Buddy passes = toilet paper?

A post on Chris Elliott’s blog notes that the buddypass the Jet Blue passenger was using to fly when wasn’t worth much more than toilet paper. Of course he is getting a chance to make a bundle from the buddy pass since he has now sued and will end up with some sort of settlement.

However buddy passes come in various shapes and sizes so to speak.
The lowest level puts those using them at the bottom of the ticketing world. Amazingly, some of the tickets with the lowest priorities end up costing about the same as an advanced-purchase ticket. The benefit (if you can get a seat on the plane) is the ability to travel at the last minute.
The perk tickets that airline folk get as employees or family members have far better priority for boarding and are free in many cases for coach travel. They are still a good perk, but not as easy to use as before.

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