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For your convenience, the difference between the two travel programs boarding priority are listed below. There are many other differences in travel benefits, so please take the time to read all the pages of the in the side by side comparison carefully. You will see this information at the start of the survey.
UNITED
Category | Count |
BP6B retirees* 25+ | 27,032 |
BP8A retirees* less than 25 | 12,252 |
BP8A employees | 46,265 |
*Retirees include Early Out | |
BOARDING PRIORITY – Definitions in Boarding Order
All board by seniority within category
BP6B (27,032 Retirees > 25 years)
Retirees with 25 or more years of service when traveling on Domestic flights (50 U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Canada) and their accompanied or unaccompanied spouse, domestic partner or enrolled friend, and their dependent children through age 24.
Parents must be accompanied by retiree, spouse, domestic partner or enrolled friend.
BP8A (12,252 Retirees < class="text-red-font">(46,265 employees)
Employee and Retirees with less than 25 years of service, their accompanied or unaccompanied spouse, domestic partner or enrolled friend and children under age 22.
Accompanied dependents age 22 – 24 and accompanied parents.
Employee, retiree or spouse, domestic partner or enrolled friend and children under age 22 traveling with one companion.
Retirees with more than 25 years of service and their accompanied or unaccompanied spouse, domestic partner or enrolled friend, and their dependent children through age 24 on international flights. Parents must be accompanied by retiree or spouse, domestic partner or, enrolled friend.
BP8B
Employee, retiree or spouse, domestic partner or enrolled friend, parent, and dependent children through age 24 with 2 or more companions.
Unaccompanied dependent children age 22 – 24 of employees or retirees with less than 25 years of service.
All unaccompanied parents.
BP8C Unaccompanied companions
Companions are any friend or relative of the employee or retiree’s choosing, including their adult children.
CONTINENTAL
Category | Count |
SA2P and above | 4,174 |
SA3P Employees | 39,297 |
SA4R retirees 25+ | 1,541 |
SA4R retirees less than 25 | 9,269 |
SA5A early out | 4,470 |
BOARDING PRIORITY – Definitions in Boarding Order
All board by seniority within category
SA2P and above (4,174 employees)
Supervisors, Managers and above with direct reports and with a minimum of three years company service.
SA3P (39,297 employees)
Front line employees, clerical and management below supervisor level and their accompanied spouse, domestic partner or travel companion and children through age 20 or through 25 if a full time student and parents.
SA4R (10,810 retirees)
Retirees and their accompanied spouse or domestic partner and children through age 20 or through 25 if a full time student.
SA4P
Employee’s unaccompanied eligible pass riders which include spouse, domestic partner or travel companion and children through age 20 or through 25 if a full time student, children age 21 and above and not a full time student and parents.
Retiree’s unaccompanied eligible pass riders which include spouse or domestic partner and children under the age of 20 or through 25 if a full time student.
SA5A (4,470 Early Out participants)
Early Out participants and their accompanied or unaccompanied spouse or domestic partner and children through age 20 or through 25 if a full time student.
SA5E Extended Family Buddies
Extended Family Buddies are employees’ parent-in-laws, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren.
SA5C Unaccompanied Buddies
Friends and family not included above.
Vacation Pass Boarding Employees receive a higher boarding priority when traveling on a vacation pass i.e. … SA2P and SA3P employees traveling on a vacation pass will board at same priority as SA1P. See Vacation Pass program below.
