Originally Posted by
IAH Oil Man
On the Amex Deal- BOTH tickets got the miles.
They weren't supposed to according to the T&C published by AmEx. If they did that was a fluke.
Originally Posted by
IAH Oil Man
Has 2 for 1 for full fare J ever been a good deal? If a FF J is 9K but you can buy a discount J for 2.5K then where is the savings?
I think this was designed for people that work at AIG that can buy FF J tickets and have the company pay for it and then take their wife for free.
There are times where it is valuable. They are when you cannot meet the limitations of the discounted fare (minimum stay, advance purchase, etc.), when you need the flexibility of a refundable fare rather than a restricted fare or - in very few circumstances - where there were actually fares published that were better than 2x discounted fares. Those were few and far between, but I found a few on CO last year. Of course, they were on EUA-eligible routes so not worth the extra costs for the 2-4-1 deal over cheap coach and a free upgrade, but that's a whole different story.