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I stocked up as well.  But I haven't found any use for my promo CPs yet.  I had the same thought about wondering what the prices will be when I finally find some place to go on the weekends.  ... View more

Yep.  Interesting.    While they’re fixing it…hopefully they’ll put in a way to automatically use them.  I often times just open up the browser anyway so I can paste them into the app for a new ticket purchase.   Otherwise I have to take a screen shot off the website and then manually type them in.   Both are really a needless hassle.   ... View more

Still doesn't work for me.   ... View more

Yeah, it's one way on Sunday.  So I get full credit for today's flight.    So I can book my wife's last leg on Sunday morning and cancel the CP ticket once the first leg is completed.   Customer service confirmed this would be the way to do it.   They get $180 for me NOT completing a flight, since I have to pay for her to fly solo last minute.  But I save almost as much or more skipping a flight tomorrow and possibly another flight in the future.   And time and gas money. ... View more

@DaveM2148 wrote: If indeed you are referring to a free companion pass, and your wife is using the companion pass, then I have some experience with this situation.   Last year my wife had a companion pass for me to travel with her, and each time we traveled, if I tried to board before her, they would stop me and ask to have my wife Check-In first. So if your wife is holding the companion pass then I doubt if she could board without you, based on my experiences. Yeah, that would definitely fix it.  I don't think I've ever worried about which one of us boarded first... Never gotten that warning   I guess given the late date, I can wait until the last minute and cancel my ticket and pay for hers with points.  It's more expensive than booking a one way later on, but might save money in other ways... And obviously time. ... View more

Think through it pragmatically.      The one person can preboard and you accept that, right?   They have 9 family members, right?  Any harm in that?  No?   But you want 8 of them to board later?  Why?   So you can sit in the middle of their family gathering?  Doubtful.   So you can make them spread out through the plane and make a bunch of other people sit in the middle of their discussions?  Odd.   Do you see my point?  My answer to you is...why do you care?  What actual harm or inconvenience do you get by their situation?  Yes, it may seem like they are "breaking the rules", but I really don't see any actual skin off your nose.   On the contrary, be glad their boarding hassles are out of sight on the plane while you're still relaxing in the terminal.   Personally, it bothers me more to see people misplacing their baggage and trying to shove oversized bags in the overhead bin.  I'd rather let that cacophony happen out of my earshot and then slip right past them after they are in their seats.   Just another way to look at it... ... View more

Here's a wrinkle.  I'm flying home on Sunday with my wife as CP and have a layover in my mom's city.  As life would have it, it may now make sense for me to stay with my mom and drive her car back to my house.   So I'd be not getting on a flight where my wife would still be flying as my CP.   Would this work?  Or would they cancel her out as well? ... View more

Yeah, maybe a few more wraps of plastic.   I bet they'll appreciate the light weight though. 😊 ... View more

Don’t forget to bring a phone charger.  Their planes don’t (yet) have USB.    Free messaging in the plane.  Internet costs $8 for all day…. Unless they bumped you to A list preferred.    There is now a frequent traveler section online  to put in people you buy tickets for.  You don’t have to remember their info. As mentioned before, best to buy their tickets with points.   Cheaper tickets are also a better value with points than more expensive tickets due to the way taxes are handled.   Don’t forget to check your bag.  Two are free.  Saves you hassle at the airport and leaves your room to bring gifts home.   ... View more

@DancingDavidE wrote: @gsking wrote: You're probably seeing Get More,Pay More.  Certain hotels offer the option to literally buy points on top of the points you receive for the hotel booking.   The cost is close to the 1.6 cents per point.... so it's almost a net wash in terms of value.  But yes, it's useful for achieving CP.  I've done it twice this year in Reno and Albuquerque.   Vegas is the easiest place to find these offers.  I don't think they phrase it that way, but yes you can basically get the value of 20,000 x $0.016 = $320 sounds pretty good on $800.  If you want to cross-check, try Rocketmiles for the same thing and see what the extra cost looks like.       Pay more score more... Plus an optional boost after that...   2000 pts for $32...1.6.  not a bad deal.  A $59 flight only gets you about 300 points.   Plus credit towards A List... And a flight of course.       ... View more

