 2017) see also EWR
- IAD – WTP £190 / £216 (Feb 2017), £269 (Nov 2017) CW $525 (Jul 2017) WTP $171 (May 2018 •• on an Avios booking)
- LAS – WTP £198 (Aug 2015) CW £416 from WT (Apr 2017)
- LAX - WTP £195 (Aug 2017), WTP £269 (June 2018)CW £540 (Feb 2015)
- MEX - WTP £235 (Jan 2017),CW £468 (Jan 2017). F £447 (Oct 2014)
- MIA - WTP £160 (Aug 2017), CW £420 (Jan 2017)
- OAK - CW £464 ex LGW (Feb 2018) and £508 (Oct 2018)
- ORD - CW £473 (Nov 2015)
- PHL - CW $551/$379 (Apr/May 2017), CW £525 (Feb 2016) F £575 (Feb 2017) CW £330 (Oct 2018)
- PHX- CW $1,080 (May 2017)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015), CW $552 (offered Aug, for Dec 2017)
- SFO - CW $799 (offered Sep 2018 for Oct 2018)
- SJC - CW $900 (Mar 2017)
- YUL – CW £549 (Mar 2017)
- YVR - WTP £209 (Jun 2017), CW £595 (Jan 2017), CW £441 (Aug 2018)
- YYZ - WTP £168 (Aug 2016), CW £549/449 (May 2017)
- SEA - WTP $288 (Mar 2018)
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 £249 (May 2018)
- BLR – CW £350 (Sep 2017)
- DEL – WTP £189 (Jan 2017), CW £352 (May 2018)
- HKG - WTP £165/270 (Mar 2017), CW £486 (Jan, Apr 2017), CW £629 (Seo 2017), CW £820 (June 2018)
- ICN - WTP £152 (Sep 2016)
- KUL - F £649 (Feb 2016)
- NRT - WTP £207 (Apr 2015)
- PEK - WTP £165 (Apr 2016)
- PVG – WTP £200 (Mar 2017), CW £460 (Mar 2017)
- SIN - to LHR - CW £495 (Apr 2017)
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):
- AUH – WTP £105 (Feb 2017) CW £425 (Jan 2017)
- CAI - WTP £109/155 (May 2017) CW £399 (from WT, Jan 2017)
- CPT – WTP £92 (Apr 2016)
- DXB – WTP £119/153 (Jul 2017) CW £425 (Feb 2017) WTP £127 (Aug 2017)
- JNB - WTP £229 (Feb 2016), CW £540 (Jan 2017), CW £510 (Feb 2017)
- KWI – WTP £100 (to LHR, Aug2017)
- MCT - CW £450 (March 2017), CW £522 (Sept 2017)
- RAK - CE £99 (Dec 2015)
- TLV - WTP £118 (May 2017) WTP £150 (April 2018)
- 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):
- AUH – WTP £129 (May 2017); CW £425 (May 2017) WT - WTP £161 (Dec 2018), WTP - CW £161 (Dec 2018
- BGI - WTP £199 (Oct 2016)
- BKK - CW £399 (Jul 2017)
- BOS - WTP $189 (Apr 2015), CW $680 (Mar 2016), F $850 then $763 (Nov 2015)
- BOM - CW £499 (July 2016), CW to F INR 46,665, approx. GBP 530 (29-Jun-18 for 30-Jun-18 1.45am departure)
- DEL - WTP £209 (Jan 2017)
- DEN- CW £473 (May 2017
- DFW - WTP £255 (May 2017) CW $680 (to LHR, Mar 2017)
- DME - WTP £145 (Apr 2016)
- DXB – WTP £109 (Jun 2017), CW £350/425 (Mar 2017) WTP £150 (Aug 2017)
- EWR - CW £473 (Sep 2016) see also JFK
- GIG – CW £399 (Aug 2016), F £447 (Jan 2015)
- HKG – WTP £161 (Jan 2015)/ HK$2700 (Mar 2017)
- HKG - CW £599 (Mar 2015 for travel in April, also offered for May 2016), CW £540 (Jan 2017) CW £697 (May 2018)
- IAD - CW $780 (Jul 2017) CW £540/485 (Feb/Mar 2017)
- IAH - WTP £209 (June 2017), CW $850 (June 2017)
- JFK – WTP £157/£270 (Jan/Apr 2017), WTP $279 (Mar 2017), CW £296/315 (Aug 2017) F £525 (May 2017), F $999 (Jan 2016) see also EWR, CW £501 (Dec 18)
- JNB - CW £599 (Feb 2017)
- KWI - WTP £226 (Oct 2018)
- LAX - WTP £184, CW £599 (Apr 2016)
- MCT - CW £450 (Mar 2017)
- MCO - WTP £170 (Mar 2016) WTP £160 (Sept 2017)
- MEX - CW £447 (Apr 2016)
- MSY - CW £549 (Apr 2017)
- MIA - WTP £176 (Nov 2015, CW £420 (Jan 2017)
- NBO - CW £518 (Jan 2018)
- OAK - CW £480 (Feb 2018) and £508 (Oct 2018)
- ORD - WTP £189 (Feb 2016), CW £473 (Nov 2015) increased to £525 in 4 hours.
