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01-07-2022 | 09:16 AM
#41
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From: 73na
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.
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.
01-07-2022 | 09:17 AM
#42
Roll’n Thunder
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From: Pilot
At 24 years of age, children go to non-dependent status even if still in school. They get to travel on yield fare passes (which are about half the price of buddy passes) as long as you are pass-travel eligible, and travel as S-3B priority (unless the employee is with them).
01-07-2022 | 10:19 AM
#43
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From: 73N A
Parents can travel as much as they want. No charge for any upgrades, when you list for a flight it defaults to the highest class, and the agent should put them (or you) there if there is room - but as NotEnuf said, upgrades to First/Business are few and far between, but Comfort is a definite possibility.
01-07-2022 | 10:25 AM
#44
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Parents can travel as much as they want. No charge for any upgrades, when you list for a flight it defaults to the highest class, and the agent should put them (or you) there if there is room - but as NotEnuf said, upgrades to First/Business are few and far between, but Comfort is a definite possibility.
Do siblings also get travel?
01-07-2022 | 11:28 AM
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From: Enoch Powell Enthusiast
Parents get unlimited space available travel. Unless they’re traveling with you, their priority will almost invariably place them in coach.
Doubly so if you’re new; their “seniority” mirrors yours. If one senior pilot shows up with his wife and 3 kids, they’ll board first. Do that a couple of times over and the open seats disappear fast.
Nice Bennie, but more sizzle than steak. My parents gave up on it years ago. They love to travel, but waiting around all day and night in airports gets old fast.
Honestly it’s probably better to plan travel a few months ahead and buy tickets cheap on any airline you can tolerate.
All of this is on dlnet. Best to read there.
Doubly so if you’re new; their “seniority” mirrors yours. If one senior pilot shows up with his wife and 3 kids, they’ll board first. Do that a couple of times over and the open seats disappear fast.
Nice Bennie, but more sizzle than steak. My parents gave up on it years ago. They love to travel, but waiting around all day and night in airports gets old fast.
Honestly it’s probably better to plan travel a few months ahead and buy tickets cheap on any airline you can tolerate.
All of this is on dlnet. Best to read there.
01-07-2022 | 11:45 AM
#48
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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.
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.
01-07-2022 | 05:11 PM
#49
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The fly confirmed for less feature can be pretty helpful. My parents and wife use it often as they don’t like standby. I don’t recall what the exact discount is but it’s a confirmed seat with a free checked bag and the traveler gets the miles.
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