Jan 1, 2019, 7:09 am
Last edit by: binman
2019 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 2018 or earlier if you have a 2019 price. Previous data lives on via post 2.
UPDATED TO: Post #9
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 - £69 (to and from LHR, Feb/May 2019, ex-LHR Oct 2019)
- ACE -£119 (to LGW, Nov 2016)
- AGP – £79 (Feb 2016, LCY), £99 (Jan 2019, ex-LGW), €119 (to LGW, July 2017), £99 (AGP-LHR Oct 2019)
- ALG - £99 (practically always)
- AMS - £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), AMS-LHR €69 Nov 2019 for March 2020
- ANE - £69 (Mar 2016) ex LCY
- ARN - £129 ex-LHR (July 2018), £129 ex-ARN (Aug 2018)
- ATH - £149 - both ways (Jun 2017)
- BCN – £119 from LHR (Apr 2017), €119 (to LHR, May 2019)
- BHD - £69 (to and from LHR, Oct 2019)
- BDS - £60 (March 2017)
- BGO - £69 (out and back LHR Jan 2019)
- BIA - £59 (Jan 2019)
- BIO - £89 (BIO-LHR Nov 2019)
- BLL - £69 (to LHR, Jul 2017)
- BLQ - £69 (to LHR, Jun 2017), £89 (Jun 2019)
- BOD - £49 (Oct 2019, both ways), £89 (Dec 2019)
- BRI - £60 (March 2017)
- BRU - £129 (Jan 2016), €130 (Dec 2016) €89 (To LHR, May 2017)
- BSL - £129 (from LHR, May 2019) CHF 190 (Feb 2016), CHF 169 (Dec 2018)
- BUC - £129 (from LHR, July 2019)
- BUD - £149 (to LHR, Nov 2018), GBP149 (to BUD, December 2017)
- CDG - £49 each way Jan 2020 £99 (each way, July 2019) £59 (from LHR, Oct 2019)
- CGN - €89 (to LGW, Aug 2018)
- CHQ - £245 (Dec 2016)
- CMF -
- CPH - £109 (Jun 2017), £129 (to LHR, Jan 2017), £129 (from LHR [HBO ticket], Feb 2019)
- CTA - €109 (to LGW, Jan 2017), £89 (Sept 2019)
- DBV - £89 LGW (Nov 2015)
- DUB - €89 (to LCY Aug 2018 on HBO fare), €99 (to Dublin from LHR Aug 2018 on HBO fare) £89 (Oct 2018), €99 (to LHR, Jan 2019), £89 (April 2019), £59 (to LHR on HBO fare) £75 (LCY-DUB, Nov 2019)
- DUS - £69 (to/from LHR, Jan 2019) €79 (to LCY, Jul 2017); £69 (from LHR, May 2019) £69 (from/to LCY, July 2019)
- EDI - £70 (from LGW, May 2018), £69 (to LHR, April 2019), £59 (to LCY, Jul 2018), £69 (from LHR, Aug 2018), £59 (to LCY Jan 2019), £70 (from LGW Jan 2019)
- FAO - €119 (to LGW, Jul 2017)
- FCO - £89 (from LGW, Aug 2018), £99 (to LCY, Sep 2019)
- FLR - £89 (Nov 2018); £89 (Jan 2020)
- FRA - £69 (to LCY Apr 2018) £49 (Oct 2017) / £49 and £50 (Aug 2017) /£49 (to LHR, Aug 2017), €59 to LHR (May 2017), £109 (from LHR, Aug 2018), £109 from LHR July 2019
- GIB - £149 (Oct 2018), £149 (to LHR Oct 2019)
- GLA - £65 (to LHR, Mar 2017) (From LHR April 2019 - £69) (to LCY £59 Oct 2019)
- GOT – £59 (Oct 2019)
- GVA - £139 (From LHR May 2018), £89 (ex LGW, Mar 2019), £99 (LHR-GVA and v.v., Dec 2019)
- 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 – £79 each way (April 2019), £59 (to INV, Oct 2019), £59 (to INV Nov 2019)
- IST - $169 (to LHR December 2018), £129 (June 2020)
- JER - £79 (Apr 2019) - price has remained same for several years.
- 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!
- KRK - 509 PLN to LHR (April 2019)
- LBA – £59 (both ways, Aug 2017), £49 (October 2019)
- LCA - £199 ( LHR - both ways Nov 19)
- LED - £189 (Oct 2015)
- LIN – £129 (Feb 2019), £119 (Jan 2019 from LCY), £99 (to LHR, Oct 2019)
- LIG - £79 both ways (including Eastern operated in one direction) June 2018
- LIS – £85 (to LGW, Feb 2017) £139 (from LHR Nov 2018) £99 (Each way Sep 2019 for Jan 2020 flight).
