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Old Aug 16, 2013, 8:51 am
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An official POUG is defined (for the purposes of this wiki) as the rate that appears in red on the MMB/BA app. It is NOT the rate offered at the airport (please see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ng-thread.html), or the rate offered when you click on the Upgrade my class of travel with money link from within MMB, or the Upgrade to the next available cabin blue/grey banner in the app.
  • All POUGs earn full TPs and Avios for the upgraded cabin, subject to the original booking being paid for with cash.
  • POUGs *ARE* offered on Hand-Baggage Only fares, if available
  • POUGs only become available after 48 hours of making your booking, until any time up to, and including OLCI. After being checked in you will not be offered a POUG.
  • POUGs do not seem to become available for travel agent bookings, until 2-3 days before departure (YMMV)
  • POUGs cannot be requested from Service Centres, except that occasionally BA.com will not proceed with a POUG online and display a message inviting you to call the Service Centre to complete the transaction.
  • After a POUG has been purchased, the ticket become non changeable and non refundable, apart from government taxes.

Please add to this list as required, and include the month/year when the POUG is offered to you.

LON to Europe from ET to CE (typically 59-69 for Band 1, 69-79 for Band 2, 79-89 for Band 3 and 89-99 for Band 4):
  • ACE - 105
  • AGP 79 (99/119 Dec 2014)
  • AMS - 69 / 56 (99 from HBO in Nov 2014)
  • ATH - 99 (109 from HBO in Oct 2014)
  • ARN 72
  • BCN 79 (89 for Silver/Bronze and 114 for HBO Blue Dec 2014 - same fight, two bookings) // Blue Feb 2015 - LGW - BCN - 89 / BCN to LHR 115)
  • BGO 64 (79 for HBO in SEP2014)
  • BRI - 119 / 144 (Dec 2014)
  • BRU - 69
  • BSL - CHF 85 for BSL-LHR (55 at then exchange rate) (CHF120 in Dec 2014)
  • BUD - 79 (89 and 105 Dec 2014)
  • CDG - 69 (75 Dec 2014; CDG-LHR 115 Dec 2014)
  • CMF - 69 (Dec 2014)
  • CPH - 79 (129 from HBO Nov 2014)
  • CTA - 119/144 (both Dec 2014)
  • DBV 79
  • DUB 69/56 (99 from HBO Nov 2014, 80 Dec 2014)
  • DUS 69
  • FCO - 170 (Dec 14)
  • FRA 69
  • GIB - 72 (140 Dec 14)
  • GOT 79
  • GVA - 79/89
  • HAJ 69
  • HAM 69
  • HEL 89
  • INN 89 out / 109 back (Dec 14)
  • IST 89
  • JER 69
  • KBP - 80 / USD 129 (BA is not currently accepting Ukrainian currency)
  • LCA 89 (190 Dec 2014 from LCA; separately 134 to LCA Dec 2014)
  • LIN 79
  • LIS 79 (119 offered Nov 14, 99 and 145 Dec 14)
  • LUX - 69
  • MAD - 79
  • MAH - 69
  • MUC - 79
  • MXP - 119 (89 MXP - LHR)
  • NCE - 140 (each way, 21/DEC/14)
  • ORY - 69
  • OSL - 79 (64/640 NOK reported)
  • OTP - 79/89
  • PMI - 69 (Dec 2014)
  • PRG 79
  • PSA - 79
  • SZG - 114 (Nov 2015)
  • SOF - 89
  • STR 69
  • TIA 89 (99 offered Dec 14 for TIA-LGW) (119 TIA-LGW Dec 2014)
  • TRN 79
  • TXL 69
  • VCE 79
  • VIE 79 [129 as of Nov14! GBP99 LHR-VIE + GBP99 VIE-LHR Nov14]
  • VRN- 139 (~110) Nov 2014 - 89 / 109 Dec 2014
  • WAW 69 (110 Dec 14)
  • ZAG 79
  • ZRH 79 (87 (CHF135) for ZRH-LHR): LCY-ZRH + v.v. 69 (offered 11/14)

LON to North America (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
  • ATL - WTP 189
  • BOS WTP 189 (mid-2014) 219 (December 2014)
  • IAD - WTP 157
  • JFK/EWR WTP 189 (can be as low as 133) / CW 443 / F 527 (F 599 02/08)
  • LAS - WTP 180
  • LAX WTP 229 / CW 599 (CW 548 Jan 2015)
  • MCO WTP 180
  • MEX F 447/525 / 229 WT-WTP (November 28 2015)/ 4640 MXN WT-WTP (December 14 2015)
  • MIA WTP 209 / CW 525
  • ORD WTP 171 / CW 525 / F 499
  • PHL WTP 189
  • SAN CW 599
  • SEA WTP 199
  • SFO WTP 170
  • YYZ WTP 171 (return leg) / CW 425 / F 499
  • YYC - WTP 134
  • YVR WTP 175 / CW 350


LON to South America (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
  • EZE WTP 199
  • GRU WTP 209 / F 499 / WT to CW 699
  • GIG - WT to CW 699


