The Platinum card provides a domestic economy
class companion fare, while the Reserve card provides companion fare that can be used in either domestic first class or economy class.
Recently Qatar Airways had a fantastic Business
Class companion fare sale which, in its last few days, ended up offering great Business Class fares for solo travelers too.
Not exact matches
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class planetary
companion (
Fares et al, 2009; and Unknown, New Scientist, July 13, 2009).
The other main point of differentiation is the ability to use the Reserve's
companion certificate on first
class domestic
fares.
The free
companion ticket alone can benefit cardholders immensely, but keep in mind that certain
fare classes are restricted.
It is only valid for round - trip flights within the continental U.S. in
fare classes A and I, and the
companion ticket will not earn SkyMiles or MQMs.
Flights must be round - trip bookings within the continental U.S., only some
fare classes are eligible (L, T, U, V, X), and your
companion will not earn SkyMiles or MQMs.
The free
companion ticket alone can benefit cardholders immensely, but keep in mind that certain
fare classes are restricted.
The Platinum Delta SkyMiles card offers has a higher annual fee ($ 195) than most standard airline cards but includes an annual domestic
companion fare for economy
class or first
class travel.
Flights must be round - trip bookings within the continental U.S., only some
fare classes are eligible (L, T, U, V, X), and your
companion will not earn SkyMiles or MQMs.
It is only valid for round - trip flights within the continental U.S. in
fare classes A and I, and the
companion ticket will not earn SkyMiles or MQMs.
Eligible passengers include Diamond, Platinum, Gold, and Silver Medallion members, SkyTeam ® Elite and SkyTeam Elite Plus members, passengers that have purchased full
fare Y or B
class of service, and
companions of Preferred Seat - eligible customers.
Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50 Delta One, First
Class & Delta Comfort + Upgrades for a
Companion: All paid tickets (except E
fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles
Companion Certificates (2)
Delta Reserve
Companion Certificate at Renewal Taxes / Fees / Restrictions:
Companion Certificate valid for one round - trip First
Class, Delta Comfort + ® or Main Cabin
Companion ticket with the payment of applicable taxes and fees detailed below and the purchase of certain adult round - trip
fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous United States.
International Airline Program offers discounted
companion fares for first and business
class flights purchased through Amex Travel Center
This requires extra searching to determine if the itinerary you've found is eligible, and often the cheapest
fare classes are excluded, reducing or even eliminating the savings from the
companion ticket.
Qatar Airways has been running a promotion to celebrate its 20th birthday that offers some truly amazing Business
Class fares to various corners of the world — the problem for a lot of us has been that the Business
Class fares were only amazing if you were buying two
fares together (a
companion fare offer).
Medallion Members traveling with one
companion will be eligible for Complimentary Upgrades to both First
Class and Delta Comfort + based on the status of the higher - tiered Member, as long as the
companion is a SkyMiles Member, Medallion Member or partner airline elite member, traveling in the same reservation.Most
fares require an advance purchase of up to 14 days, a 3 night minimum stay and a 30 - day maximum stay.
Companion certificate is valid for one round - trip First - Class, Delta Comfort + ® or Main Cabin companion ticket with the purchase of certain adult round - trip fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous Unite
Companion certificate is valid for one round - trip First -
Class, Delta Comfort + ® or Main Cabin
companion ticket with the purchase of certain adult round - trip fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous Unite
companion ticket with the purchase of certain adult round - trip
fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous United States.
Taxes / Fees / Restrictions:
Companion Certificate valid for one round - trip First
Class, Delta Comfort + ® or Main Cabin
Companion ticket with the payment of applicable taxes and fees detailed below and the purchase of certain adult round - trip
fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous United States.
One big change happened a couple years ago when Alaska did limit the
companion fare to itineraries booked in economy
class.
The real point is, with the instructions in this post you can probably find something you like and confirm an upgrade into first
class even if the
companion fare can't actually be used to book first
class tickets anymore.
The best part: using the
companion fare doesn't prevent you from requesting an upgrade to first
class later.
I also looked at what it would cost in a hypothetical scenario if you could still book a true first
class ticket and apply a
companion fare (adding $ 99 plus the taxes and fees).
