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Originally Posted by rjacobs
AUS to IAH is a big buddy pass city pair, I always see quite a few buddy pass riders. It is cheaper by almost 100 bucks to buy a full fare ticket, 120 bucks per continental.com vs. 200 for the buddy pass. Absolutely ridiculous.
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I'm actually thrilled by the increase in buddy pass fees! I fuking hated those things and I hated when my friends asked me for them. Buddy passes are a pain in the ***.
1) You have to constantly watch the loads the entire way so that your friends don't get stuck.
2) You have to continually lecture your friends about why they can't wear sandals, shorts, etc.
3) They don't understand how the system works, so they get irritated with you when they get left behind on a flight.
4) In addition to the pass travel fees, I get an additional $35 bucks (roughly) taken out of my paycheck in pass travel taxes--MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THIS.
Now I can honestly tell them that it is cheaper to just buy their own ticket...SO LEAVE ME ALONE!