Originally Posted by
Often1
Just a future suggestion as this is a public board, no matter how close a friend, don't book tickets for others. You can help them out by giving them booking information or they can provide your their credit card details. But, in this case it may only be $400, but it could be a lot more - OP is out the cash.
If the intention was to travel together, friends/familes as in this case, there is the other considerations of
- Baggage benefits
- Upgrade benefits
- IRROP issues
These are just the obvious benefits.