If you flew for Delta Connection, and a brand new Delta employee gave a buddy pass to that wheel chair pusher. He bumps your parents on a Delta flight, how do you think it would make you feel? This is why Delta benefits is a joke. With Northwest, never can a buddy pass rider bump a NWA or NWA Airlink's parents out of a NWA flight. So My point is my parents goes below ANY buddy pass on a Delta flight. I don't expect my parents to be up there with us or Delta parent but really? A Buddy pass rider who is a friend of a friend of a DAL employee can bump my parents.

Better yet, I'll turn it around for you... Your parents wants to board a Pinnacle operated flight. I gave a buddy pass to a wheel chair pusher, he bumps you parents. How would you feel now? Oh I know, you wouldn't ever know since we don't get buddy passes either, but some other DCA do. I don't feel us (DCA) should be up there behind DAL active, parents, or retirees, but do you think it's fair that Buddy passes bumps parents? I loved how they changed the rule earlier this year while my dad was in Tokyo, and 10 buddy passes who was suppose to be behind him got moved up in front.