- LPA - £119 (Mar 2020)
- LUX - £59 (each way, Mar 2018), £59 LHR-LUX (Nov 2019)
- LYS - £89 (March 2018), £89 (Nov 2018), £89 (April 2019)
- MAD - £79 LCY-MAD (Jan 2017), £159 LHR-MAD (Jan 2019, May 2019), £159 MAD-LHR (Aug 2019), £99 LHR-MAD (Nov 2019)
- MAH - £129 (Jul 2017)
- MAN - £59 (October 2018) offered in both directions. Same price from LCY (Dec 2018 - both directions)
- MLA - €119 (Aug 2018) £99 from LGW June 2019.
- MPL - £130 (Mar 2017)
- MUC - £119 (Feb 2018), £89 from LCY Dec 2019.
- 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 LHR Jan 2020 £149 (from/to LHR April 2018) £129 (Jun 2017)/ €109 (to LHR, Feb 2017) £99 (To LHR, Aug 2017). £139 (LHR to MXP, Oct 2019)
- NAP - £79 (Apr 2019) £89 (May 2019, from LGW)
- 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, Apr 2019) - price has remained the same for several years.
- NTE - £80 (Mar 2017)
- OPO - £99 (Nov 2019, both ways)
- ORY - £85, €89, €119 (Jan 2017)
- OSL - £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,
- PEG - £69 (Dec 2019)
- PFO - £119 (Sep 2015)
- PMI - EUR 119 (to LCY, Jan 2019) £99 (LGW, Oct 2019)
- PRG - £119 (Jan 2019)
- PRN - £149 (Dec 2019)
- PSA - £170 (Apr 2017)
- PUY - £119 (Apr 2017)
- PVK - £139 (Feb 2019)
- RAK - £99 ( May 2018, from LGW) £99 ( Oct 2018, to LGW), £99 (Nov 2018 LHR-RAK)
- RTM -
- SKG - £99 (Sep 2019, from LGW) / £99 (Oct 2019 from LGW)
- SOF - £149 (to LHR, Apr 2019); £149 (both ways for travel in Dec 2019); LHR-SOF (HBO) £49 (Dec 2019)
- STR - £70 (Feb 2017) €115/£99 (to LHR, Jan 2017/Feb 2017) £109 (Either way Nov 2018)
- SVG - £99 / NOK 720 (Dec 2015),
- SVQ - £99 (June 2019/Nov 2019 both ways)
- SZG - £69 (to LGW and from LGW to SZG for travel in May 2020)
- TFS – €139 (to LGW, Mar 2017) £119 (to TFS for travel in March 2020)
- TIA –
- TLL - £60 (Mar 2017), £79 (Aug 2017 for Nov)
- TLS - £99 (Oct 19) (to LHR)
- TRN - £69 (to LGW and from LGW to TRN for travel in May 2020)
- TXL - £129 (Feb 2018, March 2019, ex-LHR), £129 (to LHR, March 2018 for April), €139 (to LHR, Jan 2019), £129 (from LHR, March for July, 2019).