(Since I'm trying to use a
companion fare in this example, actually paying for first
class isn't an option — the
companion fare wouldn't apply.)
You're also paying much less than if a
companion fare were still valid for first
class under the old rules.
Let's compare prices now for the three
fare types discussed above — cheapest, upgradeable, and first
class — when we look at them with and without a
companion fare.
This is because the
companion will book into the same booking
class as the primary passenger — both will have upgrade - eligible
fares.
Remember that you can't actually use a
companion fare on a first
class itinerary any more, but I can estimate what it would cost.
Fortunately you can use your Alaska Airlines
companion fare on any Hawaii flight in economy
class, including already - discounted
fares published as part of this sale.
However, on last - minute bookings where only H, M, Y, and B
fare classes are available, and when Lufthansa is your only option, it's certainly possible that the
Companion Ticket could provide quite substantial savings.
Qualifying
fare classes and the number of Miles required for Upgrade Rewards and
Companion Rewards may vary from time to time and should be checked at time of booking.
Through 16 October Qatar Airways is offering some pretty fantastic Business
Class fares between Europe and Asia / Africa but there's one slight catch — most of these
fares are for
companion booking which means you need to purchase two seats together to get the best deals.
Also add in the Airline
Companion Fare benefit - you buy one first
class, you get one free.
A few years ago, Alaska removed the ability to use the
companion fare on first
class tickets.
The
companion gets an ordinary ticket booked into an ordinary
fare class, just like the primary traveler.
I have yet to take advantage of
companion fares, but I believe that's only available when booking tickets in business or first -
class.
he great thing about the
Companion Pass is that it doesn't matter which fare class you booked yourself into and whether it is still as long as there are seats left you can add your companion without incurring extra
Companion Pass is that it doesn't matter which
fare class you booked yourself into and whether it is still as long as there are seats left you can add your
companion without incurring extra
companion without incurring extra charges.
For example, it would take $ 18,333 worth of flights in the «Wan na Get Away»
fare class to earn the 110,000 points necessary for the
companion pass.
If one were to pay for those tickets with cash, it would cost an additional $ 18,333 to add a
companion (or more if there is not always another seat available at the same
fare class).
This change was necessitated by ongoing cost pressures and growing demand for limited space in first
class, which made the costs of continuing to offer the
Companion Fare for first
class bookings unsupportable.
Companion Certificate is valid for one round - trip First - Class, Delta Comfort + ® or Main Cabin companion ticket with the payment of applicable taxes and fees detailed below and the purchase of certain adult round - trip fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous Unite
Companion Certificate is valid for one round - trip First -
Class, Delta Comfort + ® or Main Cabin
companion ticket with the payment of applicable taxes and fees detailed below and the purchase of certain adult round - trip fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous Unite
companion ticket with the payment of applicable taxes and fees detailed below and the purchase of certain adult round - trip
fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous United States.
Companion Fares issued beginning August 1, 2012 may be used for purchasing coach
class tickets only.
The card also comes with an annual
companion ticket for coach domestic travel in the cheapest
fare classes — this can easily save you a couple hundred dollars and the main ticket still earns miles / upgrades (the
companion does not).
So if you have a voucher issued July 1, 2012, you could wait until June 2013 and book
companion first
class fares through the first half of 2014.
Domestic first
class companion ticket (this works for coach and discounted first
class so it's actually pretty valuable) and elevated upgrade status — you outrank someone at your same Medallion level and
fare class if they don't have the card.
Companion certificate is valid for one round - trip First - Class or Main Cabin companion ticket with the purchase of certain adult round - trip fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous Unite
Companion certificate is valid for one round - trip First -
Class or Main Cabin
companion ticket with the purchase of certain adult round - trip fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous Unite
companion ticket with the purchase of certain adult round - trip
fares on published routings within the 48 contiguous United States.
When
companion fares can be used for premium cabins, there are often very specific
fare class requirements.
Alaska Airlines used to have the most popular
companion fare because it applied to pretty much any Alaska Airlines - operated itinerary, even those booked into first
class.
The key feature for the card is the
Companion Ticket offering that gives you an additional ticket on an economy
class fare on any flight beginning in the United States and traveling to Europe, the Middle East, Africa or the Far East.