Hello all! I am flying on delta with S2. I also am flying with a friend on a buddyfare. We wanted to fly together and also the chance of getting bumped up to business seems promising, even if it is business on delta. I did not want to pay for a ticket. We are going to try to fly from DFW to CDG, on May 25 and come back June 7th. So the buddy fare is about 500 bucks and I know we can fly on US Airways for about 750 (but then I would have to pay).

I am a little concerned since my friend is flying S4, bottom of the rung. I know the load factors look promising but I feel a little uncomfortable about getting stuck in a airport. He thinks that we have a good chance of not getting stuck since the availability right now on the flights is in the hundreds of seats in coach, such as one out of MSP that only has about 30 people on board.

Is there any insider advice? I know that we are flying at a supposedly good time. Maybe is there another way to get him on at a higher priority. He would be willing to pay more. What is the likelihood of biz class?

So, what should I do? Buy a ticket or stick with nonrev?