That having been said... enjoy the F seat that should have gone to a medallion.

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

Welcome to FT!

You & your Dad should go over all the rules & regulations with the employee providing the pass. As NWA/Deltaflygirl suggests, you should know the person well enough that he/she is willing & able to walk you through the process from start to finish...including a plan, a back-up plan, and a back-up for the back-up plan, and, finally, a revenue plan for if/when the non-rev option doesn't work out. Non-rev travel can be a hassle, but it can also be a great adventure.

It's odd to me that you ask about what happens if the employee is terminated. If that's a realistic scenario you should proceed with great caution.

Another welcome to FT!

Here is a link to Delta where you can read all about the BP

http://travelinfo.delta.com/dlnonrev/TravelGuide.htm

Sorry for coming across as harsh, but to be perfectly honest "Buddy Passes" is are VERY touchy subject with me. Too many guess riders aren't well informed, or worse choose not to take to heart 'the rules' (so if you see a Non-Rev behaving badly, there's a good chance it's a 'buddy pass' rider who doesn't understand the 'game'). They tend to be the main cause of ire for our regular passengers.

Also, sadly there have been cases of outright selling them (which WILL get the sponsoring employee's pass travel privileges suspended, or even fired.)

If you don't know what you're getting into, it's better just to buy a discounted regular ticket.

In this day of record utilization's, flying non-rev is harder than ever.

3-4 years ago when flights were sold out much less often, two of my friends flew out to a friend's wedding using non-rev family/buddy passes and ended up getting stranded at the airport for two days on the return before they gave up and bought two very expensive revenue tickets back home.

Of course, I'm still jealous of the non-rev international BE flight privileges.

Hi! Welcome to FT. Depending on your route, you might want to check what a revenue ticket costs. DL has started adding fuel surcharges to Internationals, and I know I was going to use a BP to CDG and with the new surcharge, it was only $100 more to purchase the revenue ticket outright (and guarantee a seat).

Fuel surcharge applies to domestic BP travel as well, $25 each way. Agree, it's definitely worth comparing confirmed vs BP fares, especially when you factor in potential costs of getting stuck somewhere or having to re-route.

Here's what you're looking for: http://www.deltanonrev.com/

And retirees, too!

Which is often a subject of consternation with employees, since buddy passes are ranked based on seniority. Since retirees often have much higher seniority dates than active employees, it can sometimes be difficult for active employees to get their buddies on a flight due to lower seniority. However, on the other side, having once worked for an airline that did not give buddy passes to retirees, it is a nice benefit to retain after leaving the company.

In short, if you have a friend at Delta and want to try using their buddy passes, ask them what their seniority is. If it's not in the mid-90s or earlier, especially on really high load routes, you might want to think twice!

Interesting that he posted, left, then hasn't been back.

Hmmmm

Dad took his computer privileges away.

It's only been a day for crying out loud. Not everyone has 24 hours a day to spend on FT like many people here :D

You and I may not always see eye to eye but wow that was funny and so great! So well said. See you in OCT at the DO!;)

Delta Buddy tickets
 

I am expecting a Buddy ticket from my relative who is an employee of DL.
Could I use such a ticket, subject of course availability of seat, by Delta's code sharing airline KLM if the previous two DL flts on the same day were overbooked. In other words is it a must that buddy passengers should travel only by aircraft operated by DL?