Originally Posted by
xjaehyun
From what I've encountered, I've booked a few blue fares where the corresponding mint fare was $799 and under. Those flights required only 1 certificate. I've briefly had a flight booked where mint was $1200+. Those required at least 3. So as long as the mint fare is low, it's possible the required certificate amount will drop but no guarantees it'll happen.
This was helpful - I found some sub-$799 mint fares and was able to book BOS-LAS (and back) using one certificate per person each way. Moreover it worked with award travel too.