- UIP -
- VCE - £119 ex-LHR (Apr 2018), £89 (from LGW, Sep 2019), £79 (to LCY, Sep 2019)
- VIE – £159 (to LHR, May 2017) €129 (to LHR, April 2018) £129 (to LHR, from a Basic fare, Jan 2019) €109 to LHR (Nov 2019 for Jan 2020)
- VLC - £99 (May 2019)
- VRN - €109 (Jul 2017)
- WAW - £115 (Jan2017) / 475 PLN (£79) (Oct 2015) £109/139 (To LHR, Jun 2017)
- ZAG - €130 ZAG-LHR Nov 2015; £89 (to LHR for travel in Oct 2019)
- ZRH - £69 (LCY July 2017), CHF189/£148 (To LHR, May 2018, Dec 2018), £149 (from LHR, Mar 2019)
- 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), WTP $351 (Jan 2019), WTP £299 (Mar 2019; BA213)
- 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 £501 (Nov 2019 / Club Suite flight) see also EWR, WTP £238 (Jan 2019)
- IAD – WTP £190 / £216 (Feb 2017), £269 (Nov 2017) CW $525 (Jul 2017) WTP $171 (May 2018 •• on an Avios booking)
- IAH – CW £408 (Apr 2019)
- LAS – CW £927 (Jul 2019)
- LAX – WTP £248 (January 2019), CW £540 (Feb 2015), F $702 (June 2019)
- MEX – WTP £235 (Jan 2017),CW £468 (Jan 2017). F £447 (Oct 2014)
- MIA – WTP £204 (Dec 2019), WTP £160 (Aug 2017), CW £420 (Jan 2017) FIRST £599 (August 2019)
- OAK – CW £464 ex LGW (Feb 2018) and £508 (Oct 2018)
- ORD – CW £520 (March 2019), CW £400 (Oct 2019)
- PHL – F £575 (Feb 2017) CW £330 (Oct 2018)
- PHX – CW $1,080 (May 2017)
- PIT – WTP £288 (Aug 2019)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015), CW $552 (offered Aug, for Dec 2017) CW $799 (offered Sep 2018 for Oct 2018) F $779 (offered Feb 2019 for Mar 2019)
- SJC – WTP £259 (April 2019)
- TPA - WTP £260 (Nov 2019)
- 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) WTP to CW (Mar 2019) $765
- SEA - WTP $288 (Mar 2018) F $659 (Dec 2019)
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 £249 (Mar 2019)
- GIG - WTP £239 (Oct 2019)
- PUJ - WTP £216 (Oct 2019)
- TAB - see post 6 (Jan 2019)
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 - WTP £439 dropped to £396 (May 2019), CW (to LHR) £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 Moscow, 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), F £379 June 2019
- CAI - WTP £109/155 (May 2017) CW £399 (from WT, Jan 2017)
- CPT – WTP £92 (Apr 2016)
- DME - CW £340 (from WTP, Jun 2019)
- DXB – WTP £119/153 (Jul 2017) CW £425 (Feb 2017) WTP £127 (Aug 2017), F £509 (Mar 2019), CW on A350 £599 (Sep 2019), CW on 777 £561 (Nov 2019) WTP £209 (Dec 19)
- JED – WTP £229 LHR-JED & £252 JED-LHR
- JNB - WTP £229 (Feb 2016), CW £540 (Jan 2017), CW £510 (Feb 2017), WTP £297 (Nov 2019)
- KWI – WTP £100 (to LHR, Aug2017), CW £449 LHR>KWI (July 2019)
- MCT - CW £450 (March 2017), CW £522 (Sept 2017)
- RAK - CE £99 (Dec 2015)
- TLV - WTP £118 (May 2017) WTP £150 (April 2018) WTP £145 (May 2019)
- TLV - CW £120 (Sept 2015)
- TLV - F £280 (Aug 2019)
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) F £379 (June 2019)
- BGI - WTP £199 (Oct 2016)
- BKK - CW £399 (Jul 2017)
- BOS - WTP $189 (Apr 2015), WTP £270 (Mar 2019), 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), CW £320 (from WTP, June 2019)
- DOH - CW £592 (Oct 2019)
- DXB - WTP £109 (Jun 2017), CW £350/425 (Mar 2017) WTP £150 (Aug 2017)
- EWR - CW £473 (Sep 2016) see also JFK
- GIG - WTP £218 (Oct 2019) 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 - CW $693 (Nov 2019) F £525 (May 2017), F $999 (Jan 2016) see also EWR, CW £501 (Dec 18), WTP £252 (Jan 2019), WTP £239 and £279 (Jan 2019), WTP £198 (Mar 19)
- JNB - CW £599 (Feb 2017)
- KWI - WTP £226 (Oct 2018)
- LAX - WTP £198 (January 2019)
- LAS - F £599 (Jul 19)
- MCT - CW £450 (Mar 2017)
- MCO - WTP £170 (Mar 2016) WTP £160 (Sept 2017) WTP £192 (Feb 2019)
- MEX - CW £447 (Apr 2016)
- MSY - CW £549 (Apr 2017)
- MIA - WTP £204 (Dec 2019)
- NBO - CW £518 (Jan 2018)
- OAK - CW £480 (Feb 2018) and £508 (Oct 2018)
- ORD - WTP £189 (Feb 2016) £310 (Feb 2019), £270 (Apr 2019) CW £473 (Nov 2015) increased to £525 in 4 hours.
