<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DeltaFlyer:
Sounds about right - Buddy Passes for long trips are not the big bargain they used to be...I recently had a friend fly on a Buddy Pass round trip FLL-LAS and it cost him $200...had he just purchased a 21day advance purchase confirmed ticket it would have cost him about $230...he had been planning the trip for a few months so an advance purchase ticket was not out of the question for him...but he wanted the chance for first class, which he didnt get - but instead got a middle seat in coach both directions... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ouch and ICK--middle seats? Well, for a popular destination, right? Next time tell him to pick someplace weird--he'll prpobably get business elite, even if it isn't where he wants to go!! hahaha
Buddy passes have their place for certain types of travel. The only real bargains are when you go overseas and get babied in BE--$400 isn't much to spend 8-10 hours x 2, is it?