- PEK - WTP £198 (Apr 2016), CW £549 (Aug 2015)
- PHL- CW $579 (Apr 2017)
- PHX - CW $765 (Feb 2017)
- SCL - CW £425 (Apr 2017)
- SEA - WTP £207 (Feb 2016)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015), $950/970 (Jan 2017), CW £477 (Nov 2017)
- SFO - F $950, then $855, then back to $950 two days before dep (Feb 2017)
- SFO - CW: $631 (Feb 2018 flight)
- SFO - WTP to CW $738 (6/22/18 flight)
- SIN – WTP £198 (Feb 2017), CW £495 (Jun 2017) WTP - £198 (Jan 2017)
- SJC - CW £809 (Feb 2017) CW $1,046 (Jun 2017)
- TLV - WTP £127-136 Jan 2017) $240 (Jun 2016)
- YUL - WTP £180 (Jun 2016) CW £449 (Mar 2017)
- YYC - WTP £189 (Aug 2016)
- YYZ - WTP £189 (July 2016), CW C$723 (Nov 2015), F £499 (Mar 2017)
- YVR - WTP £209 (Jun 2017)/C$459 (Aug 2017), CW £425 (Mar 2017), F C$900 (Mar 2016)
- SEA - WTP $319 (Mar 2018)
POUG terms and conditions can be found by clicking here.
Pro-active Online Upgrade (POUG) tracking and discussion | 2017/18 thread
Oct 11, 2017, 2:32 am
#466
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Oct 17 - FCO to LHR ET-->CE £139
Oct 11, 2017, 7:30 am
#467
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Lhr - ncl 13/10
LHR-NCL MMB offer for £65 - is that about as low as it will go?
Oct 12, 2017, 2:36 am
#468
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Oct 13, 2017, 7:11 am
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LHR-ARN-LHR £89 each way in early Feb. WIKI updated
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Last edited by thejohn; Oct 13, 2017 at 7:15 am Reason: WIKI updated
Oct 18, 2017, 3:42 am
#470
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Just got offered a POUG for BA2770/2771 on a B2B in July 2018( Wednesday ) on the LGW-JER route for £79 each way. Not sure if I should take it or not or should hope for a op-up , is it usual for POUG's to be given this far out ?!
Update:
I have taken the POUG on the outbound and inbound segment , not too bad 224 GBP return in CE to JER !
Update:
I have taken the POUG on the outbound and inbound segment , not too bad 224 GBP return in CE to JER !
Last edited by Flame3601; Oct 18, 2017 at 11:24 am
Oct 18, 2017, 3:44 am
#471
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Oct 18, 2017, 7:51 am
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Was offered £49 during OLCI (ET -> CE) on tonight's BA916 LHR-FRA.
Didn't take it because I've already got lounge access as a Silver and don't really need to effectively spend £49 on dinner!
Didn't take it because I've already got lounge access as a Silver and don't really need to effectively spend £49 on dinner!
Oct 18, 2017, 11:25 am
#473
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Oct 19, 2017, 5:40 am
#474
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Fair comment... had it been a 'long' band I would have gone for it but given 'short' band food is essentially a small salad I preferred to spend £15 on a proper dinner in Giraffe with some nibbles later on in the lounge.
Oct 20, 2017, 12:03 am
#475
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I just booked a flight using Expedia for GVA-LCY-GVA which is obviously a HBO fare. I chose Expedia because I was checking general availability (a lot of options had the outbound with BA and the inbound with U2, an unheard of combination in previous years but presumably a mix of one way tickets) and I like the layout of options, easy to compare with other carriers etc. The other reason is, British Airways is not present on any of the cashback sites. Going through shoop.de in Germany yielded me some cashback plus Payback points (possible to double dip these days). But does booking through Expedia exclude me from being offered a POUG?
Incidentally, the price of EUR195 (incl. credit card fee) was excellent for such a short notice booking, three days out. Over at easyJet, Expedia was offering EUR112 as the cheapest RT on the same dates, but that figure would rise a lot by the time you add other options and the cc fee. Booking directly with easyJet would, obviously, be a bit cheaper.
Incidentally, the price of EUR195 (incl. credit card fee) was excellent for such a short notice booking, three days out. Over at easyJet, Expedia was offering EUR112 as the cheapest RT on the same dates, but that figure would rise a lot by the time you add other options and the cc fee. Booking directly with easyJet would, obviously, be a bit cheaper.
Oct 20, 2017, 12:54 am
#476
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October: £99 LGW - FAO
Oct 20, 2017, 1:09 am
#477
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I just booked a flight using Expedia for GVA-LCY-GVA which is obviously a HBO fare. I chose Expedia because I was checking general availability (a lot of options had the outbound with BA and the inbound with U2, an unheard of combination in previous years but presumably a mix of one way tickets) and I like the layout of options, easy to compare with other carriers etc. The other reason is, British Airways is not present on any of the cashback sites. Going through shoop.de in Germany yielded me some cashback plus Payback points (possible to double dip these days). But does booking through Expedia exclude me from being offered a POUG?
Oct 20, 2017, 12:55 pm
#478
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Oh well, we'll wait and see and I'll report back here if anything exciting happens. I was pretty much resigned to the fact that booking with Expedia would exclude me from any POUG. So that is good news.
Oct 20, 2017, 4:46 pm
#479
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Routes which tend not to get them are new routes that haven't bedded in yet. They appear to look at previous year's sales for the exact same flight as a key determinant in revenue management, so if it's a new route that important set of data will be missing. However I have seen POUGs offered on routes like LIG and ZTH, so that isn't a total blocker.
Accepted both ways it came in at £25 less than the total fare would normally have cost. (HBO + POUG + POUG).
Oct 23, 2017, 4:51 pm
#480
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Well. I wasn't offered a POUG at online checkin (GVA-LCY booked on Expedia). Next time lucky!