Thread: Steep Buddy Pass Fare?

If your passes for 2011 expire in September, they are good for a year from DOH. We always use Boss' (that's hubby) passes the year prior (usually assigned/paid a few days before his annviersary) Then get our buddies to give their credit card, booking the closest connection to major gateway (as in some live CVG so we book to ATL or JFK for around $100--same for SFO/SLC $98 etc) then the $25 fee get added for different destination--sometimes IST or BKK or...) and they pay the differnce when it's time to travel. They have a year to go somewhere and if they don't, they get a refund! Works like a charm! We still have 8 passes to use thru the year for emergencies. If no one wants a pass they go kablooie after the anniversary and that's ok too.
You are TRES welcome!!

MSP only has flights to LHR on DL. Sun Country has a couple flights to LGW, but that's another story altogether.

Too early to tell for that date range, but cost right now is 123.89 MSP-LHR, $288.03 LHR-MSP = 411.92 round trip. There's only one price, and they put you in first/business if they have the space. If not, you're still paying a lot less than what most people would pay on a flight to Europe, even in Y.

$465 MSP/LHR
I would book MSP/DTW now and secure the "old" pass to use within the next year, using your buddy's card, for the April trip. It will cost them $25 to change to MSP/LHR + mileage--total $490. He won't have to pay the $465 until he flies but you aren't burning a new pass for him.
We do have service ATL/LGW, and taxes are slightly lower. (Easter is April 8 BTW)

Here's a tip: when you want to find route info--go to the interactive map on either delta.com or travelnet--zoom in to destination city, click on it and it will show all DL flts. That way you can find alternatives to connect if your preferred gateway is sold out/overbooked.

It's a great deal to use the old ones! I book all 8 at once (that takes some time!) Make sure you have legal name, accurate DOB, etc (as on passport) because you can't change that part once they "expire". As in Buddy A and B each get pass on hold. B doesn't want to use his, you can't reissue it to another Buddy. Buddy A wants another one, you have to use a current year pass.

I've been with SkyWest for just over a year now, though I'd tried to get a job at the tiny airport I work at for about a year and a half beforehand. It took a long time before they had a position open when I could go through training. I also worked at NW for a summer about 3 years ago, and that was an absolute blast. It really is an addicting industry, and I'm going to try to get a programming position with an airline once I graduate.

Boss has 24 yrs and flies INT as Captain. I'm retired and do all our travel plans--all he does is ask what to pack. Married 6 yrs, been traveling myself for nearly 40 (gosh, I'm getting old!) That's more years than Spongbue has lived!
PS--I'm probably a litlle high on the LHR pass $ since I was "converting" a used pass to a dummy booking I had miles credit from the original. It's close, tho.