Hello,
I've been reading a lot about various e-certs but in particular the PK075. I was wondering if it can be used by anyone or if you have to be a WorldPerks member or part of the frequent flier program.

I know you should not buy these e-certs as selling/buying makes them void, but I was wondering if I were to get my hands on one as a gift or a trade or something, if I would be able to book a flight for someone else (not a frequent flier) and use my credit card to buy the ticket?

Basically, my story is this - I am looking to fly my fiance's mother and sister (who I still unfortunately have yet to meet) out to Los Angeles or Burbank from Memphis, TN or Jackson, MS for our wedding in September, but I'm hoping to save a few bucks! I'm crossing my fingers that I'll come across someone in the next month or so that would be willing to part with one of those e-certs...but I wanted to confirm that it is legit for me to use to buy a ticket for someone else.

Unfortunately, since I'm a new user here, I can't go into the special hidden forums to ask for a pass and/or trade for something else, but time is running out for me to book at decent rates. The prices have already gone up to over $320/person which I know doesn't seem that high, but we'll have to fly both of them out, house and feed them, and still pay for everything else wedding related!!! Too top it off, they never fly and his sister is deaf, so I'm hoping to get a direct flight for them, but it looks like NWA is the online airline that does direct from Memphis to LAX.

Sorry for rambling, but I'm hoping that all you frequent fliers will have an idea as to the best way to get them out to California. Any ideas would be sooo much appreciated. Thanks in advance!

- The Bride to Be

You can purchase a ticket for someone else using your credit card. Just enter their name in the passenger field. This happens millions of times every day.

You do not have to be a WorldPerks member to use an e-cert. It can be used by anyone.

Congrats on your wedding and welcome to Flyertalk.

Thanks for the reply, Nancy!

Another question - are PK075 and PK061 the same, besides the expiration date? The flights will be completed by September 30th, and someone recommended I get PK061s instead.

Technically, these PD/PK certs aren't supposed to be transferable. However, they are traded fairly often over in the Coupon Connection forum (one of those "special hidden forums" you refer to) and they're even available on eBay. In general, I would shy away from those since they could be counterfeit and there's no real way to tell if they'll work, plus they almost never will send you the actual coupon, so you don't have any recourse if something goes wrong with the transaction.

Both the PK075 and the PK061 are good for:

$25 off a fare between $75 and $199
$50 off a fare between $200 and $299
$75 off a fare between $300 and $399
$100 off a $400 or higher fare


Here is the difference:

PK075 - Travel must be complete by October 31, 2007

PK061 - Travel must be complete by September 30, 2007


So if your flights will be complete by September 30, the PK061 will work for you.

Ebay is a great place to find the PK's. They can be bought for $5 - $10. They are a great savings.

Remember thought that they can only be used once, the discount is based on the fare before taxes and fees are added and once ticketed they are considered as "used. Which basically means if you have to make a change you loose the discount and then have to come up with the difference PLUS the discount on the re-issued ticket.