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Terms & Conditions
International Airline Program: Companion ticket requires purchase of qualifying First- or Business-Class ticket through American Express Travel with an American Express Card issued in the U.S. Centurion member's name on a participating airline. Participating airlines include: Aer Lingus, AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air France, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Japan Airlines, Jet Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, LAN, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, South African Airways, Swiss International Air lines, Virgin Atlantic.
Travel must originate in and return to U.S. gateway (excluding Puerto Rico and overseas territories) or select Canadian gateways.
One-way travel permitted on some airlines where routing originates in U.S. Available service class (First or Business) determined by airline.
Seat availability is limited.
Card member and companion must travel on same itinerary. Limit one companion ticket per Card member traveling. Tickets are non-transferable or endorsable.
Companion ticket subject to government taxes/fees from $50 to $500 roundtrip, including September 11th Security fee of up to $10.
Total charge for companion ticket may also reflect airline-imposed fuel surcharges of up to $800 roundtrip. Companion ticket must be returned/cancelled before full-fare ticket is refunded. Not combinable with any other promotion and may not be available on participating airline's code-share partners, i.e., flights marketed by the ticketing airline but operated by its partner airline. Airlines reserve right to modify fare rules/program participation prior to booking.
Airline fuel surcharges and certain government-imposed taxes and fees on international air transportation, as well as applicable companion ticketing fees, are the responsibility of the Card member.