Originally Posted by
MikeyZBT
If your ticket costs more than $200 (and therefore so does your companion's) and you can get it for $99 (+$95 annual fee), it's paid for right there.
Just to be clear, the total cost of the companion ticket is not just $99, it's the $99 plus whatever the original taxes and fees are on the ticket as well. Also, on the Gold Delta Amex companion cert, it's only good on L, U, and T fares. Just an fyi.