- PEK - WTP £198 (Apr 2016), CW £549 (Aug 2015)
- PHL- CW $579 (Apr 2017) WTP £309 (September 2019)
- PHX - CW $765 (Feb 2017)
- PIT - WTP £299 (Jan 2019)
- SCL - CW £425 (Apr 2017)
- SEA - WTP £207 (Feb 2016) CW £593 (October 2019)
- SFO – WTP $310 (Nov 2015), CW $819 (May 2019)
- SFO - F $950, then $855, then back to $950 two days before dep (Feb 2017)
- SIN – WTP £198 (Feb 2017), CW £495 (Jun 2017) WTP - £198 (Jan 2017), CW £649 (Jun 2019)
- SJC - WTP $239 (June 2019), CW £809 (Feb 2017) CW $1,046 (Jun 2017), CW £599 (May 2018)
- TLV - WTP £127-136 Jan 2017) $240 (Jun 2016)
- TLV - CW £190 (March 2019)
- 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 | 2019 thread
May 17, 2019, 3:12 pm
#196
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold. Hilton Diamond
Posts: 409
Hello everyone. I’ve looked through the thread but can’t find an answer to this one so please accept my apologies if I’ve missed it. I was about to book a return CE to Paphos but the next day, when my return became available at +355, the outbound switched from “i” bucket to crazy bucket and it doesn’t make sense. Equally, economy outbound is so cheap it’s daft and the return CE remains good value. Ideally, I’d like to book as flight and car so I was thinking of booking outbound Y and return CE plus the car (which is pretty good value) and I just pay the deposit, the idea being to pay for a POUG for the outbound if it pops up. However, I have no experience of POUG’s being offered when it’s a “package” flight and car. Does anyone have any experience of this please/has anyone ever seen it or is POUG strictly a flight only thing?
Thank you.
Thank you.
Last edited by PlaneSpeaking; May 18, 2019 at 1:04 am
May 17, 2019, 5:08 pm
#197
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Essex. UK
Programs: BAEC Gold: HHonors Diamond; Accor Silver
Posts: 98
POUGs after obtaining Gold status.
I achieved Gold Status 2 weeks ago. Since then I’ve made 2 return trips all in ET (LGW-BOD and LHR-NCL).
In in the past I’ve had a high POUG hit rate, especially on the LHR-NCL flight.
On neither of these was I offered a POUG. Not that I especially need them for TPs or FLounge access but Avios are always useful and better seats are often welcome!
Just wondering whether this is usual, if others have encountered and whether it resets itself when my year ends and I’m back actively earning TPS in August
Thanks all
In in the past I’ve had a high POUG hit rate, especially on the LHR-NCL flight.
On neither of these was I offered a POUG. Not that I especially need them for TPs or FLounge access but Avios are always useful and better seats are often welcome!
Just wondering whether this is usual, if others have encountered and whether it resets itself when my year ends and I’m back actively earning TPS in August
Thanks all
Last edited by RHWine; May 18, 2019 at 7:24 am
May 17, 2019, 5:08 pm
#198
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: BA EC Gold, Southwest A-List/Companion Pass
Posts: 74
Was just offered and accepted (for myself+daughter on same itinerary) $819/pax via the iOS app for WTP->CW on BA0284 for 02JUN19 SFO->LHR.
While I've been on FT for years, I apparently haven't posted enough to be able to update the wiki so would appreciate if someone could do so--thanks in advance!
Booked into row 60 as I have not been on the 744 upper deck before and sadly the queen's days are numbered....
While I've been on FT for years, I apparently haven't posted enough to be able to update the wiki so would appreciate if someone could do so--thanks in advance!
Booked into row 60 as I have not been on the 744 upper deck before and sadly the queen's days are numbered....
May 17, 2019, 10:26 pm
#199
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,805
POUGs are strictly flight only, based on a BA channel single or return ticket, and so if you have a package including a car I think it is unlikely that you will be offered a POUG. Almost any complication rules out a POUG. In theory AUP would be possible instead, on the day of travel, however those Paphos flights often fill up in CE, so I would make no assumption on that. It is possible, if you book via an agent, that they will see some way of making it cheaper. Buying a long way out isn't necessarily a great idea, particularly from LGW, since their main competitor easyJet releases tickets in blocks and with a shorter horizon. So currently their last booking date is 28 March. If you like the fare you currently have lined up then yes lock it in, you get peace of mind that way.
May 18, 2019, 1:12 am
#200
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold. Hilton Diamond
Posts: 409
Thanks so much CWS. Funnily enough, I said to my partner after posting this that if anyone were to reply, it would be you! I half expected this to be the case so will take your advice. Currently £75 Y and £639 CE is a little odd though (each way!) and a year away!
