It’s a bird, it’s a plane…
Comments(2) …it’s my superpower. Again.
This time US Airways issued me a “Take Flight Certificate,” rather than a voucher for a free domestic flight in the continental United States. Apparently, they have done away with awarding free flights because the terms of the vouchers were too confusing for most recipients.
What folks failed to understand was that voucher seats work like seats obtained with frequent-flyer mileage, and are subject to (highly limited) availability. Want to book a seat months in advance? Hooray, there’s plenty of eligible seats on the plane, and you have no blackout dates! Want to book a seat for December 24th…on December 23rd? No can do.
So nowadays US Air issues a certificate for a dollar amount that you can apply towards the cost of your flight instead. Which is fan-freakin-tastic! Why? First, the certificate discount effectively nullifies a certain chunk of your base fare — plus all the taxes levied against that portion of the fare. And second, you’re no longer restricted to applying your little bonus gift towards a domestic flight. You can go anywhere the airline flies.
In other words, Santa just dropped a round-trip ticket to Italy in my lap for Christmas. Ho-ho-ho!
Best. Stocking stuffer. Ever.
