Originally Posted by tennisguru

8 round trip buddy passes available per year (I think it resets during your month of employment, not calendar year). Fairly tough to use as they are almost dead last priority. Pay a discounted rate based on leg distance.

Employee, spouse, and dependents fly for free on any Delta/Delta connection flight, just have to pay taxes if flying internationally. Normal travel is S3, each pass rider gets 6 S2 passes per year to use to bump up to a higher priority. At a certain age dependents have to start paying a small fee per leg, and I think they're allowed to be on your benefits as long as they are enrolled in college. At a certain age (26?) dependents are no longer eligible for pass travel at all no matter their college status. They can still use buddy passes past age 26.

I'm a little fuzzy on the parent rules, but I think the employee only gets to have 2 people (parent or step-parent) on their travel list. In-laws not allowed. Parents fly for free, except for international taxes. Standby status is lower than normal employee status unless on the same reservation as the employee.