Originally Posted by
dfreeman02
... immediate family member, and grandparents don't count,....
believe that is incorrect
From
UA's CoC
IMMEDIATE FAMILY--MEANS SPOUSE, DOMESTIC PARTNER, CHILDREN, PARENTS, SISTERS, BROTHERS, GRANDPARENTS, GRANDCHILDREN, AUNTS, UNCLES, NIECES, AND NEPHEWS.
NOTE: RELATIONSHIPS APPLY WHETHER NATURAL, ADOPTIVE, STEP, IN-LAW, FOSTER, DOMESTIC PARTNER, WARD OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.
and it does appear serious illness (with medical certification) for
- SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE PASSENGER, TRAVELING COMPANIONS OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS
can qualify for fare rule waiver
Whether or not what the OP is requesting would qualify, I do not know ... but it appears it is worth a try.
A useful thread on the general subject is
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ad-merged.html but does not it address re-routing (the OP's query)