No honest person would give up their companion pass due to a stinky toilet.    Therefore,  I guarantee this is a fake post and the poster will never return.  ... View more

You're probably seeing Get More,Pay More.  Certain hotels offer the option to literally buy points on top of the points you receive for the hotel booking.   The cost is close to the 1.6 cents per point.... so it's almost a net wash in terms of value.  But yes, it's useful for achieving CP.  I've done it twice this year in Reno and Albuquerque.   Vegas is the easiest place to find these offers.  ... View more

@bwallet wrote:   However, there was one change that did catch my eye. AL and ALP now receive free same day confirmed changes. In the past, it was just same day standby. To me, this is a fair major plus. Yay! Where did you see this?   I only read this was for WGBP fares... for everyone.    ... View more

@pennynots88 wrote: I think the stupidity is picking arbitrary dates without justification or metrics.   What's magic about next winter?  Thanks for quoting me from last year.   Apparently winter isn't magic enough... make it spring now.  ... View more

@pennynots88 wrote: I think the stupidity is picking arbitrary dates without justification or metrics.   What's magic about next winter?  Thanks for quoting me from last year.   Apparently winter wasn't magic enough.   Make it "spring" now.  ... View more

Book the trip as two one way flights.  Boom...6 payment types instead of 3.   You can also use frequent traveler on the website to make it easier.  This function is not yet available on mobile. ... View more

I wouldn't expect much over the Pacific.  You might get an occasional email.  I think that was the best I ever got. ... View more

I see you didn't remember the open seating and no bigger seats on your outbound flight.   To make it worse, you didn't even get a free drink.   Sorry for your loss.  But don't bother with a class action... It won't happen. ... View more

@aMomTo6 wrote: @gsking- regarding same day standby,  your companion doesn't get that benefit if you choose to use it while traveling using CP. Right.   That's why I said it doesn't help with full flights.    But if it's an empty flight,  they will give you the seat... then you can add the companion.  ... View more

Since she was removed from the flight, I surmise they already know about it.  I don't think they need your input.   Nor do we need to know about it.  Hearsay on an extremely isolated incident?  It doesn't affect us.  We don't have any input for you.   But hope you feel better getting it off your chest. ... View more

Don't forget same day standby.  Great perk with A list.  It might not work so well with your companion, if at all. Maybe on flights with many open seats. ... View more

This is a quite inefficient way to use points.  15,000 points will get you about a $220-250 flight, depending on the taxes you save.  Plus you get free refundability... So it's like buying an Anytime fare. Spend them on a $100 gift card and you're instantly out over 60% of your value... Plus you lose refundability except to the purchaser's travel funds. The only reason to do this would be to get qualifying flight credit for the flight purchased, but that's a very high cost. ... View more

A good reminder not to commingle new funds with existing travel funds, especially off they are close to expiry.   Best to split round trips into single legs, too.... Each one can use three forms of payment (6 total for a round trip, instead of 3).  More ability to keep funds isolated and improves flexibility in cancellation etc. ... View more

You had Covid for a YEAR?   WOW... better call the CDC.  You're a medical miracle.    And if you think everyone flying is sure they DON'T have Covid... you haven't been paying attention.      ... View more

... which would mean the funds would be past expired and would instantaneously vanish...Poof.   Hmm...I wonder how that's going to work this year 🤔     I converted all my TF over to points.   O cancel my flights too much and didn't want to deal with it.  ... View more

@parpitt1 wrote: Hmm... there are no flights to Dallas that leave @9:15 pm on friday nights out of O'hare. Wrong Airport maybe? Wrong Airline Maybe? No,  just another spammer troll getting their jollies.  Strange affliction this making things up and posting it online.    ... View more

You mean "full flight", not "overbooked flight".   They are different things.    A full flight just means people want to fly,  and aren't afraid of it.   People like me who have flown the entire pandemic and never caught Covid in a plane,  but instead caught it on the ground... twice.   The second time after the vaccine.    So really... flying is the least of your worries right now.      ... View more