LON to Asia (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
  • BKK - WTP 126-140 / CW 549 / F
  • BOM - WTP / CW 450 / F
  • DEL - F 499, subsequently reduced to 400
  • HKG WTP 199 (offered 172 for a Nov 2014 flight) / CW 599 / F 599
  • NRT - WTP 199 / CW / F 525
  • ICN - CW 499
  • SIN - WTP SGD$320

LON to Australia and Oceania (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
  • SYD WTP 170 / CW 399


LON to Africa & Middle East (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
  • AUH F 499
  • CAI - WTP 121
  • DXB WTP 179 / F 499
  • EBB - WTP 142
  • JNB - WTP 209
  • NBO - WTP 189


Non-LON routes (price shown from lower cabin to mentioned cabin, e.g. WTP means price to POUG from WT to WTP):
  • SYD-SIN F 465
  • AMS-LGW - CE 79
  • BCN-LHR - CE 64
  • BRU-LHR - CE 105 (12.2014)
  • CDG-LHR - CE 79
  • DUB-LHR - CE 109 (85.70-ish) from HBO booked 05.12.14, offered 08.12.14
  • BOM-LHR - F cINR40,000 (c395)
  • JNB-LHR WTP - 189
  • TLV-LHR - F $600 (c370)
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 6:42 am
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Pro-active Upgrade cost tracking and questions thread

I wonder if it might be worth trying to compile a list of MMB upgrade prices as it might be helpful for anyone looking for TPs who is prepared to buy a cheap economy return and gamble on an MMB upgrade being available.

My contribution to the list is that on MMB recently I have seen:
LGW-MRS: 80 (160 for a return)
LGW-BLQ: 80 (160 for a return)
LGW-NAP: 100 (200 for a return)
LHR-HAM: 100 (200 for a return)
LHR-OSL: 125 (250 for a return)
LHR-ARN: 125 (250 for a return)

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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 6:57 am
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Originally Posted by HighlandPark
I wonder if it might be worth trying to compile a list of MMB upgrade prices as it might be helpful for anyone looking for TPs who is prepared to buy a cheap economy return and gamble on an MMB upgrade being available.

My contribution to the list is that on MMB recently I have seen 80 for LGW-MRS (160 for a return) and 100 for LGW-NAP (200 for a return).
LHR-HKG (WT to WT+) - 135/one-way
LHR-DUS and DUS-LHR (ET to CE) - 100/each-way
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 7:29 am
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Originally Posted by HighlandPark
I wonder if it might be worth trying to compile a list of MMB upgrade prices as it might be helpful for anyone looking for TPs who is prepared to buy a cheap economy return and gamble on an MMB upgrade being available.

My contribution to the list is that on MMB recently I have seen 80 for LGW-MRS (160 for a return) and 100 for LGW-NAP (200 for a return).
LHR to AGP in December is showing as 150 each way.

As a Silver there's not much value in that offer as I get lounge access anyway and I'm not that desperate for the TPs and on that route I have a fairly good OpUp record.

This week a WT -> WTP from LHR to BOS was 115.

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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 7:51 am
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A couple I have seen recently for ET->CE.
A couple of months back:
LGW-VCE 80ow (alternatively only €80ow if the booking is ex-Italy)
LHR-IST 150ow
A couple of days ago:
LGW-FAO 100ow
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 8:25 am
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I've split these posts out as I think the subject merits a seperate thread.

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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 8:29 am
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A couple of weeks ago:
LHR-NRT: 399 (WT+ -> J)
NRT-LHR: 399 (WT+ -> J)

LHR-VIE: 125 (Y -> J)
VIE-LHR: 125 (Y -> J)
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 8:47 am
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Recently I've seen:

LHR-BSL: 100 each way (Y to J)
LHR-NBO: 94 each way (Y to WT+)
LHR-VIE: 125 each way (Y to J)
LHR-CDG: 100 each way (Y to J)
LHR-AMS: 100 each way (Y to J)
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 8:52 am
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LHR-FRA - 100 will get you some Champagne.
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 8:55 am
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LHR-VIE: 125 each way (Y to J)
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 8:58 am
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Several months back had ~70 HEL-LHR which I used.... was on codeshare too I think
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 9:53 am
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LHR-HEL and HEL-LHR both GBP 150 about two weeks out (outbound wide open, return J5 C5 D3 R1 I1 Y5 B4 H1 K0 M0 L0 V0 N0 Q0 O0 S0 G0).

LHR-ARN and ARN-LHR both GBP 125 about four weeks out (both wide open).
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:02 am
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LHR-GVA this week saw the Other Half offered an upgrade for 100 each way.
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:06 am
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Are these inclusive of exclusive of additional APD ?
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 10:11 am
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Are these inclusive of exclusive of additional APD ?
Whenever I've used these in the past, they have been inclusive.
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LHR - DEN 135 Y to WT+ (4 days out, steadly rose from 300 at time of booking to 1000 5 days out)
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