FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - NYC - MSP and RNO - NYC standby for friend
Old Dec 15, 2018, 9:04 pm
  #2  
guv1976
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not here; there!
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 29,573
Originally Posted by Swadian
A friend and business partner of mine is a retired longtime AA employee and wants to fly NYC - MSP, then travel to RNO by land, then fly RNO - NYC during the holiday period. He can fly standby, but he's afraid of not making it on the desired dates. He's trying to spend as little $$$ as possible. What would be his most cost-effective option?
  1. Try to fly standby anyway.
  2. Book positive space (with a discount?).
  3. Book positive space on another airline (with a discount?).
  4. Book a flight for my Business Extra account.
  5. Let me book a MileSAAver for him.
  6. Let me book a flight for him to earn for my Business Extra account.
His most cost-effective option is to have someone else secure a ticket for him.

It's very generous of you to offer to book a MileSAAver award ticket for him with your miles.
guv1976 is offline