Originally Posted by
tfjim
Not to flame the OP but under current circumstances I don't know why anybody would ever fly D3 "buddy pass" anymore. The cost for roundtrip flights from Canada to the States with one connection is about $200 - $250. As a D3 you are bottom of the barrel on priority and stand a very good chance of not making flights and all the associated costs with that. I really don't get the appeal given that Y class fares are quite reasonable with some planning. And then you have the example of the OP where your bags go astray.
Are you really suggesting that the bags have gone astray due to the use of a buddy pass?
The fare when the person was booking may well have been better than a normal fare - what the best case is may not apply to what the situation was at time of booking