Originally Posted by
buckleyboy
Good friend asking about possibility of a oneway buddy pass from FRA or AMS early January.
I hate buddy passes and also hate going to airport on my off days, so I am clueless. I can come up with a thousand reasons to tell him to buy a positive space ticket.
What say you sagely world travelers? Might it be worth the risk for the budget shopper?
Or just do as I do, tell them straight up it could be the worst travel experience ever as they are the lowest of the low priority. But - it's cheap and works great on occasion. I don't give out too many buddy passes but when I do, I ensure loads are reasonable, expectations are lowered and they well know they might not go anywhere.
Overall I've had good success but it has to be the right person, the right time, right set of expectations with a flexible plan. If you can manage it, it's worth doing a friend a solid.