[QUOTE=WickedSmaht;2484830]Why is this amazing? It's known to literally every other Delta Employee I know.[/QUOTE
It’s origins come from “ alternative lifestyle “ employees.😎

 

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Or unmarried people in general. Or brothers or sisters. Or BFF's. I believe the term you're looking for is Domestic Partner, but that also extends to every "lifestyle". If you had a long term that you hadn't pulled the trigger on yet, you slapped the TC label on them and hit the road. My wife was my TC and domestic partner before she was gullible enough to agree to marry me....

 

What are the buddy pass allotments ? Can spouse , children and parents fly for free on standby with Delta ? I heard something about not parents of children are added.

 

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.

 

I don’t know how many buddy passed you get, I’ve never used them. Spouse and children fly standby at your priority. Parents fly standby at retiree priority which is further down the list. If you are with them on the same booking they fly at your higher priority. You can have as many kids as you want and they’ll let you keep your parents.

Edit: tennis guru is quick

 

Nice writeup, except parents fly for free as well (except for taxes for flights outside the US).

 

Thanks, fixed it.

 

One caveat: parents can only move up to S-3 if they travel with you on the same listing. You can’t use S-2 if you are with them(same with adult children).

 

Is there a limit on how many times parents can fly each year? Mine are avid travelers.

Also, how does it work with getting upgraded at DL? Can parents list in premium classes? Or are they relegated to coach?

 

You can always request an upgrade but as an employee I've gotten it 3 times in the last 5 years and they were on S2s. And once an RJ to nowhere during 2020, the flight had 7 people due to covid-19.