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The ONLY time they are a good deal and have a remote chance of working is on int'l flights where your buddy gets first class. If anyone asks if we have passes for friends I just tell them we don't have anything like that.
The other time they are potentially worth it to a buddy is super short legs that are very expensive to buy. Got a DTW to ATW for a friend that was regularly priced at $600 RT. I believe the buddy pass pricing is based on distance so the pass was quite cheap.Originally Posted by BlueSkies
I'll echo what everyone else has already said. For domestic, forget about it, you are much better off buying a ticket.The ONLY time they are a good deal and have a remote chance of working is on int'l flights where your buddy gets first class. If anyone asks if we have passes for friends I just tell them we don't have anything like that.
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The ONLY time they are a good deal and have a remote chance of working is on int'l flights where your buddy gets first class. If anyone asks if we have passes for friends I just tell them we don't have anything like that.
Didn’t they change the rules a few years ago so that if on a buddy pass without the ‘sponsor’ you can’t get D1?Originally Posted by BlueSkies
I'll echo what everyone else has already said. For domestic, forget about it, you are much better off buying a ticket.The ONLY time they are a good deal and have a remote chance of working is on int'l flights where your buddy gets first class. If anyone asks if we have passes for friends I just tell them we don't have anything like that.
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That was a proposed rule change that never happened.Originally Posted by waldo135
Didn’t they change the rules a few years ago so that if on a buddy pass without the ‘sponsor’ you can’t get D1?
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No. Friend of mine got D1 a couple months backOriginally Posted by waldo135
Didn’t they change the rules a few years ago so that if on a buddy pass without the ‘sponsor’ you can’t get D1?
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That was canceled. Sent a friends 18 year old son to Europe. Told them not to expect much. Got first class on the domestic leg and D1 on the international. I couldn't get first on the same domestic legs! Kid told dad he refuses to ever fly coach again!Originally Posted by waldo135
Didn’t they change the rules a few years ago so that if on a buddy pass without the ‘sponsor’ you can’t get D1?
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I just tried to book two buddy passes for roundtrip US->Europe travel and the charge is $564 per ticket for a total of $1128.
Is this normal? Are buddy passes really just reduced fares?
It seems like just buying a ticket outright on another airline would be cheaper.
Can anyone shed some light?
Thanks.
Buy tickets on Virgin, Jet Blue or Freddie Laker skytrain . Buy Southwest Airlines for domestic .Originally Posted by KnownTraveler
I always thought buddy passes worked like regular non-revving excpet that you had to pay taxes and fees.I just tried to book two buddy passes for roundtrip US->Europe travel and the charge is $564 per ticket for a total of $1128.
Is this normal? Are buddy passes really just reduced fares?
It seems like just buying a ticket outright on another airline would be cheaper.
Can anyone shed some light?
Thanks.
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Buddies get sent to steerage section.Originally Posted by waldo135
Didn’t they change the rules a few years ago so that if on a buddy pass without the ‘sponsor’ you can’t get D1?
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Absolutely HATE riding on southwest domestic. I'd rather be in the jumpseat.Originally Posted by overqualified52
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