May 18, 2019, 2:18 am
#201
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold. Hilton Diamond
Posts: 409
Hello RHWine,
My partner and I have been Gold for a couple of years and it does seem to be a lottery as to when a POUG is offered, with our experience being as extreme as none when a flight is empty but being offered one when a flight is busy but I guess that’s because BA want to sell more seats in Y (we’re mostly paid-for in CE and Avios for CW with occasional paid-for Y short haul Europe which is when we’d experience this). For what it’s worth, we’ve never noticed any difference at a specific time of year, either before or after our renewal date but others may be able to offer a more scientific explanation than my mere anecdotal nonsense!
My partner and I have been Gold for a couple of years and it does seem to be a lottery as to when a POUG is offered, with our experience being as extreme as none when a flight is empty but being offered one when a flight is busy but I guess that’s because BA want to sell more seats in Y (we’re mostly paid-for in CE and Avios for CW with occasional paid-for Y short haul Europe which is when we’d experience this). For what it’s worth, we’ve never noticed any difference at a specific time of year, either before or after our renewal date but others may be able to offer a more scientific explanation than my mere anecdotal nonsense!
May 18, 2019, 6:58 am
#202
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA, U2+, SK, AF/KL, IHG, Hilton, others gathering dust...
Posts: 2,552
I achieved Gold Status 2 weeks ago. Since then I’ve made 2 return trips all in CE (LGW-BOD and LHR-NCL).
In in the past I’ve had a high POUG hit rate, especially on the LHR-NCL flight.
On neither of these was I offered a POUG. Not that I especially need them for TPs or FLounge access but Avios are always useful and better seats are often welcome!
Just wondering whether this is usual, if others have encountered and whether it resets itself when my year ends and I’m back actively earning TPS in August
Thanks all
In in the past I’ve had a high POUG hit rate, especially on the LHR-NCL flight.
On neither of these was I offered a POUG. Not that I especially need them for TPs or FLounge access but Avios are always useful and better seats are often welcome!
Just wondering whether this is usual, if others have encountered and whether it resets itself when my year ends and I’m back actively earning TPS in August
Thanks all
I’ve never noticed any particular variance in POUG frequency related to time of year or whether status has been gained/retained, suspect it’s just coincidence.
Was just offered and accepted (for myself+daughter on same itinerary) $819/pax via the iOS app for WTP->CW on BA0284 for 02JUN19 SFO->LHR.
While I've been on FT for years, I apparently haven't posted enough to be able to update the wiki so would appreciate if someone could do so--thanks in advance!
Booked into row 60 as I have not been on the 744 upper deck before and sadly the queen's days are numbered....
While I've been on FT for years, I apparently haven't posted enough to be able to update the wiki so would appreciate if someone could do so--thanks in advance!
Booked into row 60 as I have not been on the 744 upper deck before and sadly the queen's days are numbered....
May 18, 2019, 7:25 am
#203
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Essex. UK
Programs: BAEC Gold: HHonors Diamond; Accor Silver
Posts: 98
Yes. Sorry. Corrected now!
Booked ET.
Do you mean those last two trips since making gold were in ET? It would be tough to get a POUG offer if already in CE...
I’ve never noticed any particular variance in POUG frequency related to time of year or whether status has been gained/retained, suspect it’s just coincidence.
Added this for you. Like our own dear Queen Liz, BA’s 747s may be in the twilight of their days, but have displayed amazing longevity and appear to have a few years left in (some of) them yet
May 18, 2019, 2:17 pm
#204
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Manchester, UK.
Programs: BAEC Silver, then a handful of points on everything else.
Posts: 185
£109 each way on LHR-KEF (outbound 19/05, return 25/05). As that's a SH+ route, it's not a bad little earner. Unfortunately I only did a double-take after I'd checked in for the outbound flight, but I've snapped it up on the return.
May 24, 2019, 4:35 pm
#205
Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 397
EDI to LHR, £69 as per the wiki, which worked out £10 cheaper than booking the CE fare initially.
May 25, 2019, 3:56 am
#206
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-DUS offered at £69 for departure tomorrow, 26 May, as noted in Wiki for January this year.
May 25, 2019, 11:01 am
#207
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: BAEC OW Gold/Emerald
Posts: 538
LHR-ACC £420 WTP-CW for June 14. Price has been as high as £760 and various prices inbetween but dropped again today to this the lowest price I have been offered.
Last edited by IntVic; May 29, 2019 at 2:39 pm Reason: New price
May 26, 2019, 3:30 pm
#209
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London(ish)
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 565
Heathrow to Dublin - ET to CE - £89
Two weeks out.
Any good?
Two weeks out.
Any good?
May 26, 2019, 4:21 pm
#210
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