Did the same thing this last weekend ..not even someone I knew ..friend of a friend ...brother died ...family lives in the Bush (McGrath) ..used some miles to get em there and back on PenAir. One of the nice thing about having some reserve miles is a chance to do the occasional good deed.
Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
A friend of mine died about a year ago. His twentysomething daughter came down from Anchorage to the funeral and to settle his affairs. Like I was at that age, she was broke and was mentioning to people at a memorial art showing of her dad's artwork that she wasn't sure how she was going to get back for her job in a couple days (her dad's estate was in no condition to make payments). People were muttering about a fundraiser and passing the hat. I stepped outside, made a phone call on my cell, and handed it back to my friend's daughter with an AS phone agent on the line, ready to take her TSA-required information for a flight back SEA-ANC in two days.
Cost to me: 12,500 miles +$5. I figure I have been treated well enough in the past that I should
pay it forward. It is not the first time I have done so with my miles, merely the most recent one.
That being said... sure, a lot of these stories unravel pretty fast. That AA thread mentioned upthread has some gems in it.