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Good Advice for “Buddy Pass” Fliers

August 22, 2008 | Posted in: Airfare News,Airline News,Tips and Tricks

Sometimes, you do get what you pay for. And that goes for Buddy Passes.

These are the airline perks – the “free” passes airline employees are given for flying family and friends.

But as this excellent article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution points out, “buddies” travel stand-by only – and with fewer flights and capacity cuts, there is less and less stand-by room all the time.

Among the list of important tips: “Don’t use a buddy pass if you must make it to a destination for something like a wedding or if you have to be back home by Tuesday or get fired.”

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2 Responses to “Good Advice for “Buddy Pass” Fliers”

dana rae hill says:

October 16, 2008 at 8:07 pm

i just wanna know if a short flight would be a problem, ontario, ca traveling to portland, or.
Maegan says:

March 29, 2009 at 2:50 pm

I need advice on buddy passes. My mom and I are using them to go see my brother graduate from the marines in sand diego in may and I want to make sure everything goes smoothe. Thanks so much

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