Retiree Emergency Travel - S1A
Is there such a thing as S1A for a retiree? You betcha!
Retirees should notify the Employee Service Center immediately of their intention to use an authorized Emergency S1A boarding priority.
The ESC can be contacted by the following methods:
2. or telephone (1-800 MY DELTA or 404-667-8000)
If after hours for the ESC, the ESC should be notified as soon as possible or at the retirees earliest convenience.
See Also:
Emergency Flight Days information on DeltaNet
Emergency S1A Flight Day
Emergency S1A Flight Day - Calendar day on which a pass rider travels on flights scheduled to depart on that day using an S1A priority for any or all segments. Nondependents, Travel Companions, and children of domestic partners must pay yield fare for S1A emergency travel.
Qualifying Conditions:
in the event of the death of a family member listed below
hospitalization of a family member listed below due to serious illness or accident with an impending threat of death
in the event of a life crisis or extreme circumstance that warrants S1A priority at the discretion of the local manager.
Emergency S1A flight days are issued for immediate travel only. Scheduled surgery does not qualify for emergency S1A use.
Emergency travel may be authorized for anyone listed and active (no XX next to pass rider name) in the Primary Pass Rider Record (PPR) if the emergency involves one of the following family members:
Employee
Employee's spouse/domestic partner
Employee's child or spouse of child
Employee's parents or stepparents
Employee's spouse's/domestic partners parents or stepparents
Employee's sister/brother
Employee's spouse's/domestic partners sister/brother
Employee's grandchildren
Employee's grandparents
Employee's spouse's/domestic partners grandparents
Employee's stepchildren
Employee's stepbrother/stepsister
Emergency Travel Procedure:
The employee should notify his/her manager at their earliest convenience that an emergency has occurred and obtain approval to travel using an Emergency S1A flight day.
Emergency travel may be authorized as one way or round trip.
When checking in at the airport, the pass rider indicates that he is using an Emergency S1A boarding classification.
Managers receive a monthly report which lists all Emergency S1A travel taken by individuals within the managers department. Managers review the list and report any unapproved travel to the Employee Service Center, 951/ATG.
Unapproved travel may result in a penalty of $150 per domestic flight day and $300 per transoceanic flight day, suspension of pass privileges and/or administrative action up to and including termination.
Retirees should notify the Employee Service Center immediately of their intention to use an authorized Emergency S1A boarding priority.
The ESC can be contacted by the following methods:
or telephone (1-800 MY DELTA or 404-677-8000)
If after hours for the ESC, the ESC should be notified as soon as possible or at the retirees earliest convenience.
