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In reply to the discussion: airlines are getting tough with people who bring roller bags on plane [View all]Hassin Bin Sober
(26,324 posts)I got passes for some friends to go to San Francisco to do the Aids ride. The only requirement was the post-9/11 security measures - the potential passengers had to be pre-registered on the AA website with, IIRC, with social security numbers and birthdates x amount of days prior to travel.
My dad passed in '08 and with him went the benefit.
Toward the end, I found myself paying for flights as much as using the benefit because it was too hard to coordinate a "wide open" flight with my schedule. But I was used to flying at off times because pops only liked sure bets.
The last flight I took using the benefit was to San Francisco. I listed for the 7 (or 6:30?) am Sunday flight back to Chicago because it was the only sure bet. After all, who the hell flies at 630 am on Sunday? I had been out boozing until 4am. I asked the agent for first class and she told be they only had business. I was disappointed until I realized business IS first class with reclining bed/seats. Whew!! Shows how much I had been flying.